Women, Peace and Security Inititaves: South and Central America Region

Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom - Costa Rica
WILPF Costa Rica Statement Human Rights and the Arms Trade, April 2008

UNIFEM Commemorates November 25th and the 16 Days of Activism Campaign
UNIFEM
25 November 2004
In Ecuador, UNIFEM is partnering with national women's institutions, CONAMU, the municipality of Quito and Amnesty International to organize cinema forums, workshops of gender equality and violence against women for youth, a concert, educational fair, art exhibitions and an academic debate involving prominent researchers on the issue from around the Andean region. In Bolivia, together with UNFPA, UNIFEM will release advertisement jingles on the theme of ending violence against women. Activities in Colombia, Peru and Venezuela will include dissemination of audiovisual materials, information kits, stickers and posters to the public to raise awareness of gender-based violence, as well as a media campaign involving advertisements, radio spots and press conferences. For more information, contact sofia.zaragocin@undp.org

A public commemoration event involving music and art will take place in Cuauhtémoc, Mexico on 27 November, organized by Inmujeres, UNIFEM and the Equality and Social Development organization. The same week will also have workshops and seminars organized around family violence, and gender and HIV/AIDS issues. For more information, contact amaia.perez@undp.org

International Gathering of Women Against War
Ruta Pacifica de las Mujeres
August 2004
The International Gathering of Women Against War took place in Bogota 10-12 August 2004. Attending were women from 15 countries of America who met to strengthen their bonds and to design actions to be developed by the women’s movements for peace all over the world. For more information about the conference, visit the website.

THE MADRE MEDICAL PROJECT
Throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, as in much of the world, women and children’s access to medical care is severely limited as a result of gender inequality, political violence, racism and economic injustice. Understanding that women’s health is inextricably linked to women’s human rights, the MADRE Medical Project enables women and their families to address immediate health concerns and strengthen their capacity to develop long-term solutions to the crises their communities face. The MADRE Medical Project delivers urgently needed medicines and medical supplies to combat AIDS, breast cancer, pediatric diseases and other threats to people’s health in Latin America and the Caribbean. We send medicines and medical supplies to our sister organizations, who distribute them to local hospitals and clinics that serve women and children. If you would like to make a donation to the MADRE Medical Project, or would like more information about MADRE's Medical Project, please contact us at meds@madre.org or 212.627.0444, or visit the website.