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North Africa
Within this sub-region, PeaceWomen is currently monitoring 2 countries (Western Sahara and Algeria).
Currently, there is one United Nations Peacekeeping Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO).
For information on National Action Plans in the region for SCR 1325, please click here.
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News
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February 9, 2012 (Shabab Libya)
LIBYA: From 0 to 40: LWPP Advocacy Effort Secures Major Representation for Women in New Libyan Assembly The Libyan Women's Platform for Peace (LWPP) welcomes the passage of a new electoral law, which guarantees women at least 40 seats on the 200-member Constituent Assembly that will draft the country's new constitution. -
January 27, 2012 (The Huffington Post)
MIDDLE EAST: Revolution, Women And Social Media in The Middle East "The power of women is in their stories. They are not theories, they are real lives that, thanks to social networks, we are able to share and exchange," said Egyptian-American activist Mona el-Tahawey, kicking off a summit that brought more than a hundred of the Middle East's leading female activists together in Cairo. -
January 25, 2012 (Al Arabiya)
INTERNATIONAL: No Arab Spring Without Women Under the banner of “No Spring without Women,” a Lebanese feminist organisation has organized a march in Beirut, as part of the 5th New Arab Woman Forum. The slogan of the march is “Sawa Sawa”, which in this context means “Let's walk together, let's make it together”, calling for a Spring that includes both men and women. -
January 22, 2012 (The National)
SYRIA: On the Front Lines in Syria, Women's Role is Still Undefined Where are all the women in Syria's national uprising? Judging by the scarcity of articles detailing the role of women in Syria - compared to the revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt or Yemen - it might be easy to assume Syria's women are staying on the sidelines. -
January 20, 2012 (Reuters Africa)
LIBYA: Libya Drops Election Quota for Women Libya will scrap a proposal for 10 percent of seats in a new national assembly to be set aside for women, a Western diplomat who is engaged in discussions with the Libyan election committee told Reuters on Friday.
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Resources
- Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security, NGO Working Group on Women Peace and Security (NGOWG), February 2012 | Download PDF
- Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security, NGOWG, December 2011, NGO Working Group on Women Peace and Security (NGOWG), December 2011 | Download PDF
- Women of the Horn of Africa, Still Bending their Heads , Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA), October 2011 | Download PDF
- RESOURCE: Women and the Arab Spring (Part 1), Lowy Interpreter, 6 October 2011
- Women, Gender and Gun Violence in the Middle East, IANSA, October 2011 | Download PDF
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Initiatives
- BOOK REVIW: Islamic Extremists' Obsession With Women's Bodies, Other, , May 10, 2011
- MULTI-MEDIA: Gaddafi Forces Accused Of Rape, Multi-Media, , May 3, 2011
- INITIATIVE/CAMPAIGN: Muslims Debating Harassment, Standing Up for Women's Rights via Harassmap.com, Campaigns, Other, , May 3. 2011
- ANALYSIS/PETITION: Next Steps to Protect , Appeals & Demonstrations, Online Dialogues & Blogs, , April 18, 2011
- OTHER: Art About Rape Of Women By Fundamentalist Armed Groups Censored, Other, , April 15, 2011
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PeaceWomen Publications
- Monthly Action Points on Women, Peace, and Security, MAP , December 2011
- Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security, NGOWG, May 2011, MAP , May 1, 2011
- Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security, NGOWG, April 2011, MAP , April 2011
- Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security, NGOWG, March 2011, MAP , March 1, 2011
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