Women, Peace and Security | Kolo Kenneth Kadiri | TEDxMinna

Kolo Talks about his experience leading the localisation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda in Bauchi and Benue States of Nigeria; to mainstream gender and increase local women's participation in peace and security mechanisms; while also influencing the design of a programme in Yobe State, in line with the UN Security Council Resolution 2250 on the youth, peace and security (YPS) agenda; to mainstream young people and increase their participation in peace and security mechanisms as a means of countering violent extremism. Kolo has spent the last decade, fluidly intersecting the humanitarian-development - peace nexus; leading advocacy and influencing campaigns and managing programmes that increase people's access to power, livelihoods, safety, health, and equitable and just systems.

Most recently he led the localisation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda in Bauchi and Benue States of Nigeria; to mainstream gender and increase local women's participation in peace and security mechanisms; while also influencing the design of a programme in Yobe State, in line with the UN Security Council Resolution 2250 on the youth, peace and security (YPS) agenda; to mainstream young people and increase their participation in peace and security mechanisms as a means of countering violent extremism. He has worked for AIESEC in Liberia, ActionAid Nigeria, WOnderkid Multimedia Limited, Kenya; COnnected Development Nigeria, Westminster Foundation for Democracy and International Alert Nigeria amongst many others. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx