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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Call for Appeals : Communications Procedure of the Commission on the Status of Women

Individuals, non-governmental organizations, groups and networks are invited to submit written communications -including, but not limited to, complaints, appeals and petitions-to the Commission on the Status of Women with information pertaining to alleged injustices and human rights violations against women in any country.

Call For Papers: Gender and Women's Studies in the Arab Region

We are pleased to announce the inaugural conference of the United Arab Emirates Gender and Women's Studies Consortium (The Consortium). Scholars, practitioners and students interested in gender and women's studies in the UAE and the Arab region are encouraged to submit proposals/abstracts for individual papers, workshops, panels or seminar-style discussion addressing the following conference themes.

STATEMENT/PETITION: The need for a 5th World Conference on Women

WRITTEN STATEMENT FOR ECOSOC

Geneva 4-7 July 2011

Submitted by the Women's World Summit Foundation WWSF

The last United Nations World Conference on Women took place in Beijing 16 years ago in 1995. The Platform for Action adopted on this occasion needs a renewed push for implementation as realizations of gender equality, development and peace are still lacking.

STATEMENT: Amnesty International Statement at Human Rights Council Panel Discussion on Conflict-Related Violence Against Women

UN Human Rights Council
Seventeenth Session
30 May – 17 June 2011

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Panel discussion on conflict-related violence against women

Madam High Commissioner, Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

STATEMENT: Impact of War & Conflict Spending on Women & Poverty

United Nations Human Rights Council 17
Panel on Women-Poverty-Crises-Human Rights
3 June 2011

INITIATIVE: Looking for Academics Interested in Women, Peace and Security

The Institute for Inclusive Security is looking to expand the universe of academics that it keeps updated about its work. If you are an academic and would be interested in receiving hard copy versions of our recent publications please email me at michelle_page@huntalternatives.org by June 1st.

OPINION: Why The Region Is One Of The Worst Places To Be Born A Woman

Increasing urbanisation, level of education and income tend to reduce family size, thus large families in East Africa tend to be rural and poor; among all demographics, men consistently want more children than women do.

Sadly, they want them so they can perform the role of unpaid child labour.

Even more shocking, significant percentages of both men and women support wife-beating.

BOOK REVIW: Islamic Extremists' Obsession With Women's Bodies

In his new book, “On the State of Egypt” (Vintage; paperback, $15), popular Egyptian author Alaa Al Aswany doesn't mince words when going after Islamic extremists for their treatment of women. In an essay titled, “Why Are Religious Fanatics Obsessed with Women's Bodies?” Aswany decries an incident in Somalia in which extremists arrested a woman and whipped her in public for wearing a bra.

CALL FOR ARTICLES

CALL FOR ARTICLES
Women in Action (WiA) Magazine on theme of
Women, Peace and Security: 10 Years After 1325

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