Public Engagements and Multimedia Coverage

Katrina has been featured in multiple multimedia platforms, including Congolese Press, The Hill Times, Radio-Canada, and United Nations media.

Katrina a été présentée dans de nombreuses plateformes multimédias, notamment la presse Congolaise, The Hill Times, Radio-Canada et les médias des Nations Unies.

In print

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“appreciation for feeling heard, feeling as they are being valued, and that their experiences as Eastern European nations are being recognised.”

Katrina Leclerc on IWPR BREN Hague Fellowship Week

« Nous adressons un message de paix et d’unité à la jeunesse congolaise. Bannir la haine, la violence et adopter un comportement résilient, gage d’une paix durable sans laquelle aucune émergence n’est possible. »

Katrina Leclerc and Marie Rose Tshite in Salama Women Institut (SAWI) [Français]

Le président de la Commission électorale nationale indépendante (CENI), Denis Kadima Kazadi, a échangé avec Katrina Leclerc, directrice des programmes au Réseau mondial des femmes artisans de la paix

Feature by Présence Congolaise on meeting President of the Congolese Independent Electoral Commission, Kinshasa, DRC [Français]

Two Senate staffers launch national feminist network, kick off at UN women’s commission

Feature by The Hill Times

« La pression sociale convainc encore beaucoup de jeunes femmes et de femmes en général qu'elles doivent d'abord prouver leur valeur pour accéder à certains postes, alors que les hommes n'ont en général pas à se justifier. »

In « Ne laissez pas les trolls vous atteindre : le message d'une ministre aux jeunes femmes en politique » published by ICI Manitoba [Français]

Global College alumni blaze international trail of success

Feature by the University of Winnipeg Global College

« Il faut voir comment analyser les impacts prenant en compte les différentes identités personnelles intégrant à la fois les divers groupes d’âge et les différentes formes d’handicaps et leurs participations aux processus électoraux et les prises de décisions. »

Katrina Leclerc in Oisillons Group, Kinshasa, DRC [Français]

RDC : La CENI s’engage pour une participation féminine dans le processus électoral

Feature by LesMédias.Net on meeting President of the Congolese Independent Electoral Commission, Kinshasa, DRC [Français]

“It is overwhelmingly obvious that youth want to be the change. We hear it every time they speak. They are trying to be the change. We need investments in meaningful participation of youth as global citizens, and we need spaces for young people to gather.”

Katrina Leclerc on youth engagement at the UN, coverage by UN Women

Le 7 février 2016, Katrina Leclerc passait du statut de Première ministre du Parlement jeunesse franco-manitobain (PJFM) à celui de présidente élue du PJFM pour l’année à venir. La jeune Britanno-Colombienne d’origine, âgée de 20 ans, a porté le chapeau de Première ministre du PJFM pour l’année 2015-2016. Et sa grande contribution pour former la francophonie politique de demain lui vaut l’honneur d’être la bénévole du mois.

Feature by La Liberté, Winnipeg, Canada [Français]

« Notre présence à ces assises est un partage d’expériences. Nous sommes ici pour partager avec vous les expériences vues et vécues dans 30 pays où l’agenda Femmes paix et sécurité ainsi que la Résolution 1325 sont mis en œuvre. »

Katrina Leclerc in Congolaises Actives Médias, Kasaï-Oriental, DRC [Français]

La RDC reconnue par l’ONU comme « pays de localisation » de la Résolution 1325

Feature by Digital Congo on visit with Minister of Justice, Kinshasa, DRC [Français]

La voix des jeunes pour le changement : Pourquoi nous devons toutes et tous écouter les jeunes leaders

Feature by UN Women on International Youth Day 2020 [Français]

Les femmes doivent encore se prouver davantage que les hommes, constate Katrina Leclerc. Elle reconnaît toutefois que les francophones manitobaines occupent avec aisance des postes de pouvoir au sein de la communauté, une situation qui est parfois différente en milieu majoritaire.

In « Être une femme et prendre sa place au Manitoba » published by ICI Manitoba [Français]

« Nous on essaie de le faire dans une plateforme un peu plus politique pour montrer cet aspect-là de la vie réelle aux jeunes donc je pense que c'est important de se rappeler que les parlements jeunesse sont-là pour tisser des liens pour créer des amitiés et s'impliquer dans la communauté. »

Feature by ICI Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada [Français]

"Far too often we’ve seen mechanisms fail to achieve their goals because they’ve lacked the ‘3 C’s’: coordination, collaboration and coherence"

Katrina Leclerc as co-chair of the Women, Peace and Security-Humanitarian Action (WPS-HA) Compact, coverage by UN Women

Pour sa part, Katrina Leclerc a fait savoir qu'il y a eu énormément de réussite. Certainement que sa délégation a voulu lui annoncer que le secrétaire général des Nations Unies a reconnu la République Démocratique du Congo comme pays de localisation de la Résolution 1325

Feature by All Africa on visit with Minister of Justice, Kinshasa, DRC [Français]

Youth voices for change: Are you listening?

Feature by UN Women on International Youth Day 2020

“I understand the immense privilege I have to work on policies with civil society, government officials, and experts to facilitate the law-making processes in our Parliament.”

Feature by the University of Winnipeg Global College

« Je suis très choyée que les jeunes m'aient confié cette responsabilité. Pour moi, le PJFM est très important parce qu'il montre que les jeunes sont très impliqués dans la politique, et en plus, en français. »

In « Le Cabinet Leclerc prend le pouvoir au PJFM » published by ICI Manitoba [Français]

In video

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Joint UN President of the General Assembly (UN-PGA) and UN Economic and Social Council (UN-ECOSOC) Meeting on Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) and Development | March 2025

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Advancing WPS: Strengthening Government-Civil Society Collaboration in NAPs, led by the Women, Peace and Security Network-Canada (WPSN-C) | October 2024 to March 2025

Katrina Leclerc | “Foundations for Peace” in Turbulent Times: Analysis of Canada’s 3rd National Action Plan on WPS, hosted by the Women, Peace and Security Network-Canada (WPSN-C) | June 2024

“Foundations for Peace” in Turbulent Times: Analysis of Canada’s 3rd National Action Plan on WPS, hosted by the Women, Peace and Security Network-Canada (WPSN-C) | June 2024

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Investing in women's leadership: Women's Participation in Recovery and Reconstruction Efforts, organized by the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP), Permanent Missions of Austria, the Republic of Korea and Sierra Leone to the UN, the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) and UN Women | March 2024

Katrina Leclerc | Media for 1325: Journalists and Peacebuilders Unite to Advance WPS Worldwide

Media for 1325: Journalists and Peacebuilders Unite to Advance WPS Worldwide, organized by the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP), the Permanent Mission of Colombia to the UN, the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), Congolaises Actives Médias, Free Media RDC, Kilalo Press and Presses Partout Media Production House | March 2024

Katrina Leclerc | Localizing Women, Peace and Security in Cameroon, the DRC, Papua New Guinea and Yemen

Localizing Women, Peace and Security in Cameroon, the DRC, Papua New Guinea and Yemen, convened by the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) and the U.S. Department of State Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues (S/GWI) | March 2024

Katrina Leclerc | Empowering Peace: Cost-Effectiveness and Value-Added of Women's Conflict Prevention Work

Empowering Peace: Cost-Effectiveness and Value-Added of Women's Conflict Prevention Work, hosted by the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP), the Permanent Mission of Slovenia to the UN, Government of Canada, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC), Women's Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF), UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) and UN Women | March 2024

Katrina Leclerc | BREN Project Fellowship Week

Building Resilience in the Eastern Neighbourhood (BREN) Project: Fellowship Week in The Hague, facilitated by the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) and the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP), supported by the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) of the United Kingdom | February 2024

Katrina Leclerc | Uniting for Peace: Promoting Synergies Between WPS and YPS

Uniting for Peace: Promoting Synergies Between WPS and YPS, hosted by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), Permanent Mission of Colombia to the UN, and the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) | October 2023

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Fostering Feminist Peace At Home: Implications for CNAP3, hosted by the Women, Peace and Security Network-Canada (WPSN-C) | September 2023

Katrina Leclerc | Building Sustainable Futures: Integrating Women, Peace and Security in the 2030 Agenda

Building Sustainable Futures: Integrating Women, Peace and Security in the 2030 Agenda, organized by the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP), Young Women+ Leaders for Peace (YWL), the Government of Canada, UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), Benimpuhwe Organization, Fora: Network for Change, NGO CSW/NY and TAP Network | July 2023

Canada's Role in WPS, a conversation series hosted by the Research Network on Women, Peace and Security (RN-WPS) | January 2023

Katrina Leclerc | Research Launch: Gendering Cybersecurity through Women, Peace and Security

Research Launch: Gendering Cybersecurity through Women, Peace and Security, organized by the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP), the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN in New York and ICT4Peace Foundation | December 2022

Katrina Leclerc | From Best Practice to Standard Practice: Localizing WPS in Colombia, DRC, Lebanon and Nigeria

From Best Practice to Standard Practice: Localizing WPS in Colombia, DRC, Lebanon and Nigeria, convened by the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP), the Permanent Missions of Canada and Colombia to the UN and UN Women | October 2022

Katrina Leclerc | Implementation through Accountability: Reflections on the 2022 UN Secretary-General Report on YPS

Implementation through Accountability: Reflections on the 2022 UN Secretary-General Report on YPS, convened by the Civil Society Working Group on Youth, Peace and Security (CSO WG on YPS), Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP), United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY) and NYU Center for Global Affairs | July 2022

Katrina Leclerc | Gendering Cybersecurity through Women, Peace & Security: Perspectives of Women & Youth Peacebuilders

Gendering Cybersecurity through Women, Peace & Security: Perspectives of Women & Youth Peacebuilders, hosted by the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP), the ICT4Peace Foundation and the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN in New York | June 2022

Katrina Leclerc | Report Back on Civil Society Voices on Canada's next Women, Peace and Security National Action Plan

[English] Report Back on Civil Society Voices on Canada's next Women, Peace and Security National Action Plan, held by the Women, Peace and Security Network-Canada (WPSN-C) under the WPS Dialogues FPS process | June 2022

Katrina Leclerc | Retour sur les perspectives de la société civile sur le prochain Plan d'action national FPS

[Français] Retour sur les perspectives de la société civile sur le prochain Plan d'action national FPS, organisé par le Réseau Femmes, Paix et Sécurité-Canada (WPSN-C) dans le cadre du processus WPS Dialogues FPS | Juin 2022

Katrina Leclerc | High-Level Global Conference on Youth-Inclusive Peace Process

High-Level Global Conference on Youth-Inclusive Peace Process, co-hosted by the State of Qatar, Governments of Finland and Colombia, and co-organized with civil society and UN partners | January 2022

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Presenting research entitled "North America needs Youth, Peace and Security: young people shifting tides for positive peace," at the Political Studies Association (PSA) Early Career Network (ECN) annual conference | July 2021

Katrina Leclerc | Five Years of Progress: Young Women Reflect on Achievements of the Youth, Peace & Security Agenda

Five Years of Progress: Young Women Reflect on Achievements of the Youth, Peace & Security Agenda, held by the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) | December 2020