Sidsel E. Aas is the director of the RORG-Network, a network of Norwegian NGOs engaged in Development Education and Awareness Raising in Norway. Previously, she has worked as an independent consultant in the area of international women's and gender issues and as Head of Information for the Norwegian umbrella organization FOKUS (Forum for women and development). In her TEDx talk, Sidsel In recent years she has focused on the UN Security Council Resolutions 1325, 1820, 1888 and 1889 on women, peace and security and the issues around impunity for sexual crimes in war and conflict.

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