Dr. Yael Danieli was in attendance at the recent discussion on “Trafficking in persons, WPS, and peacebuilding.” Watch the full event here: https://lnkd.in/eFvM7MsU
On the occasion of Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Siobhán Mullally’s visit to New York during the 69th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), IPI, in partnership with the Permanent Missions of Ireland, Sierra Leone, and Switzerland to the United Nations, cohosted a policy forum on “Trafficking in Persons, WPS, and Peacebuilding,” on March 20th.
Despite a recognition of the links between trafficking in persons and conflict, there has been limited attention paid to trafficking in persons in the reporting on and monitoring of the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000). To date, the resolutions adopted on women, peace, and security (WPS) have focused primarily on sexual violence in conflict. Trafficking in persons is recognized as a form of sexual violence in conflict. However, it is critical that we now effectively implement all pillars of the WPS agenda in ensuring the participation and leadership of those most affected by conflict-related trafficking in persons; in the design and implementation of peacebuilding measures; and in the recovery programs that ensure economic, social, and cultural rights, as well as civil and political rights. In advance of the twenty-fifth anniversary of both the adoption of resolution 1325 and the Trafficking in Persons Protocol (the Palermo Protocol), there is a need to strengthen these policies by better integrating considerations on trafficking in persons into the WPS agenda.
Welcoming Remarks:
Adam Lupel, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, International Peace Institute
Opening Remarks:
H.E. Fergal Mythen, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations
Onike Spencer-Coker, First Secretary and Spokesperson, Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the United Nations
Speakers:
Siobhán Mullally, Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children
Awa Dabo, Director and Deputy Head, Peacebuilding Support Office, Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs
Aleksandra Dier, Gender Coordinator at the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED)
Brigitte Chelebian, Attorney at Law, Founder and Director, Justice Without Frontiers (virtual)
Delphine Schantz, Director, New York Liaison Office, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Thomas Kontogeorgos, Chief, UN Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) Section
Moderator:
Phoebe Donnelly, Senior Fellow and Head of Women, Peace and Security, International Peace Institute
https://www.ipinst.org/2025/03/trafficking-in-persons-wps-and-peacebuilding
