General Women, Peace and Security

The General Women, Peace and Security theme focuses on information related to UN Security Council Resolutions 1325, 1820, 1888, 1889, 1960, 2106, and 2122, which make up the Women Peace and Security Agenda.

The Women, Peace and Security Agenda historically recognizes that women and gender are relevant to international peace and security. The Agenda is based on four pillars: 1) participation, 2) protection, 3) conflict prevention, and 4) relief and recovery.

The Women, Peace and Security Agenda demands action to strengthen women’s participation, protection and rights in conflict prevention through post-conflict reconstruction processes. It is binding on all UN Member States.

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PETITION: Afghan Women's Six Point Petition to the Front-Runners of the 2014 Presidential Election

Afghanistan is at an important juncture in its history. On April 5 Afghan women and men reaffirmed their commitment to democracy and the peaceful transfer of power through their widespread participation in the presidential election, in the hope of securing a better future for themselves and their children. We congratulate the two prime candidates Dr.Abdullah Abdullah and Dr.Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai.

INITIATIVE: GBV Under the Khmer Rouge

On 24 September 2013, Cambodian Defenders Project in partnership with Transcultural Psychosocial Organization and the Victims Support Section at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia held the third Women's Hearing on gender-based violence during conflict. Four survivors of rape and forced marriage committed by the Khmer Rouge regime testified on their experience before a panel of Cambodian university students.

STATEMENT: Peaceful Societies Summary

On Friday, 25 April 2014, at the conclusion of the Thematic Debate of the President of the General Assembly on Ensuring Stable and Peaceful Societies, a Reflection and Strategy Meeting was held at the UN office of the Baha'i International Community.

COURSE: Course E058: Women, Peace and Security

Course E058: Women, Peace and Security

21 May-1 July 2014 (E05814) | Register for this course
Instructors: Corey Barr and Nicola Popovic

WEBINAR: Women's Power to Stop War Webinar Series; Episode 3

Join our Webinar and Celebrate our 99th Anniversary!Join our Webinar and Celebrate our 99th Anniversary!

STATEMENT: 10 Point Manifesto on Conflict and Post Conflict Issued by Arab Regional Network on Women, Peace & Security

The Arab Regional Network on Women, Peace, and Security, which was launched in October 2013 and is composed of women from 14 countries from the Arab region, met in Amman, Jordan, during 1-3 April 2014 to deepen understanding of causes and consequences of issues related to women, peace, and security, and establish strategies and indicators for protection, prevention, participation, and promotion of women's safety, inclusion, and security in pea

CAMPAIGN: Blowing the Whistle on Sexual Violence

Blowing the Whistle on Sexual Violence.
When the earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, women and girls across the country found themselves at increased risk of rape. As institutions that offered protection and justice fell around them, the women mobilized within displacement camps to protect women and support survivors. The Campaign is proud to release a new documentary on these bold, innovative women.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Violence Against Women - Pre-Application - Specific Countries

What Works To Prevent Violence is a global programme administered by a consortium led by the Medical Research Council of South Africa, in partnership with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Social Development Direct, on behalf of DFID. Its aim is to build knowledge on what works to prevent VAWG1.

PROGRAM: 2014 Woman PeaceMaker and Peace Writer Call for Applications Now Open

The Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice (IPJ) at the University of San Diego in California, is currently accepting applications for its 2014 Women PeaceMakers Program (WPM). The WPM program is designed for leaders from conflict-affected countries around the world who are transforming conflict and assuring gender-inclusion in post conflict recovery through the defense of human rights and peace building efforts they lead.

CAMPAIGN: The Rwandan Genocide: 20th Anniversary

20 years after more than 800,000 Rwandans perished in the Rwandan Genocide, find out how the sexual violence survivors left behind are finding hope and working to stop rape in conflict.

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