General Women, Peace and Security

The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire, Y. J. Choi, on Wednesday, underlined the central role which should be entrusted to women in the Ivorian electoral process.

UNAMID's Gender Advisory Unit has began mobilizing women representatives in North Darfur Civil Society organizations to participate in the preparatory meeting for the upcoming open day on the 10th Anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, which falls on 7 June.

Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro today appealed to the media to take on the cause of gender equality, spotlighting it potential to overturn stereotypes of men and women.

“More is needed to make the media environment and industry more inclusive and gender-sensitive,” she stressed in remarks in Baku, Azerbaijan, to a conference of ministers from the Council of Europe responsible for equality between men and women.

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — The Marines in a recent “cultural awareness” class scribbled careful notes as the instructor coached them on do's and don'ts when talking to villagers in Afghanistan: Don't start by firing off questions, do break the ice by playing with the children, don't let your interpreter hijack the conversation.

WOMEN must have an input into peace and security discussions.

Activist Sharon Bhagwan Rolls made the remarks while explaining her role in a workshop for rural women in Nadi.

The FemLINKPACIFIC Rural Women, Peace and Human Security Training at the Nadi Town Council chambers is designed to help rural women better understand the role of FemLINKPACIFIC in the community.

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro's remarks to the seventh Council of Europe Conference of Ministers Responsible for Equality between Women and Men, in Baku, Azerbaijan, 24 May:

Editorial

The Commission on the Status of Women met in New York recently to review implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA).

The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) is very encouraged by the UN Security Council's intention to take action on a comprehensive set of indicators on the implementation of its resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, by October 2010, the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325.

UNITED Nations Development Programme staff participated in a knowledge-sharing forum on the role of women in peace and security.

UNDP communications associate Reama Biumaiono said the initiative was an effort to enhance knowledge sharing among colleagues.

Women's rights organizations welcome UNSC support on the implementation of a United Nations Resolution which will take action on indicators which assess and address the impact of war upon women and which stress the need to include women in the peace-building process and the resolution of conflicts and crises.