A gender expert, the CSO “Democracy Development Center” program director Maria Dmytrieva participated an international conference dedicated to Women, Peace and Security agenda “FROM GENDER JUSTICE TO SUSTAINABLE PEACE: A 25-YEAR VISION”. The event was held in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) on 12-13 June, 2025. українською
The conference brought together more than 100 participants from BiH, the Western Balkans, Europe, Central Asia, and other parts of the world, including representatives of national and international institutions, civil society leaders, activists, and women peacebuilders who have contributed to conflict resolution and peacebuilding.
Experiences from BiH helped shape UNSCR 1325, and through successive National Action Plans, legal reforms, and strong government-civil society collaboration, BiH offers valuable lessons on post-conflict recovery and women’s leadership in peacebuilding. BiH has also played a key role in international justice, setting global precedents on conflict-related sexual violence through landmark cases before the ICTY and domestic courts.
The conference was jointly organized by the Ministry for Human Rights and Refugees of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the United Nations in Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of the “Women Lead the Way towards Peace and Security” initiative, implemented by UN Women, UNFPA and IOM with support from the UN Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Fund (PBF). The organization of the conference was also supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.