Launch of the United Nations Portal on Women in Justice and Security
DCAF is proud to have worked in partnership with the United Nations Peacebuilding and Peace Support Office on a new global platform for evidence-based action: the United Nations Portal on Women in Justice and Security. Join us for its launch during UN Security Council Women, Peace and Security Week.
Despite global commitments, persistent data gaps continue to limit progress on women’s participation and leadership in justice and security institutions. Developed over 2026, the Portal aims to:
- Present groundbreaking global data on women’s participation in police, corrections, the judiciary, military justice and mine action institutions
- Highlight good practices and women leaders in justice and security
- Enable benchmarking, peer learning and evidence based policymaking, as more Member States contribute data in successive survey rounds
The event will feature:
• Opening remarks by Elizabeth Spehar, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding and Peace Support
• Key findings and recommendations, presented by Megan Bastick and Simon Petitjean (DCAF)
• A presentation of the Portal by Germana Dalberto (UN PBPSO)
• Women in Justice and Security: a Conversation
- Keynote address by Her Excellency Ms. Liberata Mulamula, Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Women, Peace and Security
- A conversation with Margaret Nyambura Karanja, UN Deputy Police Adviser, Brig. Gen. Sandra Keijer, Royal Netherlands Marechaussee and Dutch National Police, Ines Zeitner Assistant Chief Constable, German Police and Police Adviser, UN Women, Lt. Col. Glory Mkwizu, Tanzania
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• An interactive Q&A with participants in the room.
Join us in New York :
Thursday 29 October 2026
10:00–12:00 (New York time)
UN Headquarters, New York (Room VIII), in person