United Nations Peacemakers:
Mediation Support Unit
Location
Zoom
Date & Time Friday, April 18, 2025 @ Noon Please join us on Friday, April 18 as we hear from Christina Shaneen, a member of the Standby Team of the United Nations Mediation Support Unit (MSU). Founded in 2006, the MSU helps with mediation efforts, ceasefires, and constitution-making. It also provides tailored support throughout the planning, implementation and evaluation phases of a mediation process. Within the MSU, the Standby Team consists of expert mediators who can quickly deploy to assist with various challenges in mediation and preventive diplomacy, such as dialogue design, gender inclusion, constitutional matters, and security arrangements. Their services are free and available to UN envoys, peace operations, regional organizations, member states, and civil society partners involved in conflict mediation and dialogue worldwide. Christina Shaheen has extensive experience in mediation and negotiation, with a focus on Women, Peace and Security and ensuring women’s meaningful participation in Track I processes. She has advised on mediation and dialogue processes related to Afghanistan, Israel/Palestine, Sudan and Syria, and has broader experience in supporting multi-track engagement of youth and civil society in the MENA region. As Senior Gender Advisor to the SRSG for Sudan, she led the design and establishment of a negotiating delegation of Sudanese women’s rights leaders, and the inclusion of gender observers in negotiations between the Sudanese government and SPLM-North ElHilu armed movement. Previously, as Gender Advisor to the UN Special Envoy for Syria, she supported the direct participation of Syrian women in the Constitutional Committee and through the creation of the Syrian Women's Advisory Board. Attendees questions are welcome and encouraged.
Date & Time Friday, April 18, 2025 @ Noon
Date & Time
Friday, April 18, 2025 @ Noon
Christina Shaheen has extensive experience in mediation and negotiation, with a focus on Women, Peace and Security and ensuring women’s meaningful participation in Track I processes. She has advised on mediation and dialogue processes related to Afghanistan, Israel/Palestine, Sudan and Syria, and has broader experience in supporting multi-track engagement of youth and civil society in the MENA region. As Senior Gender Advisor to the SRSG for Sudan, she led the design and establishment of a negotiating delegation of Sudanese women’s rights leaders, and the inclusion of gender observers in negotiations between the Sudanese government and SPLM-North ElHilu armed movement. Previously, as Gender Advisor to the UN Special Envoy for Syria, she supported the direct participation of Syrian women in the Constitutional Committee and through the creation of the Syrian Women's Advisory Board.
Attendees questions are welcome and encouraged.
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