Hybrid event:
Regional Dialogue on Research, Practice, and Civil Society Voices Ahead of SVRI Forum 2026
13 November 2025, UN Conference Centre, Bangkok
The SVRI Forum 2026 will be held in Bangkok from 5 to 9 October, hosted by SVRI and co-hosted by the UN Joint Programme on GBV Prevention in Southeast Asia, through UN Women and UNFPA, together with the Southeast Asia Gender-Based Violence Prevention Platform.
In the lead-up to this global gathering, UN Women, UNFPA and SVRI co-organised a regional dialogue to foster learning, reflection, and exchange across civil society, research, and practice communities working to prevent GBV in Southeast Asia.
Recording
Speakers
Opening remarks
- Kanae Tanaka, UN Women Asia-Pacific, Regional Coordination Specialist on Gender-Based Violence Prevention
SVRI Forum 2026
- Elizabeth Dartnall, SVRI Executive Director
Shared Research Agenda for Asia and Pacific Region
- Loksee Leung, The Equality Institute, Director, Research and Evaluation
Panel discussion:
Moderator
- Sujata Tuladhar, UNFPA Asia Pacific, Technical Adviser on Gender-Based Violence
Speakers
- ‘Ofa-Ki-Levuka Guttenbeil-Likiliki, Women & Children Crisis Centre, Tonga
- Pritha Chatterjee, Breakthrough, Member of the Asia Network to end GBV
- Helen Tiaoalii Tanielu, National University of Samoa, SVRI Forum 2024 bursary and presenter
- Tulasha Khadka, Early-Career Researcher on Child Sexual Violence, SVRI Forum 2024 Young Professionals Programme participant
- Nyan Linn, Chulalongkorn University, Postdoctoral Researcher, SVRI bursary 2024 and poster presenter
Closing
- Jayne Harries, Ending Gender-based Violence Advisor, Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Special Thanks
A special thank you to Diego De La Rosa, UN Women Asia and the Pacific, and Lizle Loots, SVRI, for leading the organisation and facilitation of this event. We also extend our gratitude to Kohnwilai Teppunkoonngam and Supatchara Kooratchatchawal of UN Women Asia and the Pacific for their excellent logistical and in-person support.
