Harvard W3D is honored to partner with the Center for International Development in presenting “Women’s Leadership at the Peace Table: Lessons from Burundi and Beyond”. In-person and livestream. Details follow.

🌍 CID is excited to host “Women’s Leadership at the Peace Table: Lessons from Burundi and Beyond” on Friday, November 14, 2025, at 12:00 PM ET.
Why are women so often left out of peace negotiations—despite bearing the brunt of conflict and holding the key to lasting solutions?
Bineta Diop, African Union Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security, will share first-hand insights from decades of leadership on the frontlines of international peacebuilding.
Drawing on the landmark case of Burundi’s peace process, Bineta will explore how women leaders challenged exclusion, united across ethnic divides, and pushed their way into the negotiating room—ultimately shaping a more inclusive and enduring peace agreement.
Together, we’ll reflect on why women’s voices matter at the peace table, how empathy and local knowledge can strengthen diplomacy, and what it takes to shift power in historically male-dominated processes.

📅 Friday, November 14, 2025 | 12:00–1:00 PM ET
 📍 Rubenstein 414-AB + Virtual livestream

Event link: https://bit.ly/4nXE8n0 

This event is hosted by the Center for International Development (CID) in collaboration with the Harvard Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights, the Harvard University Center for African Studies, Harvard W3D: Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development, the Harvard Chan Africa Health Students Forum, the Harvard Graduate School of Education Africa Student Organization (HGSE ASO), and the Harvard African Law Associaton.

Harvard ID holders are encouraged to attend in person, while non-HUID guests are invited to join via livestream or access the event recording afterward.