Dialogue Gallery
Women’s International Forum
DIALOGUE GALLERY
Welcome to our photo gallery showcasing inspiring moments from the Women’s International Forum, where powerful conversations have sparked change, empowerment, and collaboration. These images capture the energy, passion, and determination of leaders, diplomats, academics and visionaries coming together to share ideas, challenge norms, and shape a brighter future. Explore the faces and stories behind these transformative dialogues that continue to drive progress worldwide.
DECEMBER 2025
SHAPING TOMORROW: FUTURES THINKING IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS
10 DECEMBER 2025: Shaping Tomorrow: Futures Thinking in Global Affairs left us pondering the shadows of uncertainty—whether global war loomed, what the multilateral system might become by 2050, or if the Sustainable Development Goals would ever see 2030 fulfilled. We reflected on how futures thinking had freed us from reactive crises, inviting us to envision branching paths of rivalry or renewal, climate peril or green promise, AI empowerment or disruption, and to trace the echoes of today’s choices into tomorrow’s world. Through insights from UN experts like Ms. Ayaka Suzuki, Dr. Azeema Adam, and futurist Sinead Bovell, the discussion illuminated how this approach had fortified multilateralism, fostering agile institutions and collective foresight that empowered individuals and communities to shape resilient global outcomes.
SEptember 2025
UN80: Reimagining Multilateralism for a new era
3 SEPTEMBER 2025: UN80: Reimagining Multilateralism for a New Era marks the United Nations’ 80th anniversary by inviting a focused review of the UN’s evolving role in a world facing mounting geopolitical tensions, growing humanitarian needs, and rapid technological change. With only 17% of the Sustainable Development Goals on track and resource gaps widening, the UN80 Initiative initiated by Secretary-General António Guterres was unpacked by WIF’s panelists, H.E. Guy Ryder (Under-Secretary-General for Policy) and Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein (President & CEO, International Peace Institute).
JUNE 2025
"Localizing the SDGs: Empowering Communities for ImpacT"
MAY 2025
"Feeding Tomorrow: Reimagining Humanity's Most Urgent Crisis"
APRIL 2025
"Lost Culture: How and Why the Past Is Weaponized—And What We Can Do About it"
MARCH 2025
"Breaking Glass Ceilings: 30 Years After the Beijing Declaration – Women’s Leadership in Positions of Power”
Ms. Sofia Zacharaki (Minister of Social Cohesion & Family Affairs, Greece)
Ms. Cyndy Quesada (Minister for the Status of Women, Costa Rica)
Ms. Niurka Palacio Urriola (Minister of Women, Panama)
Ms. Anna Gasparyan (Special Adviser to the Deputy Minister, Armenia)
Ms. Jokate Mwegelo (Political Leader, Tanzania, Club de Madrid)
Ms. Shukla Zadran (Youth Representative, Afghanistan)
February 2025
"Empowering Youth for Climate Action – From Local Initiatives to Global Impact"
January 2025
"Toward a More Inclusive Security Council: Challenges and Opportunities"
27 JANUARY 2025: WIF hosted an important engaging discussion about the future of the UN Security Council, featuring insights from H.E. Mr. Tareq Albanai, Permanent Representative of Kuwait to the UN, H.E. Mr. Alexander Marschik, Permanent Representative of Austria to the UN, and Mr. Richard Gowan, Director of UN and Multilateral Diplomacy at Crisis Group. The panelists tackled why the UN Security Council reform is so urgent, broke down the Intergovernmental Negotiations process, discussed the representation of smaller states and reflected on how the Pact for the Future could inspire real progress toward a more inclusive and effective UN SC.
