¡°We have witnessed good practices that women can contribute to peace but then they are not invited to the table,¡± says Bineta Diop, African Union Special Envoy for Women, Peace and Security, in the newly launched podcast series .
The first four episodes of this podcast series delve into issues affecting African women¡¯s participation in wider conflict prevention and peacebuilding efforts on the continent. They navigate funding, representation and participation, and partnerships issues.
The series is produced by the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Office to the African Union (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵOAU) with support from Sweden.
Hannah Tetteh, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵOAU, reminds us of the importance of ensuring that funding is available through strengthened partnerships to push the women, peace and security agenda forward in Africa.
¡°We have to fight for women¡¯s participation,¡± says Per Olsson Fridh, State Secretary for the Swedish International Development Corporation.
A special third episode sheds light on experiences of women from the field in a group conversation.
The speakers include Hester Paneras and Lydia Hafyenanye, both of whom have previously served in Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ peacekeeping missions in Darfur, and Martha Tukahirwa, who represents a network that brings together civil society institutions in East Africa and the Horn of Africa in its work with women peacebuilders.
Adding to Ms. Diop¡¯s call for women to be invited to the table, Ms. Tukahirwa underscores the need to identify ¡°who are the women who have [this] access¡±.
She Stands for Peace follows the publication of a flagship book with the same name, which was jointly published by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵOAU and the African Union in 2020 to mark the 20th anniversary of .
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