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Gender Issues Inclusion is a sub-theme of Peace Processes and provides information relevant to the mainstreaming/ inclusion of gender specific issues in Peace-Processes.

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October 18, 2012 (Christian Science Monitor)
COLOMBIA: Missing from Colombia, FARC Peace Negotiations: Women Today, the government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) insurgency group meet in Oslo, Norway, to begin deliberations aimed at concluding a 48-year civil war. The Colombian armed conflict has resulted in the estimated deaths of around 100,000 people, forcibly displaced more than 5 million people, and produced as many forced disappearances as the most egregious cases in Latin America. In addition to the terrible human costs, the violence has facilitated an atmosphere for illicit drug trafficking and paralyzed the nation's economic development.
October 2, 2012 (Alert Net)
INTERNATIONAL: UN Takes New Step to Include Women in International Peace Talks Women often suffer the most in times of conflict, but they are rarely represented in peace negotiations. In fact, no woman has ever been the lead negotiator in U.N.-sponsored peace talks, a situation the United Nations is now seeking to redress through a unique training programme.
September 28, 2012 (The Hill)
UNITED STATES: Peace in the Land Now that world leaders have addressed the United Nations General Assembly, it's time to think about the role of global peace. The protests have taken place. Once again, some nations have been in the hotspot. There doesn't seem to be agreement amongst all nations – a scenario that seems to repeat itself over and over again.
September 22, 2012 (Bikyamasr)
IRAN: Iran Women to be Watch Guards at Prisons The Iranian government and police have begun positioning women as watch guards at female prisons across the country aimed at preventing abuses, the ISNA news agency reported.
September 19, 2012 (Sabahi)
SOMALIA: Peace-building programme for women launched in Puntland African Development Solutions (ADESO) has launched a project for more than 300 women in the Puntland region of Somalia to promote women's political engagemen.

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INTERNATIONAL: Gender in Peacebuilding , International Alert - Judy El-Bushra, June 2012 | Download PDF
CONFERENCE: LKIIRSS Conference on the Role of Women in Reconciliation, Asian Tribune, 20 July 2012
Afghan Women Speak: Enhancing Security and Human Rights in Afghanistan, David Cortright and Sarah Smiles persinger, October 2010 | Download PDF
ARTICLE: Gendering the Palette, Andrea Edoardo Varisco, September 11, 2010 | Download PDF
Election time in Sudan: Will it bring change for women?, Katherine Austin-Evelyn, February 16, 2011

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CONFERENCE: Call for Participation, The Women in Public Service Project, Conferences & Meetings, , July 7 - 19, 2013
CONFERENCE: Ottawa Conference Raises Awareness of Sexual Violence in the Congo , Conferences & Meetings, , 21 October 2012
NEW BOOK: Defying Victimhood: Women and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding, Research, , July 2012
Making Women Count for Peace: Workshop on Gender, Empowerment and Conflict in South Asia, Training & Workshops, , 3-4 August 2012
VIDEO: Protecting Afghan Women, Multi-Media, , March 14, 2012

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Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (OSAGI)
Radio for Peace International (RFPI)
East African Women Lawyers Association
A membership organization of women lawyers in the East African region whose vision is to ensure promotion of women\'s rights and gender justice

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