General Women, Peace and Security

Civil Society Organizations will advise AU Member States on how youth can contribute to sustainable development and peace and security in Africa

The 18th GIMAC Pre-Summit, a Shadow Event to the African Union Summit, will focus on the key issues affecting the youths in Africa and will bring recommendations at the AU Head of States Summit.

The UK Section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom(WILPF) is writing to invite you to Celebrate “WILPF Voices of African Women Campaign” First Year Achievements of the African Women's Decade(2010-2020)” and the official launch of Make Every Woman Count website www.makeeverywomancount.org which will be held in London on the 19th of July 2011.

Event Details

Distinguished Speakers:
• UNAMA - UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan - Ms. Georgette Gagnon, Director Human Rights Unit & Representative OHCHR - Kabul, Afghanistan
• Dr. Sima Samar - Chairperson, Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission - Statement

Event Details

Location: Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET, Great Britain

Date: Wednesday May 18 2011 1pm-2pm

A Royal United Services Institute lunchtime discussion –

‘Post-Conflict Missions: Time for a Rethink'

A decade ago, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325), which calls for women's full participation in promoting peace and security and for greater efforts to protect women in war, particularly from sexual violence. However, today gender-based analysis of conflict often remains outside the mainstream of security dialogues.

Enter the lives of women of the Haitian earthquake through their photography. Members of vibrant and courageous grassroots women's organizations have chronicled their experiences for the world to see with funding from NYC-based Digital Democracy. Two leaders of the organization KOFAVIV (Commission of Women Victims for Victims) will be at the event.

Hannah Safran and Ola Shtiwi

April 26, 7-9 p.m.

The Community Church
40 E. 35th Street (between Madison and Park Avenues)

AFSA is pleased to announce a special panel discussion in collaboration with the Foreign Service Journal. The discussion will focus on the role of women in security and development, which is the April cover focus of the Journal. This is the third in a new series offering companion events to FSJ cover topics.

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.

The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative is hosting a panel discussion that will look beyond the individual impact of sexual violence in conflict and examine the effects on families, communities, and societies from a multi-disciplinary perspective.

Event Details

Lwanzo Amani, Analyst, World Bank

Kate Burns, Senior Policy Officer for Gender Equality, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance