News
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| 29 Nov. 2023 |  | On 13 November 2023, the NATO International Military Staff (IMS) Office of the Gender Advisor convened its third regional Deep Dive session on the Sahel and the Gender Perspective. The discussion centred on the challenges that women and girls face in the region in amidst volatile political and security environments. It also explored how different local and international actors are promoting the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda in the Sahel. |
| 12 Oct. 2023 |  | From 3 to 5 October 2023, approximately 200 participants from 44 Allied and Partner Nations attended the NATO Committee on Gender Perspectives (NCGP) Annual Conference online and in-person at NATO Headquarters. This year‘s theme focused on “Gender Analysis in Action”. |
| 05 Oct. 2023 |  | On 5 October 2023, the NATO International Military Staff (IMS) Office of the Gender Advisor convened its second regional Deep Dive session on the Indo-Pacific and the Gender Perspective. The discussion focused on the integration of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda into Australia and Japan's respective initiatives, highlighting best practices in terms of their broader regional relations. It also explored how NATO works with its regional partners to promote the Gender Perspective. |
| 27 Sep. 2023 |  |
NATO Deputy Secretary General meets Colombian Defence Minister On Wednesday (27 September 2023), NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană met Colombian Defence Minister Iván Velásquez Gómez at the NATO Headquarters. The Deputy Secretary General underlined the importance of NATO’s partnership with Colombia and the unique perspective that Colombia brings as NATO’s partner in Latin America. |
| 19 Sep. 2023 |  | To mark the upcoming 23rd anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, the NATO International Military Staff Office of the Gender Advisor (IMS GENAD) has launched a new series of deep dives focusing on the Gender Perspective in different geographical regions. On 13 September 2023, the first session of this series was held with a focus on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It explored where and how the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda is prevalent among military and peacekeeping forces in the region, as well as the challenges that remain on its way. The discussion further examined what NATO is doing and can do in the future to support a comprehensive Gender Perspective in the region, highlighting specific best practices learned from different national contexts. |
| 12 Jul. 2023 |  |
NATO ministers and civil society representatives discuss advancing women's leadership In the margins of the Vilnius Summit on Wednesday (12 July 2023), a number of Allied foreign and defence ministers met with civil society representatives, including from Ukraine, discussing how women in leadership roles can inspire change and support women in all phases of the conflict in Ukraine. The NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security, Irene Fellin, co-hosted the event together with the Speaker of the Lithuanian Seimas, Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen. |
| 12 Jul. 2023 |  | On the 12 July 2023, the NATO International Military Staff Office of the Gender Advisor hosted its twelfth Deep Dive Session focused on Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence and the Gender Perspective. The session discussed how CBRN threats affect men, women, boys and girls differently while highlighting how NATO is considering the gender perspective in force protection and protection of civilians to increase military readiness and support national resilience against CBRN threats. |
| 25 May. 2023 |  | On 23rd May 2023, the Director General of the NATO International Military Staff (IMS), Lieutenant General Janusz Adamczak hosted the handover ceremony for the Chair of the NATO Committee on Gender Perspectives (NCGP). Lieutenant Colonel Diana Morais (Portugal) handed the position over to the Chair-Elect Lieutenant Colonel Jane Male (USA). |
| 23 May. 2023 |  |
Photo Exhibit “Childhood under Fire – Growing up in Ukraine Today” opens at NATO Headquarters Photographs documenting the destruction caused by Russia's war against Ukraine and its impact on children are on display at NATO Headquarters. |
| 16 May. 2023 |  | On the 16th of May 2023, the NATO International Military Staff Office of the Gender Advisor hosted its eleventh Deep Dive Session focused on the integration of the gender perspective and Women, Peace and Security themes into the different cycles of intelligence gathering. Ms Laura Coy, the Gender Focal Point (GFP) for J2 in U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), and Mr Christopher Case, Hybrid Threats Analyst for J2 in SHAPE, provided subject matter expertise on these topics. |