Furthermore, JFCBS participated in an Online Conference, led by the Women for Peace and Security office (WPS). The conference was chaired by Ms. Clare Hutchinson, NATO’s Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security, and included a panel discussion with experts on issues surrounding gender in the security space. The importance of the relationship between security challenges and gender was stressed. Panellists underlined the need for a comprehensive, gender-inclusive approach to the modern security challenges.
The events scheduled to mark the anniversary were undertaken with constant awareness of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; responsible social distancing and COVID mitigation measures in line with both the Host Nation’s (the Netherlands) and JFCBS’ own guidelines were practised to the letter.