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GWI brings together global and local experts for the Peace through Education conference

Members of the UWE Board will proudly join the Graduate Women International (GWI)'s 33rd Triennial General Assembly and Centenary Conference, 25-28 July 2019, in Geneva, Switzerland , which will bring together world leaders in the fields of peace, education and human rights who will speak in support of the conference theme: "Peace through Education" - the founder’s vision for world peace and friendship through education.

 

GWI President, Geeta Desai, will open the General Assembly followed by remarks from Doris Boscardin, Present of the Swiss Association of University Women and Chair of the Local Arrangement Committee; and Lisa Mazzone, member of the Swiss National Council. Madame Saniye Gulser Corat, Director, Division for Gender Equality, UNESCO will deliver the first day keynote address on “Linkages between Education and Peace” with Brigitte Mantilleri, Director Gender Equality, University of Geneva, speaking on “Education: A Tool Against Misogyny”. On Saturday, 27 July, Zamaswazi Dlamini Mandela, granddaughter of Nelson Mandela will present her views on Peace through Education.

Professional and independent experts will present during this 4-day event on the main theme as well as five subthemes that respond to how education advances the status of women and girls towards preventing conflict; how curricula evolve to support human rights and deconstruct patriarchal paradigms; what it means to live in a connected world; how young professionals can be empowered to understand connections between education, gender equality, and cultural and environmental issues. The aim is that delegates will increase their knowledge about what graduate women do to influence global society, working at the intersection of education, peace, advocacy and action on local, national and global policies.

Conference delegates should leave the conference informed, enthused and committed to look beyond short-term goals and become involved in policy and legislative agenda concerning education and peace; and eager to promote actions that support the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, in particular SDGs 4 and 5 which relate specifically to Quality Education and Gender Equality. These integrate and balance the three dimensions of sustainable development economically, socially and environmentally”- Geeta Desai.

With the coming event in Geneva, the UWE Board will host its Annual General Meeting on Sunday 28 July: 12:30- 14:30 (lunch time and Regional Caucuses in the official programme).

Please see here the Agenda, we received one valid candidacy for Treasurer from PhD. Annelies Pierrot Builts to be re-elected and Marion Gibson PhD. MSSc Dip SW Advanced Dip Psychological Trauma Management , nominated by the Irish Federation of University Women will receive the JG Award 2019.

Due to time constrain NFA reports will only be included in the Minutes this time, please try to send them to boarduwe@gmail.com by email until 28 July 2019, our AGM time.

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