Preloader

08:30 AM – 09:00 AM

3rd November 2026

Recap of Day 1 & Overview of Day 2 (Plenary)

09:00 AM – 10:30 AM

3rd November 2026

ROOM A – PEACE & SECURITY TRACK

Panel 1: Women’s Parliamentary Leadership for Peace,
Security, and Development in the Great Lakes Region

ROOM B – TRACK – POLICY & GBV TRACK

Panel 2: Understanding the GBV Landscape through the Lens
of Women Parliamentarians: Legislative Frameworks and Policy
Gaps in the Great Lakes Region

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

3rd November 2026

Coffee / Tea Break

11:00 AM – 12:30 AM

3rd November 2026

Panel 3 : Assessing the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 in
ICGLR Member States: Progress, Challenges, and Lessons for
Women, Peace and Development in the Great Lakes Region

Panel 4 : Women’s leadership to enhance Stronger health
systems in the Great Lakes Region: Harnessing Health
Diplomacy to foster cooperation and shared Solutions

12:30 AM – 13:30 AM

3rd November 2026

Lunch Break

13:30 PM – 15:00 PM

3rd November 2026

Panel 5: Empowering Displaced and Refugee Women in
the Great Lakes Region: Strategies for Dignity, Protection,
and Opportunity Amid shrinking Global Donor Funding

Panel 6 : Women, Climate Change, and Environmental
Security in the Great Lakes Region Regional Approaches to
Women’s Economic Empowerment

15:00 AM – 15:15 AM

3rd November 2026

Coffee Break

15:15 PM – 16:45 PM

3rd November 2026

Panel 7 : From the Margins to the Mediating Table:
Empowering Women to Lead Peacebuilding Efforts in the
Great Lakes Region

Panel 8 : From Recovery to Resilience: Socio-Economic
Empowerment of Women in post-conflict contexts

16:45 AM – 17:00 AM

3rd November 2026

Summary of Key Takeaways