General Women, Peace and Security

UN Women calls for robust measures to ensure women's role in peace processes

Excellencies,

United Nations, Oct 28 (Prensa Latina) UN Security Council on Friday called to combat negative social attitudes regarding women's full participation in conflict resolution and mediation.

The Security Council also urged to create favorable conditions to boost the performance of females in all stages of peace processes.

Nagaland State Women Commission Chairperson Sano Vamuzo has said that the impact of conflict on women has become a huge topic particularly in the conflict-ridden regions of the world, and the northeast has in recent years become a focal point for research and study from various angles.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Friday called for a greater role of women in conflict prevention and mediation, which he said "is essential for building peace and reinforcing the foundations of democracy."

The statement came as the secretary-general was addressing an open debate at the UN Security Council on the role of women in achieving peace and security.

The Government has published a review of the National Action plan on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 Women, Peace and Security.

The United States is working for reform of nationality laws that hurt women, says Maria Otero, the State Department's under secretary for democracy and global affairs.

Nationality laws discriminate against women in at least 30 countries, Otero said at a Refugees International event October 25 at the U.S. Institute of Peace. These laws, she said, limit women's ability to acquire, retain and transmit citizenship to their children.

It's the eve of a busy week of collaboration, advocacy and action for "1325" activists who make the annual pilgrimage to the UN Security Council for a very important "anniversary" - the Open Debate on "1325".

International women peace activists from Fiji, Georgia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and the Philippines gathered in New York on the heels of the Occupy Wall Street Movement are determined to monitor and intervene in the UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security this Friday. On the eve of the UN debate, a roundtable discussion will reaffirm their claim that it is time to invest in non violence not militarization:

The World Bank has amplified its rhetoric on the importance of gender equality in the context of development in recent weeks by promoting its flagship World Development Report on Gender Equality and Development and launching its Think Equal social media campaign.