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February 2, 2012 (European Parliament News)
EU: "Women Should Play a More Prominent Role in Peace Negotiations" EU support in peace processes should be made conditional on women participating in negotiations. That is one of the conclusions of a report on women's situation in war by Romanian Liberal Norica Nicolai. The report proposes several measures to help reinforce the position of women in war-torn countries and to reduce sexual violence against them. The report will be voted on Thursday.
January 31, 2012 (Times Colonist)
INTERNATIONAL: Gender Equality: A Piece of Peace There are many barriers to world peace, each of which must be overcome in its own way. One of these obstacles is gender inequality, in which over half the human race is suffering under this oppression. “Until the reality of equality between man and woman is fully established and attained,” says ‘Abdu'l-Baha, son and authorized interpreter of the founder of the Baha'i Faith, “the highest social development of mankind is not possible.”
January 30, 2012 (Huffington Post)
INTERNATIONAL: PMC Sexual Violence: It's Still a Problem Companies need to adopt institutional measures to prevent and address cases of misconduct. Appropriate gender training for PMSC personnel, alongside training in international humanitarian law and human rights law - as recommended by the Montreux Document on PMSCs -will help to create a more gender-aware institution, thus preventing human rights abuses and reputation loss. Having clear rules of behaviour and mechanisms to punish individuals responsible for human rights violations will benefit the host populations, individual companies and the industry as a whole.
January 27, 2012 (UN Women)
INTERNATIONAL: Speech by Ms. Lakshmi Puri, Deputy Executive Director UN Women, on the Zero Draft of the Rio+20 Outcome Document Speech by Ms. Lakshmi Puri Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director UN Women at the initial consultations on the Zero Draft of the Rio+20 Outcome Document, New York, 25 January 2012.
January 25, 2012 (Airang)
INTERNATIONAL: South Korean Envoy Named Head of UN Envoy for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women On the diplomatic front the Korean ambassador to the United Nations was named president of the forty-one-nation governing body for UN Women.