General Women, Peace and Security

How much have women been able to make their mark on security? What kind of progress has there been in the last 10 years? We ask some women who have been able to get to the top how they see women's role in security.

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It's been 10 years since the UN called for greater participation of women in conflict resolution, improved respect for women's rights in conflicts and more women's perspectives in peacekeeping. How much difference has this made to women's fortunes?

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Discrimination against women and the perpetuation of crimes such as rape is a major hindrance to peace, security and development in countries emerging from conflict, according to The 2010 State of the World Population report.

The report by the United Nations Population Fund or UNFPA says when women have the same rights and opportunities as men, they are more resilient to conflict and disaster.

Year 2010 marks the 10th anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution (SCR) 1325 on women, peace and security.

The animated film UN1325 ENGAGE UNDERSTAND ACT produced by gender specialist and social researcher Ingrid Quinn and French/Americanartist Pippo Lionni and distributed by Videoseeding.com will go viral/global across social media sites on 20 October 2010 (YouTube, Facebook etc). It will be screened throughout the upcoming UN Peace Fair in New York, 26-29 October 2001. The film UN1325 ENGAGE UNDERSTAND ACT is a call to action.

That this House acknowledges the tenth anniversary this October of the groundbreaking UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women and peacebuilding; recognises the importance of considering the impacts on, and the representations of, women in conflict and post-conflict resolution situations; notes the continuing risks and abuses faced by women in such circumstances and their common exclusion from conflict resolution; supports the No Women, No

Almost 10 years ago, on October 31, 2000, the United Nations Security Council adopted resolution 1325, calling for women's equal participation in peace building. Security Council Resolution (SCR) 1325 was a response to the disturbing trend that women and girls often suffer most during conflicts, including as displaced civilians or as the targets of sexual violence.

A national conference to discuss United Nation Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1325 on Women's involvement in Peace and Security opened in Accra on Thursday.

The conference marks the climax of a series of roundtables organized by the Women Peace and Security Network Africa (WIPSEN-Africa) and the Canadian High Commission with personnel of the different security sector institutions in Ghana over a period of 10 months.

This training course on the implementation of UN Resolution 1325 and UN Resolution 1820 will be organised in cooperation with Oxfam Novib from the 22nd to 26th of November 2010. More information will follow soon.

If you are interested in participating in this course please contact mwierenga@campusdenhaag.nl.

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