Countdown To The 17th Anniversary Of UNSCR 1325!
By Sandra Barron, UNSCR1325+17 Project Consultant
WILPF International and a special delegation of women peace leaders from Syria, Yemen, and Libya at the 16th Anniversary of UNSCR1325. (Photo: WILPF/Marina Kumskova)
The annual United Nations Security Council (UNSC) open debate on Women, Peace and Security is less than one week away!
At the 17th anniversary of UNSCR 1325, WILPF will continue advocating for sustainable and feminist peace through strengthening support for conflict prevention and disarmament efforts and ensuring women civil society’s meaningful participation.
WILPF will host a delegation of women human rights activists from Colombia, Nigeria, Bosnia, Palestine and Libya, among others, who will call for action to overcome obstacles to women’s meaningful participation and strengthen conflict prevention including demilitarisation for feminist peace. We will launch a Feminist Security Council Infographic, a Security Council WPS Scorecard Research Report, and support the English language summary of WILPF Colombia report “Women for Disarmament”. In coalition with the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, we will support a civil society open letter and civil society statement during the open debate to amplify voices of our local women.
WILPF will be hosting and co-sponsoring several side events throughout the week leading up to the open debate:
- Monday, 23 October (9:00AM to 2:00PM): “WILPF Feminist Peace Workshop” - (Internal WILPF Workshop - By invitation only)
- Monday, 23 October (3:00PM to 5:00PM): “Sustaining Feminist Peace: Preventing Conflict Through Women’s Meaningful Participation and Gender Justice” - 777 UN Plaza, 10th Floor, New York (Open to the public. RSVP to info@peacewomen.org)
- Wednesday, 25 October (10:00AM to 11:45AM): “Weapons, War and Women: Enabling Feminist Movements and Peace in the MENA Region” - UN Women Headquarters, 220 E 42nd St, 19th Floor, New York (Open to the public. RSVP to info@peacewomen.org)
- Thursday, 26 October (11:00AM to 1:00PM): “Pulling the Rug from Under Our Feet: What is the UNSCR 1325 Without Our Civil Society Freedoms that Enable Meaningful Participation?” - 666 Third Avenue, 31st Floor, New York (RSVP to http://bit.ly/2yhIGj4)
If you are not able to join us in New York, please follow along via Facebook and Twitter (don’t forget to include the hashtags #UNSCR1325 and #FeministPeace); read our blog posts, which will be posted throughout the month; join the conversation, share our infographics and most importantly – raise your voice!!
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To learn more about WILPF’s action around the 17th Anniversary of UNSCR 1325, click here>>