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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ONLINE DIALOGUE/BLOG: Peace Talks on S. Sudan, Syria: Where Are the Women?

The current peace negotiations on Syria and South Sudan hold out the hope of mitigating and even resolving two of the world's most destructive civil wars.

But the talks are undermined by the glaring absence of women, who account for most of the millions of people displaced by the conflicts and will have an important role to play in any post-conflict political process.

STATEMENT: Statement from the South Sudanese Women to the African Union (AU) and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)

We, the women of South Sudan are shocked and disappointed by the recent outbreak of armed conflict in South Sudan, and are also concerned by the wide spread violence that has led to a continuous loss of numerous lives and displacement of women, men, youth and children.

TRAINING: Women's Human Rights Education Institute 2014 programs - Kathmandu & Toronto

Are you a women's human rights defender? Do you want to increase your understanding of women's human rights, and learn how to use the UN Human Rights system to support your activism?

CAMPAIGN: 1 Billion Rising for Justice

On 14 February 2013, one billion people in 207 countries rose and danced to demand an end to violence against women and girls.

On 14 February 2014*, we are escalating our efforts, calling on women and men everywhere to RISE, RELEASE, DANCE, and demand JUSTICE!

STATEMENT: 5 Steps to Ensuring Syrian Women's Participation in the Syrian Peace Talks

On December 19th 2013, women from Syrian civil society organisations addressed delegations, UN representatives and INGOs in the Palais de Nations and highlighted the need of Syrian women's voice to be present in the peace talks.

OTHER: The Crisis in the Central African Republic: Will a Woman at the Helm Be Enough?

Renewed international attention to the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) and the change of leadership in the violence-torn country bring new hopes of putting an end to the CAR's spiraling sectarian violence that wracked the country during the disastrous ten-month tenure of former interim president Michel Djotodia.

ONLINE DIALOGUES/BLOGS: An Intimate Part of the Conflict

The struggle by South Sudanese women and civil society members to get a seat at the table during the recent signing of the ceasefire agreement between the government of South Sudan and rebels reminded me of an extraordinary event I witnessed nearly three years ago.

CONFERENCE/MEETING: WPS Lecture Series: Women's Participation and WPS Accountability in Syria: Geneva II Peace Negotiations and Beyond

On Thursday, January 16th, 2014, PeaceWomen, along with the Mission of Liechtenstein and the Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination, hosted the twelfth panel of our Women, Peace and Security lecture series, titled “Women's Participation and WPS Accountability in Syria: Geneva II Peace Negotiations and Beyond.&rdquo

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