Event and Ticketing Details
Dates & Times
Thursday 21 June
12:45 PM - 1:15 PM
Sexual violence against civilians is a common feature in modern wars. The impact on survivors, primarily women and girls, and their communities is devastating. There have been strong moves by the international community to prevent and respond to sexual violence in conflict. Natasha Yacoub explores whether these measures go far enough, and what more is needed to make a real change.
Lunchbox/Soapbox
Sometimes there’s nothing better than a good rant. Every Thursday, the Wheeler Centre hosts an old-fashioned Speakers’ Corner in the middle of the city, where writers and thinkers can have their say on the topics that won’t let them sleep at night.
Featuring some of our most compelling voices across just about every sector of human endeavour you can imagine, the themes dominating Lunchbox/Soapbox are proudly idiosyncratic. BYO lunch. Ideas provided.
Featuring
Natasha Yacoub
Natasha Yacoub is an international human rights lawyer. After a period with the Australian federal government, she spent the past 11 years working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
This has taken her on postings from Egypt to Ireland, to Australia and the Pacific. After more than two years in Darfur in Sudan, she moved to the United Nations headquarters in New York, where she worked on issues before the Security Council and General Assembly.
Having engaged in protection of civilians in warzones, as well as bordering countries to which refugees have fled, she has maintained a strong focus on finding solutions for women and girls. She has advocated for the inclusion of women’s voices in peace processes.