CMDR COE METT in ACT, Norfolk

Responding to a request for support from the NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) Gender Advisor’s office, the CMDR COE conducted a special iteration of the NATO-approved Gender Focal Point course. From 20 to 22 November 2024, a group of newly appointed ACT GFPs received training aimed to enable them to support the integration of gender perspectives within their respective area of responsibility.

The event gathers group of SMEs who practiced advocating for and support to the implementation of NATO’s commitments to the Women, Peace and Security agenda as well as the importance of the Alliance’s gender advisory structure. The present course delivered lectures focused on identification of gender perspectives in security areas. A balanced mixture of individual and collective exercises facilitated the study on existing policy framework and tools for gender mainstreaming, and on the role of GFPs within NATO’s gender advisory structure.

The entire course team and the CMDR COE should like to wish the GFPs best of success in their important role in supporting the advancement of the Women, Peace and Security agenda.

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Visualizing Implications of Climate Change on Military Activities and Relationships was conducted

On 11-12 December 2013, the Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence (CMDR COE) co-hosted together with US European Command (USEUCOM) and the US embassy in Bulgaria the workshop Visualizing Implications of Climate Change on Military Activities and Relationships. The opening remarks were given by the Deputy Minister of Defence of Bulgaria, Mr. Ivan Ivanov, who welcomed the participants and underlined the importance of the topics that the workshop focused on.

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