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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OTHER: Bineta Diop Named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by TIME Magazine

TIME named Ms. Bineta Diop, Found and Executive Director of Femmes Africa Solidarite (FAS), to the 2011 TIME 100, the magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Ms. Diopr of Senegal has led numerous peacebuilding initiatives in Africa with a focus on the protection of women during armed conflicts and their inclusion in peace process.

Please see the attached press release

ANALYSIS: Protecting Mexico's Lost Women: Law to Nowhere

Effectiveness of Violence Against Women Legislation: Ley General De Acceso de las Mujeres a una Vida Libre de Violencia (Law for General Access of Women to a Life Free from Violence)

ANALYSIS: Women Assert Place in Yemen's Protests

Ali Abdullah Saleh, the beleaguered president of Yemen, should have known better. Fighting for his political life (and perhaps for his physical life too), he played the woman card. After last Friday's prayers, he tried to dampen down the escalating protests against his rule by admonishing women to stay home. He claimed that their presence in the streets, “mingling with men,” was against Islam. His ploy backfired.

OTHER: UNDP and Labor Ministry of Uzbekistan Launch New Project

Having a job allows us to treat our family with tasty food, enjoy friendships with our colleagues and most importantly see our personal contribution in helping the country prosper. Employment and creation of new jobs is one of government priorities.

Considering the scope and complexity of this task, partnerships of state organizations, private business and civil society institutions are crucial.

PANEL: Securing Justice for Women in Post-Conflict States

2 May 2011 - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, ECOSOC Chamber, North Lawn Building, United Nations Headquarters, New York

About the event :

UN Women and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is hosting a panel Securing justice for women in post-conflict states on Monday, 2 May 2011, 10:00–13:00, at the United Nations Headquarters.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: The Body Politic - Changing Representations of Palestinian Women

Open call for artists and filmmakers

The Ethnographic and Art Museum at Birzeit University announces a call for participation in a future exhibition planned for September 2011.

The exhibition is a critical exploration of the transformations in representations of women in Palestinian visual arts within a changing political context since the 70s.

VIDEO: UN Women, Peace and Security

Margot Wallström, the Secretary-General's Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, briefed the Security Council today, discussing cases of sexual violence in several recent conflicts, including in Libya, Côte d'Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On Libya, she laments that they make no mention of the risk of sexual violence.

OPINION: Resolution 1325: From Rhetoric to Action

The most expedient way to engage more women at all levels of transnational and transatlantic security efforts, as well as to ensure the safety and security of women in post-conflict, is to move Resolution 1325 from rhetoric to action by enacting a quota-system during conflict resolution processes.

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