September 10, 2012 (AllAfrica)
Even though a critical mass of women have ascended to leadership positions in scarce skills sectors such as the judiciary, there are lingering challenges that still need to be addressed, says Public Protector Adv. Thuli Madonsela.
September 06, 2012 (United States Institute of Peace)
Two U.S. government agencies, the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development, recently issued detailed implementation plans to carry forward the U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security. That roadmap, released last December with an executive order, aims to accelerate and institutionalize efforts to advance the participation of women in peace negotiations, conflict management and peacebuilding; help protect women from gender-based violence; and ensure equal access to relief and recovery aid in conflict zones.
September 05, 2012 (The Hindu )
Peace building efforts between India and Pakistan are not for bilateral talks at the diplomatic level alone. People-to-people contact, as they have been saying, is vital. Also vital is a dialogue between youth leaders, what Meenakshi Gopinath of Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace (WISCOMP) calls, “the future influentials.” So WISCOMP, a Delhi-based initiative of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of the Dalai Lama, recently held in New Delhi a four-day workshop on conflict transformation and peace building between youths from the two countries.
September 05, 2012 (Amnesty International UK)
Amnesty calls for the immediate release of Zhila Bani-Yaghoub
The Iranian authorities must release prisoner of conscience Zhila Bani-Yaghoub, an award-winning journalist and women's rights activist held solely for exercising her right to freedom of expression, Amnesty International said.
August 29, 2012 (IPCS)
In armed conflict, the experiences of women are varied. From victims to survivors, and from peace-builders to perpetrators of conflict, the categories of classification are indeed numerous. In the context of the conflict in Kashmir, however, what are the new opportunities that have been created for them? And what are their roles in it?
August 13, 2012 (UN News Center)
The empowerment of young women is key for advancing development around the world, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, adding that it is a priority for the United Nations to encourage their active participation in society.
August 09, 2012 (Los Angeles Times)
Four recent cases of women slain allegedly at the hand of either a husband or father have prompted women and human rights groups to demand tougher Palestinian laws against domestic violence.
August 08, 2012 (Women News Network)
Women make enormous contributions to their families and their communities, and there is compelling evidence that women jumpstart and then drive economic growth around the world,” said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
August 02, 2012 (Rina Jimenez-David for the Philippine Daily Inquirer)
“The daily toil and toll of keeping and making peace can challenge even the most persevering among us,” Secretary Teresita “Ging” Quintos Deles, of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (Opapp), has said.
July 30, 2012 (the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders)
Zainab Hawa Bangura, the minister of health and sanitation in Sierra Leone, a country that not long ago rose from a brutal civil war, will take over in September as the United Nations special representative on sexual violence in conflict.
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