25 Years of the WPS Agenda: Are We on the Right Path?

LAU Beirut Campus - AKSOB 1209; LAU Byblos Campus - Science Building 103

The Department of Communication, Mobility and Identity at the School of Arts and Sciences cordially invites you to an engaging discussion on the progress and challenges of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda over the past 25 years.

Speaker

Karma Ekmekji

Karma Ekmekji is a consultant with UN Women with a focus on mediation and Women, Peace and Security. Prior to this, she was the International Affairs and Relations Advisor to former Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad Hariri, where she served as the focal point for all international dossiers for eleven years.

Karma holds a Master of Public Administration from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, where she was a Fulbright student. She is a fourth-generation graduate of the American University of Beirut and a Penrose Award recipient. 

Moderator

Lina Haddad Kreidie
Assistant Professor and Academic Director of the TL Gender Scholars Program, Lebanese American University

Dr. Lina Haddad Kreidie is an assistant professor of gender studies, coordinator of the MA in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies, and academic director of the TL Gender Scholars Program. Dr. Kreidie holds a PhD in Political Science with a concentration in political psychology from the University of California, Irvine.