APN 121 - 22/27: APG on UNSCR 1325, Women, Peace and Security / APG on Mental Health / APG on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling / AGM of APG on Autism / APG on Animal Welfare
ALL PARTY GROUP ON UNSCR 1325 WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY
A remote/virtual meeting of the All-Party Group on UNSCR 1325, Women Peace and Security has been arranged to take place on Tuesday 2 May 2023 at 1.00pm using the Zoom platform.
The meeting will focus on the cost of living and funding crises and will feature a senior representative from the Department of Finance. The meeting will also focus on an event to be organised by the APG to mark the 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement from a women’s perspective.
All Members are welcome to attend.
An invite will be emailed separately to each APG member (and, on request, to any other MLAs who wish to attend) providing instruction on how to join the remote/virtual meeting.
For further information and to request the appropriate links and joining instructions for the remote/virtual meeting, please contact the APG secretariat at Women’s Platform on mobile 07483 346816 or email info@womensplatform.org.
ALL PARTY GROUP ON MENTAL HEALTH
The All-Party Group on Mental Health will meet at 12:30pm on Tuesday 18 April 2023. This will be the fourth oral evidence session of the APG’s inquiry into Mental Health Education and Early Intervention in Schools.
The meeting will be virtual, and a Zoom link will be sent to members and observers in due course. All Members are welcome to attend and all parties are encouraged to ensure representation on the APG.
For further information, please contact Caroline Devlin, apgmentalhealth@mindwisenv.org, Tel +44 (0)7743 700320.
ALL PARTY GROUP ON REDUCING HARM RELATED TO GAMBLING
The All-Party Group on Reducing Harm Related to Gambling will meet at 12:00pm on Monday 24 April 2023 in Room 29 to hear oral evidence from Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Donna Mullen who is the RCPsych NI Faculty of Addictions Psychiatry Chair and Dr Sharon McElroy, Consultant Lead Clinical Psychologist at the Alcohol and Drugs Service Asha Centre, Omagh will both be giving evidence alongside Professor Henrietta Bowden-Jones.
This will be the sixth oral evidence session of the APG’s inquiry into public health approaches to gambling-related harms in NI.
For further information, please contact Conor Hogan secretariat@gamharmapg.org, Tel +44 (0) 7565 108306.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ALL PARTY GROUP ON AUTISM
An Annual General Meeting of the All Party Group on Autism to carry out the annual election of office bearers has been arranged to take place on Tuesday 25th April 2023 at 11am in room 30.
All Members are welcome to attend.
For further information please contact Shirley Hall on 028 9040 1729 or email shirley@autismni.org.
ALL PARTY GROUP ON ANIMAL WELFARE
A remote/virtual meeting of the All-Party Group on Animal Welfare has been arranged to take place on Thursday 27th April 2023 at 14:00 via Zoom.
All Members are welcome to attend.
An invite will be emailed separately on request to any MLA who wishes to attend providing instructions on how to join the remote/virtual meeting.
For further information and to request the appropriate links and joining instructions for the remote/virtual meeting, please contact Matthew Jackson matthew.jackson@stratagem-ni.com.
