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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WEST AFRICA: Cote d'Ivoire / UNOCI's Deputy Chief Attends Meeting of Heads of Peacekeeping Missions in West Africa

The Principal Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Abou Moussa, will attend the 19th meeting of UN peacekeeping missions in West Africa on Wednesday, 29 September in Dakar.

INTERNATIONAL: Engaging Women Crucial for Operations, NATO's Military Chief Says

On 9 September, the Chairman of NATO's Military Committee, Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola, stressed the need to involve more women in peace-building and decision-making at an EU event marking the 10th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security.

INTERNATIONAL: UN Women's First Chief Pledges to Fight Discrimination against Females

The newly announced head of United Nations Women (UN Women) said Thursday that she would bring all of her experience and good relations with world leaders to help fight discrimination and boost opportunities for women and girls worldwide.Michelle Bachelet, the former president of Chile, said in a radio interview that she would deploy her skills and experience “to produce all the agreements and all the synergies” within the UN syste

INTERNATIONAL: Women, Children Top U.N.'s Anti-Poverty Agenda

All eight of the U.N.'s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are critical to development, but numbers four and five on child and maternal health are the real priority areas for this year. That was the main takeaway from a series of briefings with U.N., NGO and country officials in which IPS participated this week.

INTERNATIONAL: UN Women's First Chief Voices Optimism as She Begins Her New Post

The newly announced head of United Nations Women (UN Women) said today that she would bring all of her experience and good relations with heads of State and government to help fight discrimination and boost opportunities for women and girls worldwide.

INTERNATIONAL: UN Creates New Structure for Empowerment of Women

In an historic move, the United Nations General Assembly voted unanimously today to create a new entity to accelerate progress in meeting the needs of women and girls worldwide.

INTERNATIONAL: Japan Urged to Back Equality Push; Action Not Speeches Needed for Women's Rights: Ex-U.N. Official

Has the world become safer and more peaceful for women and girls in the past 10 years? Not so much, says former United Nations Security Council President Anwarul K. Chowdhury.

INTERNATIONAL: Women's Security Needs Attention

The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation has together with the EPLO-network consisting of over 70 non governmental organisations developed ten recommendations for the 10 years anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security.

INTERNATIONAL: 'To Make a Change we Must Empower Women - Only Then Can we Claim Real Progress' Says Secretary General, in Message to Brussels Conference

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message to the Conference on Ensuring Women's Participation in Peace and Security, delivered by Rachel Mayanja, Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, in Brussels, 9 September:

CAMBODIA: Workshop on Achieving MDG3 by 2015

On Wednesday 8th September, Mu Sochua's team participated in an all-day “Workshop on Achieving MDG3 [in Cambodia] by 2015″, organized by the Technical Coordination Secretariat, in collaboration with the Ministry of Woman's Affairs and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (co-funded by UNDP/Legislative Assistant Project, UNIFEM, UNMC and Action Aid).

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