The Post 2015 Women's Coalition, with the Women Peacemakers Program as member, has been invited to provide nominations for 4 civil society speakers for the President of the General Assembly's 24-25 April Thematic Debate on "Ensuring stable and peaceful societies" taking place at UN Headquarters in New York.
See for requirements of nominations the information below. Send your nominations before March 28, 1.00 pm GMT to Selamawit Tesfaye (stesfaye@cwgl.rutgers.edu).
With your nomination, please provide the following information: the name of the nominee; name of organization/network; nationality; country of residence; email address; phone number; CV or detailed bio; and rationale for nomination.
In addition, a nominee needs to meet the following criteria:
1) The nominee is officially authorized by their organization/network to speak on the organization/network's behalf.
2) The candidate is available to be at UN Headquarters in NY at 8:30am on the day of their speaking role, and for travel if necessary. As indicated above, the nominee must have a visa, or be able to obtain one quickly, for travel to the US.
3) The nominee has not already spoken at one of the two previous PGA events on the post-2015 agenda.
Please consider the content of this event's concept note and background note when selecting candidates to nominate, available here.
The speaker must be able to address the following topics:
- What has been the experience of Member States on integrating the links between sustainable development and peaceful societies into national development strategies and policies?
- How can the nexus between sustainable development and peace and stability best be addressed in the post-2015 development agenda?
- Given the universal importance of peace and stability for sustainable development, how can this issue best be framed in the post-2015 development agenda?
- How best to utilize the post-2015 agenda to address root causes of instability?
The speaker must be able to address the following topics:
- What institutions can contribute to peaceful and stable societies in support of sustainable development?
- How could the importance of institutions best be reflected in the post-2015 development agenda?
- How can the international community support nationally-owned processes in order to strengthen national institutions?
- What measures are required to address external stressors such as illicit trafficking and organized crime that may undermine stability and peace?
The speaker must be able to address the following topics:
- What capacities and partnerships would be required for building peaceful and stable societies for sustainable development?
- How can global partnerships best support national efforts to ensure stable and peaceful societies?
- What additional efforts are needed to minimize the risk of external factors in fueling violent conflict?
The speaker must be able to address the following topics:
- What capacities and partnerships would be required for building peaceful and stable societies for sustainable development?
- How can global partnerships best support national efforts to ensure stable and peaceful societies?
- What additional efforts are needed to minimize the risk of external factors in fueling violent conflict?
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