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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INTERNATIONAL: Peacebuilding Office Teams up with UN Entities to Combat Sexual Violence in Conflict

The United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office has joined forces with a network of over a dozen other UN entities to prevent sexual violence in armed conflict and respond effectively to the needs of survivors.

International: Austria - Plassnik:

Special envoy reminds of urgent need for European emergency call number for victims of violence.

INTERNATIONAL: UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Named

In 2008, the United Nations unanimously adopted Resolution 1820 which calls for the, “immediate and complete cessation by all parties to armed conflict of all acts of sexual violence against civilians”. Acknowledging that sexual violence is most often targeted at women and girls, the UN pledged to promote gender equality as a main component of their future peacebuilding endeavors.

International: West African collaboration for gender equality enhanced by new UN initiative

Gender equality, respect for women's rights and the fight against sexual violence in West Africa received a new weapon in its arsenal today with the launch of a United Nations initiative to enhance cooperation among all stakeholders in the region.

INTERNATIONAL: Curbing Sexual Violence in Conflict is 'Mission Irresistible' for New UN Envoy

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's newly appointed Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict promised today a more coherent and effective battle against the scourge, citing recent mass rapes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and calling her new task “mission irresistible.”

INTERNATIONAL: Press Conference on Sexual Violence in Conflict

The recent appointment of a Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Conflict was a clear indication of the international community's commitment to ending a crime that devastates millions of women and children, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro said today.

INTERNATIONAL: Former EU Commission Vice President Wallström meets with UN Secretary-General Ban on her new appointment as Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict

Transcript of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's comments at a meeting with former European Commission Vice President Margot Wallström on her appointment as Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict

INTERNATIONALl: New UN envoy to coordinate efforts to end sexual violence in conflict

The newly appointed UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict, Margot Wallstrom says she has a lot to accomplish during her two-year mandate.

INTERNATIONAL: U.N. to Focus on Global Epidemic of Gender

The statistics relating to the world's socially and economically-distressed women are staggering.

INTERNATIONAL: UN seeks aid of private sector, philanthropies in empowering women

The United Nations launched a new effort today to expand its partnership with the private sector and philanthropies in the battle for complete gender equality and the empowerment of women, not only as a necessary human right but as economic common sense as well.

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