This edition is welcoming participants from more than 40 countries around the world with around a thousand participants.
The WPS 2024 Forum has brought leaders, experts, academics, civil society representatives, influencers, youth, and other interest groups together in the heart of the Western Balkans to discuss the current global challenges presented on the WPS agenda during uncertain times, as well as to elaborate the importance of this agenda for sustainable peace.
This edition of the forum will focus exclusively on building joint efforts to address conflict-related sexual violence, as well as identifying tools and policies to help women and girls be safer in times of ever-increasing climate security threats.The forum's objective is to address historical threats to women's security alongside emerging security challenges, with the ultimate goal of joining forces to further advance the WPS agenda.
As an initiative of President Osmani, this forum represents one of the commitments on the part of the Kosovo institutions for the Summit for Democracy and will serve for the exchange of best practices, as well as for the development of strategies and the design of new frameworks of action in the wake of an ever-changing architecture of security and peace in Europe and beyond. Agenda of the forum for the second day:The second day of work starts with the round table: From legislation to action: Parliamentarians at the forefront of the WPS agenda (08:15-09:15), to continue with "Thinking of you" by Alketa Xhafa Mripa with the presence of the president Osmani, an open invitation to everyone to join the initiative dedicated to addressing and challenging the stigmas surrounding sexual violence in collaboration with the Kosova Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims, Medica Kosova, Medica Gjakova & the Center for Women's Rights (09:30-09:45), Voices of Bravery: Women of Kosovo's Resistance (10:20-11:20), Revolutionary Climate Solutions for Frontline Communities (11:30-12:30, Beethoven Hall), Shaping Narratives, Raising Awareness, and Promoting Accountability - Media's Role in Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (11:30-12:30, Strauss Hall 1), Side Event: The male survivors' journey from war trauma to ending the silence (11:30-12:30, Strauss Hall 2), Refugees, climate change, and sexual violence: Addressing vulnerabilities and building resilience (12:45-13:45, Strauss Hall 1) , Ensuring protection for women human rights defenders in times of conflict (12:45-13:45, Strauss Hall 2), Rethinking security through adequate funding: Advancing effective approaches to address security threats (15:15 -16:15, Strauss hall 1), Climate security: How to address climate challenges by placing women at the heart of security processes? (15:15-16:15, Strauss Hall 2), Side Event: Women of Afghanistan (15:15-16:15, Verdi Hall).
WPS 2024 Closing Ceremony - New Directions for the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda: What comes next?, 16:30-17:30.
