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The United States has a population estimated at 314.7 million (UN, 2009) with an area of 9.8 million sq km (3.8 million sq miles). The capital is Washington DC and the largest city is New York. The major language is English.

  • USA has not ratified The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
  • USA does not have a National Action Plan on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325)
  • USA does not have a UN peacekeeping mandate

Sources:BBC; Amnesty International; UNIFEMs

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  • February 5, 2012 (U.S. Department of State)
    USA: Remarks at Women's Breakfast Secretary Clinton addresses the US National Action Plan- and notes that "there are not enough women at the table, not enough women's voices being heard"- at the Prinz Carl Palais in Munich, Germany.
  • February 1, 2012 (Care2)
    USA: U.S. Acts on Women, Peace and Security A new action plan opens far-reaching possibilities to improve the security of women and the world. With some caution, women's peace advocates plan to monitor its implementation.
  • January 7, 2012 (Boston Globe)
    USA: Peace Through Gender IN 2002, women in Liberia helped bring an end to one of Africa's bloodiest wars by staging a series of peace protests — including a boycott on having sex with their husbands. In 1996, a female political party in Northern Ireland helped push for an end to sectarian violence.
  • January 6, 2012 (Feminist Peace Network)
    USA: Women, Peace, Security The National Action Plan is a significant addition to U.S. policy and long overdue.
  • December 20, 2011 (Reuters)
    USA: Clinton Says U.S. to Help Women Broker Peace The United States hopes to prevent and defuse conflicts by getting more women seated at negotiating tables around the world, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday.

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