FRIDAY FILE: A discussion about the implications of the proposed UN Fifth World Conference on Women in 2015 is urgently needed among feminists and women's rights activists from all regions of the world.

There are diverse opinions about the organization, hosting and purpose of the proposed conference, which have not been broadly debated.

Women PeaceMakers 10th Anniversary Conference

September 26-28, 2012

Breaking Barriers: What it will take to achieve security, justice and peace

Through interviews with activists, peacekeepers, humanitarian workers and survivors of conflict, the documentary provides a snapshot of the work being done with women and by women in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations.

In 2008 the Southern Africa Development Community's (SADC) Heads of State and Government adopted the SADC Gender and Development Protocol. This Protocol consists of 28 Articles, with specified indicators, designed to promote gender equality by 2015.

Can mobile gender courts' swift justice tackle impunity in the DRC's remote regions?

Fungai Machirori seems wise beyond her 28 years. The vibrant woman smiles from behind her glasses in Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, before speaking about her brainchild, a website called Her Zimbabwe.

A new multi-faith initiative, Ubuntu in the Home, aims to harness the power and influence of South African religious leaders to tackle the problem of gender-based violence in the country. At the programme's launch on Tuesday, members of different faith communities lamented the silence that has previously prevailed among them on this topic.

The White Ribbon Campaign Namibia Foundation has released a 15-step guide on how men and boys can make a difference in reducing gender violence.

"Men and boys in their various roles have a responsibility and important role to play in promoting gender equality and ending the violence against women and girls," said Charles Simakumba, founder of the foundation.

Spindelegger congratulates Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on her election as Chairperson of African Union Commission (AU)

Baby Rivona has advocated passionately on behalf of women living with HIV and AIDS in Indonesia since 2005. She contracted the disease herself through drug use, and was shocked by the stigma and the lack of support she encountered, from both her government and wider society.