The Future of UN Peace Operations

Have you ever wanted to know more about peace operations by the United Nations?

All welcome to attend our next important event, The Future of UN Peace Operations, to help you become more informed, inspired and engaged in global thinking and local action.

Our special guest speaker from Washington DC is Lisa Sharland, Senior Fellow & Director, Protecting Civilians & Human Security at the Stimson Center.

WHEN: 6:30pm, Tue 16 July 2024

WHERE: Western Sydney Uni City Campus, Lecture Theatre 1 / 255 Elizabeth St, Sydney - near Town Hall Station

GUEST SPEAKER: Lisa Sharland, Senior Fellow and Director, Protecting Civilians & Human Security, Stimson Centre, Washington DC

ABOUT LISA:

Lisa Sharland is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Protecting Civilians & Human Security program at Stimson. Lisa was previously the Deputy Director of Defence, Strategy & National Security, and the Head of the International Program at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) in Canberra, Australia. Her research has focused on UN peace operations reform, peacekeeping effectiveness, protection of civilians, preventing and countering violent extremism, and women, peace and security. She has undertaken field research in countries in Africa and the Pacific, authored numerous research publications, and provided expert commentary to media and news outlets. Lisa was previously a Visiting Fellow at the Stimson Center and the National Institute for Defence Studies in Japan. She has also worked as a Consultant for the International Forum for the Challenges of Peace Operations.

Lisa served as the Defence Policy Adviser at the Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations in New York from 2009 to 2014, where she provided advice on peacekeeping and defence-related policy issues and represented Australia in multilateral negotiations in the UN Security Council and General Assembly bodies, including the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34). Before working for the Australian government, she studied on exchange at The George Washington University and gained political and legislative experience working for US Members of Congress. She also worked in knowledge management at the Sydney-based offices of global commercial law firm Freehills (now Freehills Herbert Smith).

Lisa is currently a member of the Advisory Board for the Monash University Global Peace and Security Centre. She was previously a member of the Advisory Group on Australia-Africa Relations (AGAAR), which was tasked by Australia’s Foreign Minister with informing Australia’s thinking and policies on Africa, and served on the Advisory Board of the University of Western Australia’s Africa Research and Engagement Centre (AfREC). Lisa holds a Master of International Studies from the University of Sydney, as well as a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from Macquarie University, Australia.