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INDONESIA: The Endless Effort of Women Survivors

Do you know that there are many women survivors working hard to fight for justice and to find closure of their cases? Do you know that they work tirelessly in every level: From the grassroots, to the community and even national level?

Kabul: A City At Work presents Naheed Farid, the Youngest Female MP

My name is Naheed Farid.

I am the youngest MP in Parliament. I am a representative of Herat province. I also consider myself a representative of youth and women.

PAKISTAN: Fiza Vows to Continue Struggle for Women's Empowerment in Ministerial Meeting

Goodwill Ambassador for Women's Empowerment, Syeda Fiza Batool Gilani Thursday reiterated to continue struggle for the socio-economic empowerment of women,who are 52 percent of the country's population in 5th meeting of the Inter-Provincial Ministerial Group for Women Development. The meeting of the Inter-Provincial Ministerial Group for Women Development with Syeda Fiza Batool Gilani in the chair was held here today.

INTERVIEW: Asma Jahangir: 'Pakistani Intelligence Plotted My Assassination'

Pakistan's most renowned human rights activist Asma Jahangir claims that the country's security agency plotted to murder her. In an exclusive interview with DW, Jahangir talks about her fears.

Women's League of Burma Calls for Greater Women's Participation in Peace Process

The Women's League of Burma welcomes the inclusion of two women parliamentarians in the newly formed union level Peace Committee. However, the WLB urges U Thein Sein's government to consider a much greater increase in women's participation as a start towards a genuine process of talks for sustainable and lasting peace.

UN Women Promotes the Integration of Peace and Security Issues into the National Action Plan

UN Women held national consultations on the integration of peace and security principles into the National Action Plan to be based on the findings of the Fergana valley baseline survey report conducted in the frames of the Cross-regional programme “Women connect across conflicts: building accountability for the implementation of the UN SC resolutions 1325, 1820, 1888, 1889," funded by the European Union and implemented in the South

N-Peace Indonesia's Second National Dialogue on NAP P4K Ignites CSO Activity

N-Peace Indonesia's second National Dialogue on the National Action Plan P4K, coordinated by UNDP in collaboration with Ministry of Women's Empowerment (MoWE), Search For Common Ground (SFCG) and key N-Peace network members, took place on 18-19 April 2012.

MANIPUR, INDIA: Women in the Shadow of the Gun

Binalakshmi Nepram works with Manipuri women who face a dual violence – when their men are killed and in the deprivation that follows.

Interview by Aparna V. Singh

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