Conference on 'Women, Peace and Security in Myanmar' held in Bangkok on 5 March

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8 March 2018

Conference on 'Women, Peace and Security in Myanmar' held in Bangkok on 5 March
Participants at the conference on "Women, Peace and Security in Myanmar". Photo: Bishnu Ray Upreti

The conference was organised by the PRIO project on 'Gender Equality, Peace and Security in Nepal and Myanmar' (WOMENsPEACE). The papers presented at the conference described the diverse roles of women in the ongoing Myanmar peace process, insisting on the vital importance of a gender perspective in the study of conflict, security and peace.