On 20 January, the Government is launching a new plan for efforts in the area of women, peace and security. The purpose of the plan is to promote women's participation and enhance the protection of women in conflict-affected countries.

When George W. Bush left the White House, the rest of the world breathed a sigh of relief. The National Security Doctrine of unilateral attacks, the invasion of Iraq under the false pretext of weapons of mass destruction, and the abandonment of multilateral forums had opened up a new phase of U.S. aggression. Despite the focus on the Middle East, the increased threat of U.S.

Colombian Air Force Capt. Maria Andrea Bueno and Peruvian Air Force Capt. Nadia Maycock have several things in common.

Both are the children of military officers, both are human resources specialists, and both were among the first women admitted into the air force academies of their respective countries.

Bueno was admitted in 1997; Maycock, in 1998.

A United Nations expert on women's human rights is investigating why Native women face the highest rates of sexual and physical assault of any group in the U.S.

The number of allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse involving UN peacekeeping personnel in 2010 fell from the previous year, according to new statistics released here Tuesday by the United Nations Departments of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and Field Support (DFS).

Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Quintos-Deles has cited the role of women in peace negotiations.

"More people understand now that we need women. Without women, violence would have become communal a long time ago," Deles said during a dialogue with delegates from various local and international non-government organizations held on Thursday at her office in suburban Pasig City.

Un Sokunthea became Cambodia's first female deputy police chief on Thursday.

The promotion ceremony was held at the Ministry of Interior chaired by Em Sam An, secretary of state of Ministry of Interior, said Keat Chantharith, spokesman of National Police Commissariat.

Just prior to her promotion, Major Gen. Un Sokunthea served as deputy director of central justice department of Interior Ministry.

Serbia must appoint at least one woman to its PACE delegation before the start of the April session, or have its voting rights suspended.

This was announced by the organization on Wednesday in Strasbourg.

The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) decided to give Serbia, Montenegro and San Marino until the April session, set for April 11 to 15, to choose at least one woman for their delegations, reads the release.

A repressive and violent rule by the Taliban and Mujahideen that pushed the country backward by decades and treated women like a commodity is now giving way to some norms of decency under a democratic rule. Surprisingly, hundreds of women contested the 2010 elections to Afghan parliament and now, 69 of 249 MPs are women.

The head of the new United Nations agency promoting women's rights and full participation in global affairs laid out a 100-day action plan today, embracing a full spectrum of issues from supporting national partners to promoting coherence within the UN system.