MEETING: Peace, Security and Violence against Women – Is SCR 1325 delivering for women?

Source:

Womensgrid

Duration:

Monday, August 30, 2010 - 20:00

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes:

General Women, Peace and Security

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

Initiative Type:

Conferences & Meetings

· Discuss VAW as a cause and a consequence of conflict and the work being done by the VAW Working Group
· Learn more about Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 on women, peace and security and the work of GAPS
· Speak to representatives from the Foreign Office about the revision of the National Action Plan on 1325
· Discuss the challenges facing women working to achieve justice in post-conflict countries with Cecilia Adeline Blake, Young Women Leaders Group in Sierra Leone
· Hear about how 1325 is having a direct impact on the lives of women in Nepal, Afghanistan and Uganda and how organisations in Honduras are working for peace

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