2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action and also the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325. The importance of women’s participation in peace and security is increasing around the world. In accordance with international norms on ex. gender equality, efforts for women’s participation in establishing a peace regime on the Korean Peninsula need to be made. This session, held on Sept. 17, 2020, as part of the DMZ Forum 2020, discussed promoting women’s participation in the region, country, parliament and National Assembly level, women’s role in peace making process, share domestic and international cases and deliberate the meaning and role of women’s participation in the U.S. and Korean civil society.
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On Sept. 17, 2020, Rep. Jan Schakowsky delivered remarks for the session “Women’s Participation in the Peace Process,” as part of the 2020 DMZ Forum in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
KGFP Korea Global Forum for Peace 2020
• Session: Cooperation of the Civic Sector for Peace on the Korean Peninsula • Date & Time: 2020.09.07(Mon) ┃16:00~17:30 (KST)
• Organization: Ministry of Unification, Republic of Korea / PEACEMOMO
The establishment of peace means moving to peaceful and sustainable relations in order to refrain from reverting to past disputes on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia. This will require addressing the root causes and drivers of disputes; creating the system of managing disputes and offering services as well as strengthening the capabilities of individuals and groups; and reinforcing social and regional integration, trust among stakeholders, and the legitimacy of new relationships. Based on these approaches, we will explore what contributions the private sector can make to help establish peace on the Korean Peninsula in such areas as preventing disputes, strengthening peace capabilities, strengthening public opinion, building trust, making the case for peace, and engaging the general public in diplomacy for peace.
Moderator – Francis Daehoon LEE (Research Professor, SungKongHoe University)
Panelists
– James Glyn FORD (Founder & Director, Track2Asia, UK)
– Jakob HALLGREN (Ambassador, Embassy of Sweden in Seoul)
– Christine AHN (Executive Director, Women Cross DMZ, USA)
– Youngmi CHO (Executive Director, Korean Women’s Movement for Peace)
– Sung Kyung KIM (Associate Professor, University of North Korean Studies) – A-Young MOON (Representative, PEACEMOMO)
On the 67th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice, four Korean American women share their experiences with the continuing Korean War and how it has affected their lives.
Speakers: Joy Bokshin Lee Gebhard, Minju Bae, Grace Choi, Aiyoung Choi
Moderator: Ji-Yeon Yuh
Hosted by Korea Peace Network, Korea Peace Now! Grassroots Network, Peace Treaty Now
Christine Ahn, Executive Director of Women Cross DMZ, delivers the speech “Peace in Korea for Peace and Security in the United States and Our World” (beginning at 12:34) and is awarded the Dr. Henry Oster Memorial Peace Builder Award on January 17, 2020 at the Rotary International Peace Conference in Ontario, CA.
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