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PeaceWomen monitors the work of the General Assembly primarily during its General Debate in September of each year, as well as during the meetings of the Third Committee, Social, Humanitarian and Cultural.

General Assembly 66th Session 2011/2012

Tuesday September 13, 2011 marks the opening of the 66th General Assembly. The theme of the general debate will be "Strengthening the role of mediation in the peaceful settlement of disputes, conflict prevention and resolution.” The session will be presided by his Excellency Mr.Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser of Qatar. The main task at hand for this session is to strengthen mediation as a tool for conflict prevention and resolution.

The theme of this session is especially relevant to the Women, Peace and Security agenda which seeks to promote the participation of women in peace processes and negotiations. Gender oriented references are important to promote a more inclusive mediation process and a widened interpretation of security.

Peace Women will be monitoring gender references in the statements during the Assembly's General Debate. We will also provide basic documents and reports, outcome documents as well as interesting parallel events. For more information click on our 66th session section.

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Report of the Secretary General on the Improvement of the Situation of Women in Rural Areas
66th Session 2011/2012, Third Committee, Agenda Item 28: Advancement of Women, 25 July 2011
Report of the Secretary-General on Integrating a Gender Perspective Into National Development Strategies
66th Session 2011/2012, Second Committee, Agenda Item 23 (B): Eradication of Poverty and Other Development Issues, 1 August 2011
Report of the Secretary-General on the Problem of Violence Against Women Migrant Workers
66th Session 2011/2012, Third Committee, Agenda Item 28: Advancement of Women, 29 July 2011

View All NGO & Advocacy Documents

NGOWG Open Letter to Member States on the 66th Session of the GA General Debate
66th Session 2011/2012, Plenary, Recommendations, 24 August 2011
WILPF Statement on the UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals
65th Session 2010/2011, Plenary, Statement, September 2010

View All Outcome Documents

MDG Summit Outcome Document
65th Session 2010/2011, Plenary, Outcome document, September 2010

View All Search Extracts Debates & Government Statements

Third Committee
66th Session 2011/2012, Third Committee, October 2011
General Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly - Reference to Gender Language
66th Session 2011/2012, Plenary, September 2011
General Debate of the 65th Session of the General Assembly - Reference to Gender Language
65th Session 2010/2011, Plenary, September 2010

View All Parallel Events

Summary of Side Event "Progress of the World's Women – In Pursuit of Justice"
66th Session 2011/2012, Third Committee, Side Event, October 10, 2011
SAFE Access to Cooking Fuel: A Critical Link in Preventing Non-communicable Diseases and Desertification
66th Session 2011/2012, Plenary, Side Event, September 19, 2011
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton On Women's Political Participation at UN Women Event
66th Session 2011/2012, Plenary, Side Event, 19 September 2011

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