Ep. 15: Thinking out loud with Aleksandra Dier & Azadeh Moaveni

In episode 14 of the #Diplowomen Podcast, Karma Ekmekji thinks out loud with Aleksandra Dier and Azadeh Moaveni about the report: “Women’s participation in local mediation: Lessons from Iraq, Libya, Syria and Yemen” Read the report here: https://bit.ly/3PcSBuv Aleksandra Dier is the Regional Advisor on WPS in the MENA for UN Women and Azadeh Moaveni who directs the Gender and Conflict Project at Crisis group. 0:00 Introduction 1:33 Women’s Participation in Local Mediation 4:28 Major Findings 5:50 The Concept of “Insider Mediation” 11:17 A Perspective on the conflicts in the MENA region 18:22 The Digitalization of Peacebuilding 24:25 Obstacles Facing Women Mediators 28:41 The Question of Responsibility 34:39 Revisiting the Digitalization of Peacebuilding NB: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily represent the views of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, the American University of Beirut, or UN Women, the United Nations, or any of its affiliated organizations. UN Women is grateful for financial support for this activity from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in cooperation with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Music by Marc Codsi.0