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An Intergenerational Panel: Directly Confronting Gender-specific Violence and Promoting Justice and Peace / NGO CSW69 Forum

March 14, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EDT

This intergenerational panel brought together youth and seasoned women’s rights advocates from the United States, DR Congo, and Nigeria to confront gender-specific violence against women and girls. The discussion examined barriers to justice and explored how the Beijing Declaration could be better implemented to achieve transformative solutions for women’s rights worldwide.

About This Conversation

Sponsored by Citizens for Global Solutions, Trinity Washington University, and the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, this virtual panel was an official Parallel Event at the NGO CSW69 Forum, held alongside the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) in New York. The Commission on the Status of Women monitors the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, widely considered the most progressive blueprint for advancing women’s rights globally. The 2025 session focused on reviewing the implementation of the Beijing Declaration, including an assessment of current challenges affecting gender equality and the empowerment of women.

Speakers

  • Sr. Isabelle Izika, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur NGO Representative at the UN
  • Chantal Faida, Director, Centre de Formation Elikya ya Mboka, DR Congo
  • Amaka Ilodigwe, Director, Women and Child Justice Initiative, Nigeria
  • Lauren Woodhouse, Global Affairs Student, Trinity Washington University; CGS Fellow
  • Cinthya Calderon-Hernandez, Student, Trinity Washington University; CGS Fellow
  • Sr. Ann Howard, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur; Director of Campus Ministry, Trinity Washington University

Moderator: Dr. Allen Pietrobon, Professor of Global Affairs, Trinity Washington University

Key Themes

  • Violence against women and girls in DR Congo and Nigeria, and barriers to justice
  • Intergenerational approaches to confronting gender-specific violence
  • Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
  • Pathways toward transformative solutions for gender equality and peace

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