DOHA 17 January 2019 – Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Ambassador Delia D. Albert was one of the panelists at the Doha Forum 2018 held on 15-16 December 2018 at the Sheraton Grand Doha Resort and Convention Hotel. 

Ambassador Albert took part as a guest panel speaker for the topic “Gender and Mediation: The Role of Women in Conflict Resolution.”

During the event, Ambassador Albert mentioned the importance of working together and having men as well as women in forging peace deals. She highlighted the success of the Bangsamoro Peace Process, drawing attention to the fact that women sat in the negotiating table.

A parallel session was held day two of the forum to determine which aspects of international mediation could be improved by increasing the profile of women, and what can be done to increase women representation in the leadership ranks of mediation efforts.

His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani inaugurated the forum, entitled “Shaping Policy in an Interconnected World,” which discussed current issues throughout the plenary sessions well as in the breakout sessions.

The forum saw the attendance of many foreign dignitaries, leaders, experts, executives and academicians.

2018 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Nadia Murad was among those in attendance. Japanese Foreign Minister Tarō Kōno gave the closing remarks for the first day, while United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivered his remarks keynote to end the two-day conference. END

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Right to Left: Ambassador Delia D. Albert, Ecuadorian Ambassador to Qatar Ivonne Baki, US Institute of Peace Senior Advisor Dr. Ann Phillips, Women in Security Conflict Management and Peace Director Meenakshi Gopinath, and Head of Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies Mely Anthony (moderator) of S. Rajaratnam School for International Studies.