General Women, Peace and Security

Conference: LOVA's 2nd International Conference
Place: University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Date: July 6-8, 2011
Submission deadline for abstracts: February 1, 2011

Maria Eriksson Baaz, the Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala will discuss key ideas in the report “The Complexity of Violence. A critical analysis of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)”, which she has coauthored with Maria Stern.

Robin May Schott, Danish Institute for International Studies, Copenhagen, will comment on the report.

PRIO, the Center for the Study of Civil Wars (CSCW) at PRIO and the World Bank have the pleasure of inviting you to a seminar on Gender and Conflict Research.

Purpose: To develop a common understanding of the purpose and importance of SC Res 1325 on Women and Peace and Security and to understand how it contributes to reducing violence against women and girls, and to ensuring human security. This meeting will prepare for a parallel event at the 55th CSW session in Feb-March, 2011 to which all co sponsors will recruit participants.

What will it take to halt gender oppression? How often do we resort to deliberate ignorance towards a gender sensitive conflict? Gender Shadow an interactive theatre piece will explore these questions through shadow puppetry.

Partnerships for International Strategies in Asia(PISA) and Peace Boat US cordially invite you to

Taking the Women's Road to Peace on the Korean Peninsula: A Report on the Northeast Asia Women's Peace Conference October 2010 Seoul, Korea

Armed conflicts have a major impact on the lives of women and their families. But women also have important skills that could be used more effectively in conflict resolution and peacebuilding. How can the role of women in peace negotiations, reconciliation and peacekeeping be strengthened? These issues will be addressed in the training course on the implementation of UNSC Resolutions 1325 and 1820.

PRIO is organizing a two day academic conference on the research challenges on Women, Peace and Security.

The topics covered are:
Sexual Violence in War: What are the most important research questions?
Post-Conflict Peacebuilding: What is the added value by applying a gender perspective?
Decision-making: What is the influence of women?

Join GNWP and the Canadian Mission to the United Nations for the presentation of the 1325 in-country civil society monitoring project. The project analyzes and assesses progress and gaps in the implementation of UNSCR 1325 at the country level from an independent civil society perspective.

Speakers Include:
Bandana Rana - Saathi Nepal
Nana Pratt - Mano River Women's Peace Network - Sierra Leone

Launch of the study: Costing and Financing UN Security Council Resolution 1325

Examining the Resources Needed to Implement Women, Peace and Security Resolutions at the National Level

Hosted by Cordaid and the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders
in collaboration with
the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN and UN INSTRAW, part of UN Women