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In this edition, we feature a recent news article on the absence of women in Colombian peace talks and the participation of Pakistani women in the country's historic election. We also include an upcoming international conference about moving beyond militarism and war and women-driven peace solutions. Additionally, we include a resource on this month's Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security for the UN Security Council and a new report by WILPF's MENA Agenda 1325 on Women, Gender and Gun Violence in the Middle East.

In this edition of Enews, we feature a recent news article on the historic passage of the Arms Trade Treaty and on the G-8 reaching an agreement to end rape as a weapon of war. Under initiatives, we feature WILPF's Press Release on the ATT and a blog on violence against indigenous women. Additionally, we include a resource on the Monthly Action Points on Women, Peace and Security and another resource on PeaceWomen Final Report and Summary of Events from CSW 57.

This full packed 147th edition of PeaceWomen Enews features an editorial by Director, Maria Butler and Program Associate, Abigail Ruane,an article on Michelle Bachelet's decision to leave UN Women, the deteriorating situation for Syrian women, an initiative on WILPF USA practicum Blogs and a statement on Concerns of Women's Organizations over Negotiations on CSW 57 Outcome Document. Additionaly, two Policy Brief resources on Women, Peace and Security issues and peacebuilding in post-conflict settings and another resource on challenges to Women's security in the MENA region.

This packed full 146th edition of PeaceWomen ENews features an editorial from Director Maria Butler, an article on the status of implementation of Resolution 1325 in Palestine and Israel, an article on WILPF's Make It Binding Campaign and One Billion Rising Campaign, we also include a recent news article on India's approach to tighten laws on sexual assault and a blog post on Malian women raising their voices in the peace process.

In this edition's articles, we include information on an event organized by PeaceWomen on the Arab Spring and Women's Rights, which is part of our Panel Series on Women, Peace and Security (event held on 22 January 2013 at UNHQ). Under news, events and initiatives we feature Women, Peace and Security related material, which include a blog post about helping rape survivors in Mali speak out against their perpetrators and recent news on women seeking peace in Eastern DRC conflict.

This packed full 144th edition of PeaceWomen ENews features an editorial from Director Maria Butler, highlights a PeaceWomen co-sponsored event on WPS with the Chief Prosecutor of the ICC, describes the CSW57 Stakeholders' Forum, features the Second Edition of the Women, Peace and Security Handbook, and includes an article on the Security Council's Annual Open Debate on WPS.

This packed full 143rd edition of PeaceWomen ENews features an editorial from Director Maria Butler, highlights PeaceWomen co-sponsored events on the exclusion of women in the Columbian peace process, feminism and militarization with Professor Cynthia Enloe, an update on the 16 Days of Action Against Gender Violence and the recent NGOWG report on the implementation of Women Peace and Security at the UN Security Council.

This 142nd edition on PeaceWomen ENews features an editorial from Director Maria Butler, gender analysis of recent activities at the Security Council and General Assembly- as well as look at the exclusion of women in the Columbian peace process, an update on the 16 Days of Action Against Gender Violence and WILPF's participation in the Institute for Peace and Justice three day conference.

This 141st edition on PeaceWomen ENews features an editorial from Director Maria Butler, upcoming activities at the Security Council and General Assembly- as well as highlights from the recent UN High Level Forum on the Culture of Peace, an update on the UN Program of Action on Small Arms and Light Weapons and a review of the new documentary

This 140th edition of PeaceWomen ENews features an editorial by WILPF International Coordinator Petra Tötterman Andorff, a post-conference assessment of the Arms Trade Treaty proceedings, upcoming campaigns and initiatives, and peace, women and security developments around the world.

This 139th edition of PeaceWomen ENews features articles and resources with a special focus on the ongoing Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) Conference this month and its implications on gender-based violence.

This 138th edition of PeaceWomen ENews is a special focus on Syria with featured news and articles on the situation.

This 137th edition of PeaceWomen ENews features an editorial by Maria Butler, security council monitor article, links to work by WILPF's Reaching Critical project, and articles and news from peacewomen.org.

This 136th edition of PeaceWomen ENews features an editorial by Maria Butler, security council monitor article, links to work by WILPF's Reaching Critical project, and articles and news from peacewomen.org.

This 135th Edition of Peacewomen Enews features a wrap up of WILPF participation at CSW 56, full analysis of the tense Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict, as well as an overview of the inaugural meeting of the WILPF African Working Group and Maria's participation at the seminar on Gender and the Responsibility to Protect.

This 134 edition of PeaceWomen ENews features analysis on Security Council debates and resolutions, the upcoming CSW56 as well as features news articles and resources from peacewomen.org

This 133 edition of PeaceWomen ENews features analysis on the Security Council, the USA NAP, the upcoming CSW56 as well as features news articles and resources from peacewomen.org

This 132 edition of PeaceWomen ENews features analysis on the Security Council, the 16 Days Campaign, NAP Initiative, information on CSW56 and women, peace and security news, events and resources from peacewomen.org.

This 131 edition of PeaceWomen ENews features analysis on the Open Debate on Women, Peace, and Security, the 16 Days Campaign, a statement on the DRC Elections from WILPF DRC, and women, peace and security news, events and resources from peacewomen.org.

This 130 edition of PeaceWomen ENews features update on the Opening of the 66th Session of the General Assemble,1325 Commitments, a statement from WILPF Nigeria, 16 Days Campaign, women, peace and security news, events and resources from peacewomen.org.

This 129 edition of PeaceWomen ENews features update on women, peace and security news, events and resources from peacewomen.org.

This 128 edition of PeaceWomen ENews features update on WILPF International Congress, women, peace and security news, events and resources from peacewomen.org.

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial by Maria Butler 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Featured WPS Events, Resources & Initiatives 4. Security Council Monitor 5. NGO Working Group Update 6. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Update 7. UN Women Update

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial by Maria Butler 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Featured WPS Events, Resources & Initiatives 4. Security Council Monitor 5. NGO Working Group Update 6. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Update 7. PeaceWomen Update 8. UN Women Update

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial by Maria Butler 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Featured WPS Events, Resources & Initiatives 4. Security Council Monitor 5.Translation Update 6. Whos Who 7. WILPF Update

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial by Maria Butler 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Featured WPS Events, Resources & Initiatives 4. Security Council Monitor 5.Translation Update 6. UN Women Update 6. Whos Who 7. WILPF Update

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial by Maria Butler 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Featured WPS Events, Resources & Initiatives 4. Security Council Monitor 5. Translation Update 6. CSW 2011 7. International Womens Day 8.Launch of UN Women

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial by Maria Butler 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Featured WPS Events, Resources & Initiatives 4. Security Council Monitor 5. CSW 2011 6. Multimedia 7. WILPF Update

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial by Michelle Reyf 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Featured WPS Events, Resources & Initiatives 4. Security Council Monitor 5. Translation Initiative 6. NGOWG Update 7. WILPF Events

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Translation Update 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Featured WPS Events, Resources & Initiatives 4. Security Council Monitor 5. NGOWG Update 6. PeaceWomen/WILPF and the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign 7. Useful Links 8. WILPF and Human Rights Day

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial by Maria Butler 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Featured WPS Events, Resources & Initiatives 4. Security Council Monitor 5. 1325 Commitments 6. NGOWG Update 7. WILPF 1325 Literature Repository 8. WILPF Events

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial by Mary Robinson 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Featured WPS Events, Resources & Initiatives 4. Security Council Monitor 5. NGOWG Update 6. 10th Anniversary 7. Commitments 8. General Assembly 9. WPS Handbook

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: "Remain actively seized of the matter" 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Featured WPS Events, Resources & Initiatives 4. PeaceWomen Translation Update 5. PeaceWomen WPS Handbook 6. SCR 1325 10th Anniversary

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: Ending Sexual Violence: Translating Promises into Practice 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Featured WPS Events, Resources & Initiatives 4. PeaceWomen Translation Update 5. NGOWG Update 6. 10th Anniversary 7. Social Media Update 8. WILPF Update

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: Women, Peace and Security Developments and the "So What" Question 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Featured WPS Events, Resources & Initiatives 4. Security Council Monitor 5. Translation Update 6. NGOWG Update 7. 10th Anniversary 8. UN Women 9. WILPF Update

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: New Beginnings bring New Responsibilities 2. Commission on the Status of Women 54 (Beijing + 15) 3. Women, Peace and Security News 4. Feature Appointment: Margot Wallström as Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict 5. Feature Statement: On Behalf of Afghan Women to the London Conference on Afghanistan 6. Feature Resources: DRC, Africa, NATO/EU and Iran 7. Feature Initiaves: Honduras and Iran 8. NGO Working Group Update: NGO consultation on the UN Indicator Report and MAPS 9.Women, Peace and Security Calendar: 2010 timeline

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: Taking Back the Agenda 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Initiative: Make The United Nations More Effective In Realizing Women's Rights, Amnesty International, November 2009 4. Feature Resources: ILC infonote and Q&A: “How to use CEDAW as an advocacy tool", International Land Coalition, November 2009, Gender and Early Warning Systems - An Introduction, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, OSCE, November 2009, New Manual of Security Strategies for Women Human Rights Defenders: Insist, Persist, Resist, Exist Frontline, 2008/2009 5. Security Council Monitor: Security Council Open Debate on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, November 11, 2009 6. Feature Event: Highlights on Beijing +15 7. NGO Working Group Update: Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security for the Security Council – December 2009 8.Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: 9th Anniversary of 1325: A Year of Accountability Ahead 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Statement: Statement by Asha Hagi Elmi Amin, on behalf of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security 4. Security Council Monitor: Security Council adopts resolution 1889 5. Feature Event: Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security 6. Feature Resources: Reconciliation after Violent Conflict by IDEA; “Whose Justice? Bosnia and Herzegovina's Women Still Waiting" by Amnesty International; and Transitional Justice and Security System Reform by ICTJ; 7. NGO Working Group Update: Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security for the Security Council – November 2009 8.Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: Resolutions Promise Change 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Statement: GEAR Campaign Statement on Adoption of SWC Resolution by the UN General Assembly 4. Security Council Monitor: Resolution 1888 on Women, Peace and Security 5. Feature Event: Gender & Disarmament Indices-UN General Assembly 64th Session, General Debate 6. Feature Letter: Aids-Free World addresses Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the creation of a new UN Women's Agency 7. Feature Resources: Steps for Action to Promote Gender Equality Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), 2009/ Glossary of Gender-related Terms Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies August 2009 8. NGO Working Group Update: "Security Council Action Spells Out Hope for Women in War" 9.Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: Collective Action For Change 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Statements: The Declaration of Five Million Afghan Women Campaign; Honduran Feminists in Resistance to the Military Coup of 28th June 2009 and the Events that Followed 4. Feature Resources: Siyanda Update: Nepal & Sri Lanka 5 . Feature Initiatives: International Delegation Amplifies Honduran Women's Voices; Take Action: WITNESS and Zimbabwean Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU): “Hear Us – Stand with Us: Zimbabwe Women Rise Against Sexual Violence 6.Security Council Monitor: SCR 1820: Open Debate & PeaceWomen Thematic Index 7 . Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: SC Resolution 1820: Reviewing Initial Progress 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Letter: Open Letter To Permanent Representatives To The UN: Recommendations On The Security Council Open Debate On“Women, Peace And Security” 3. Security Council Monitor: Resolution 1820 – A Review of the Report of the Secretary General 4. Feature Analysis: What Difference Can Resolution 1820 Make For Women Now? Elisabeth Roesch, Gender-based Violence Advocacy Officer, International Rescue Committee 5. Feature Resource: Soldiers Who Rape, Commanders Who Condone: Sexual Violence and Military Reform in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch 6 . Feature Initiative: Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL): 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence: Fundraising for 16 Days Activities 7 . Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: Civil Society: Taking Steps to Ensure Accountability 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Letter: Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice- Peace Agreements and SC Resolution 1820 4. Feature Resources: Global Monitoring Checklist on Women, Peace and Security ; IPS Women in the News, The Gender Wire 5 . Feature Initiatives: IANSA Disarming Domestic Violence, Physicians for Human Rights Blog: Darfur Women Speak 6. Translation Update: Tajik 7. NGO Working Group Update: Expert Panel: Sexual Violence in Conflict – focusing on the perpetrators 8 . Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: Anniversaries of Women's Activism 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Statement: WILPF's 94th Birthday! 4. Feature Event: Review of the Global Symposium on Engaging Men and Boys in Gender Equality 5. Feature Resources: 15 years of the United nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes and Consequences, UN Secretary-General's Database on VAW, & Words to Action E-News Letter #3 6 . Feature Initiatives: GEAR Petition 7. PeaceWomen Voices: Her Reflections on Zimbabwe's 29th Independence Anniversary: An Essay 8. Translation Update: Bulgarian, Nepali, Pashto 9. NGO Working Group Update: Women and Mediation 10 . Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: CSW - A Time For Action 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Event: 53rd Session of the CSW – Resources & Events 4. Feature Statement: GEAR Statement 5. Feature Initiative: International Colloquium on Women's Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace & Security 6 . Feature Resource: Faith at the UN, Gender in the Church: Ecumenical Women's Guide to Advocacy, IWTC: "Navigating the CSW" & "BRIDGE Cutting Edge Pack: ‘Gender and Care' 7. NGO Working Group Update: NGO Working Group Statement 8 . Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: A Year of Significant Promises 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Statement: WILPF Statement – 2008 International Human Rights Day 4. Feature Resource: WILPF Sweden Report: Cluster Munitions & Gender – It Takes More than a Ban 5. Feature Events: 2008 Highlights from the United Nations 6. Feature 1325 Implementation Efforts: 2008 Highlights on 1325 National Implementation 7. Feature Initiative: 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence, UDHR 60 & International Museum of Women Power of Politics Campaign 8. NGO Working Group Update: A message from the Coordinator of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security 9 . Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial:International Day of Peace:Making it Real for Women. 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Statement: WILPF 2008 International Day of Peace 4. Feature Resource: Progress of the World's Women 2008/2009, Who answers to women? Gender and accountability 5. Feature Events: Gender & Disarmament Indices-UN General Assembly 63rd Session, Generel Debate 6. Feature Initiative: The Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice Blog – 2008 Women PeaceMakers Conference 7. Gender & Peacekeeping Update: International Day of Peace Statement – Gender Equality Key to Effective Peacekeeping 8. Translation Update: 8 New Translations Now Available: Fijian, Hindi, Montenegrin, Pidgin (Papua New Guinea), Pidgin (Solomon Islands), Rotuman, Slovenian and Tongan 9 . Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: Going Beyond Impact 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Event: IANSA Women at the Third Biennial Meeting of States (BMS) on Small Arms and Light Weapons, July 14-18, 2008 4. Feature Statement: Congolese Women Appeal to the UN Security Council to Help End Sexual Violence 5. Feature Resources: Small Arms Monitor and Small Arms Survey 2008: Risk and Resilience 6. Feature Initiatives: Nobel Women's Initiative: Dispatches from the Delegation for Women's Rights Blog; Global Justice for Burma Campaign and Petition 7. Gender and Peacekeeping Update: Women in United Nations Peace Operations: Increasing Leadership Opportunities, Women in International Security, July 2008 8. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: Taking the Women, Peace and Security Agenda Forward 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Analysis: Security Council Resolution 1820: A move to End Sexual Violence in Conflict 4. Security Council Focus: Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security & Resolution 1820 on Sexual Violence in Conflict 5. Feature Statement: Congolese Women Appeal to the UN Security Council to Help End Sexual Violence 6. Feature Resources: ICRC Report: Women and War and UNIFEM Report: Women Building Peace and Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict-Affected Contexts 7. Feature Events: Report on Human Rights Council Session on Violence Against Women & Book Launch and Interview on Program for women's political participation in Haiti 8. Feature Initiative: iKnow Politics Summary of E-Discussion on Gender Quotas as a Mechanism Promoting Women in Politics 9. Peacekeeping and Gender Update: Summary of Wilton Park Conference on Women Targeted or Affected by Armed Conflict: What Role for Military Peacekeepers? 10. NGO Working Group Update: Sexual Violence in Conflict Zones at Last Recognized as a Matter of International Peace and Security & Open Letter to Ambassadors for Security Council Open Debate 11. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: Linking 1325 to the Broader Protection Agenda 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Statement: Ensuring Women and Gender are reflected in the Cluster Munitions Treaty 4. Feature Resource: Cluster Munitions and Gender 5. Feature Events: Security Council Open Debates on Peacebuilding (May 9) and Protection of Civilians (May 27) 6. Feature Initiative: Human Right Watch “UN: Take Action Against Rape in War” 7. Gender & Peacekeeping Update: “No one to turn to”, Save the Children Report 8. Translation Update: Ukrainian, Xhosa and Zulu languages 9. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE FEATURES: 1. Editorial: Reflections on the E-News and the PeaceWomen Project – Sam Cook & Felicity Hill 2. 100th Edition: Reader comments and E-news Survey 3. Message from the WILPF co-presidents 4. WILPF 93rd Birthday Message 5. Feature Statement: NGO Statement on Gender and Nuclear Disarmament to NPT Preparatory Committee 6. Peacewomen.org: Highlights from our website 7. Translation Initiative: Using 1325 in Translation Survey 8. Women, Peace and Security News 9. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: Making Participation Meaningful 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Event: 52nd Session of the CSW 4. Feature Statement: International Women's Day Disarmament Seminar Statement and Report 5. Feature Initiative: World YWCA and Zimbabwe Elections 6. Feature Resource: The effects of fighting repression with love (WOZA) 7. Gender & Peacekeeping Update: Special Commitee on Peacekeeping Operations 8. Translation Update: Korean and Tigrinya (Eritrea) Translations Now Available 9. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: Financing for Gender Equality & Sustainable Peace 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Event: 52nd Session of the CSW – Resources & Events 4. Feature Statement: WILPF CSW Statement 5. Feature Initiative: Gender Equality Architecture Reform(GEAR) Campaign 6. Feature Resource:AWID Resources on Aid Effectiveness & WILPF Resource : You Get What You Pay For ! Disarming For Gender Equality 7. NGOWG Update: NGOWG at the CSW 8. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: 2008: A Year For Action 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Initiatives: Congolese Women's Campaign Against Sexual Violence in the DRC; World YWCA Call for Action 4. Feature Resource: Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission Report on Situation of Women 5. Gender and Peacekeeping Update: News, Resource and Peacekeeping Watch 6. Translation Update: Bengali and Romany Translations Now Available 7. NGOWG Update: The Year Ahead 8. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: Limited Progress but Promise for 2008 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Statement: WILPF Human Rights Day Statement 4 . Feature Initiative: Every Human Has Rights Campaign 5. Feature Resources: Ending Sexual Violence in Darfur, Implementation of 1325 in Kosovo 7. Translation Update: Khmer Translation Now Available 8. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security Update: Year at a Glance: Advancing SCR 1325 Awareness & Accountability 6. UNIFEM Update: Year in Review 8. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: Efforts to End Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Conflict 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence 4. Feature Statement: WILPF 16 Days Statement 5. Feature Initiative: Women and Leadership in Haiti 6. Feature Resource: Getting Reparations Right for Victims of Sexual Violence (Amnesty International) & Addressing gender-based violence in Sierra Leone (International Alert) 7. UNIFEM Update: UNIFEM's 16 Days of Activism and International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women Activities 8. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: Marking Seven Years 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Event: Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security 4. Feature Statement: WILPF Statement on UN Day 5. Feature Initiative: Call for Submission: Global Peacebuilders Peacebuilding Approaches Catalogue 6. Feature Resource: DCAF Report: Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict & Austrian Action Plan on Implementation of Resolution 1325 7. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security Update: Statement at WPS Open Debate 8. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: Working for Peace in Burma 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Statement: WILPF Statement on the Situation in Burma 4. Feature Initiative: The Women's League of Burma Postcard Campaign 5. Feature Analysis: Global Justice Center: Security Council Obligation to Act to Stop Crimes of Sexual Violence Against the Women of Burma 6. Feature Resource: Claiming Rights, Claiming Justice: A Guidebook on Women Human Rights Defenders 7. Translation Update: Languages of Burma 8. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security Update: Integration of Gender Priorities in the UN Peacebuilding Commission 9. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: Multiple Actors Engaging for Change in the DRC 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Analysis: Voices of Women from the DRC 4. Feature Initiatives: V-Day Campaign to End Sexual Violence in the DRC 5. Security Council Monitor: 1325 in the Work of the Security Council: Resolutions and Reporting on the DRC 6. Feature Resources: Working with Men: Ending Violence in Eastern Congo & Implementing 1325 7. Translation Update: Krio translation now available, translations in Congolese languages 8. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial:Gender-sensitive responses to displacement 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Analysis: Women, Displacement and Security - An Analysis 4. Feature Statement: WILPF (Australia) letter on "Comfort Women" 5. Feature Initiatives: Displacement in Colombia, Resettlement in Australia 6. Feature Resources: Displacement and Gender-Based Persecution 7. Translation Update: Croation and Hindi Translations now available 8. Gender and Peacekeeping Update: Peacekeeping Watch and Resources 9. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security Update: 1325 workshops in Central Asia 10. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial:Gender & SSR 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Analysis: Gender and Security Reform Issues & Scanning Security Sector Institutions for their Gender Responsiveness 4. Feature Event: CEDAW 38th Session 5. Feature Resources: Upcoming Gender and SSR Toolkit 6. Feature Initiatives: WILPF Grannies Protest for Peace 7. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security Update: PBC Members Discuss Gender and Security in Sierra Leone and Burundi 8. UNIFEM Update: UN SSR Intiatives and Resources 9. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial:Participation Equation 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Analysis: Women's Involvement in Timor-Leste's Presidential Elections 4. Feature Resources: iKNOW Politics & INSTRAW's 'Gender, Governance and Women's Political Participation' Web pages 5. Feature Initiatives: Iran: One Million Signatures Demanding Changes to Discriminatory Laws & IANSA: Call for Contributions to the Survivors Project 6. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security Update: UN Fiji Fact Finding Mission – Women Make Recommendations on Elections And Governance 7. UNIFEM Update: Election Initiatives in Syria, Kenya & Nigeria 8. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial:Gender, DDR and the Implementation of 1325 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Analysis: Failing to Empower Women Peacebuilders: A Cautionary Tale from Angola 4. Gender & Small Arms: Using 1325 in Relation to Small Arms Issues 5. Gender & Mine Action: The Hidden Impact of Landmines: Why Gender Mainstreaming Matters in Mine Action 6. Feature Resources: The Demobilization and Political Participation of Female Fighters in Guatemala 7. Feature Initiative: Mobilising the Mine Action Sector, Supporting Gender Mainstreaming 8. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial:2007: Challenges & Opportunities For Implementing 1325 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Gender & Peacekeeping News 4. Feature Event: Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) 2007 Session 5. Feature Resources: Gender and Peacekeeping Resources from Women's Commission for Refugee Women & Children, Action Aid & a DPKO workshop 6. Feature Initiative: Launch of a Global Survey on Gender and Mine Action 7. Peacekeeping Watch: News & Group of Legal Experts 8. Feature Interview: Q & A with Goretti Ndacayisaba, Dushirehamwe Network – Burundi 9. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security Update: Leading Peacebuilder gives Recommendations for Strengthening the Work of the PBC in Burundi 10. UNIFEM Update: Security Sector Reform Roundtable 11. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: Ending Impunity & Respecting the Girld Child 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Event: The 51st Session of the Commission on the Status of Women 3. Feature Statement: WILPF Statement to CSW 51 4. Feature Resource: NGOCSW Geneva Report: A Girl's Right to Live, Female Foeticide and Girl Infanticide 6. Feature Initiative: UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict 7. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security Update: 1325 Workship & Roundtable on the Peacebuilding Commission 9. UNIFEM Update: Liberian Women Articulate Priorities for Reconstruction, Gender Justice Workshop for South Sudan & 10 Years of the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women 10. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial:2007: Challenges & Opportunities For Implementing 1325 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Initiative: Mama Cash – Campaign 88 Days 4. Feature Resource: Reports on: Psychosocial Challenges and Interventions for Women Affected by Conflict & Gender Based Violence and HIV/AIDS 5. Gender & Peacekeeping Update: News, Resources & Peacekeeping Watch 6. UNIFEM Update: New Security Council Members and SCR 1325 7. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial:Time to act on Violence against Women 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Statement: Make Police and Military Best Allies in Combating Violence against Women 4. Feature Resource: The Girl child and Armed conflict 5. Feature Event: Claiming Our Rights, Defending Our Future: Celebrating 16 Years of 16 Days of Activism on gender violence 6. Feature Initiative: Call for Input: Global Report on Sexual Violence in Conflict 7. Gender & Peacekeeping Update: Peacekeeping Watch & Peacekeeping Resources 8. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security Update: Letter regarding Fiji Coup 9. UNIFEM Update: Gender, Peace and Security Consortium and 2007 Consolidated Appeal 10. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

1. Editorial:Beyond the Anniversary – Challenges for the Year Ahead 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Sixth Anniversary of Resolution 1325: Recap and Follow-up 4. Feature Statement: Reforming the Gender Equality Architecture of the United Nations 5 . Feature Resources: PeaceWomen 1325 Security Council Monitor: Resolution Watch 6. Feature Initiative: Isha L'Isha, Haifa Feminist Center, Response to Israel's Statement at Open Debate on Women, Peace & Security 7. Feature Event: Peacebuilding Commission: Report Of Country-Specific Meetings On Burundi And Sierra Leone 8. Gender & Peacekeeping Update: Peacekeeping Watch - News & Resources 9. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security Update: New Report: 1325 and the Peacebuilding Commission 10. UNIFEM Update: Security Council Open Debate: Key Messages: Voice, Influence, Justice, Security, Accountability 11. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial:Sixth Anniversary of Resolution 1325 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Sixth Anniversary of Resolution 1325: Women, Peace & Security October Advocacy Program 4. Reflections on Implementation: 2005 Open Debate Statements and the Peacebuilding Commission 5. Feature Statement: Statement by South Korean Women on North Korean Nuclear Test 6 . Feature Resources: Report of the Secretary-General on Women, Peace & Security 7. Gender & Peacekeeping Update: Peacekeeping Watch - News & Resources 8. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security Update: Open Letter to UN Ambassadors regarding the October Security Council Open Debate 9. UNIFEM Update: Security Council Open Debate: Key Messages: Voice, Influence, Justice, Security, Accountability 10. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial:Post Conflict Reconstruction: An Opportunity to Advance Gender Equality 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Initiative: 1325 Award Winner Announced 4. Feature Event: CEDAW 36th Session 5 . Feature Resources: Gender & Disarmament Indices, Guide on Women, Peace and Security & Gender, Justice and Truth Commissions Study 6. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security Update: NGOWG Marks the 6th Anniversary of SCR 1325 in October 7. UNIFEM Update: Delegation Of Israeli, Palestinian And International Women Leaders Achieve Historic Agreement On Principles For Middle East Peace And Urge International Support 8. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial:Making the Links: Guns, Sexual Violence & Political Participation 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Event: Small Arms & Light Weapons 2006 Review Conference: An IANSA Analysis 4 . 1325 Translation Update: Ibo, Ijaw & Tiv Translations Now Available 5. Feature Initiatives: Brussels Call to Action to End Sexual Violence in Conflict & Beyond 6 . Feature Resource: Report on Women in Armed Opposition Groups in Africa 7. Gender & Peacekeeping Update: Peacekeeping Watch 8. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security Update: UN High-Level Mission to Nepal Meets with Women Peacebuilders 9. UNIFEM Update: Elections in the DRC & Gender, Conflict and Early Warning Consultation 10. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial:Building Sustainable Peace 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Statement: WILPF Statements on the Middle East 4 . 1325 Translation Update: Macedonian Translation Now Available 5. Feature Event: Coherence Panel Civil Society Consultation 6 . Feature Resources: INSTRAW Directory & Kvinna till Kvinna Report: To Make Room for Change 3. Feature Initiatives: Sudanese Women make Recommendations to Security Council 7. Gender & Peacekeeping Update: UN Strategy for Assistance to Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse 8. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security Update: UN Reform & the Implementation of Resolution 1325 9. UNIFEM Update: New Aid Modalities in Africa - Burundi Consultation Communiqué 10. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: Drawing the Links: 1325 & CEDAW 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Event: 35th Session of the CEDAW Committee 4. Feature Statement: Open Letter on Proposal to Move CEDAW to Geneva 5 . Feature Resource: 1325 and CEDAW: Combating gender-based discrimination and violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina 6. Feature Initiatives: Nobel Women's Initiative: Laureates Demand a Peaceful Solution to Iran-U.S. Conflict 7. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security Update: Call for Candidates for Advocacy on Women, Peace and Security at UN Headquarters 8. UNIFEM Update: Launch Of Joint UN–Civil Society Partnership Against Sexual` Violence In Conflict And Crisis Settings 9. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: Recognizing and Using 1325 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Special Feature: Focus on Sudan 4. Feature Initiatives: Women & UN Reform Briefing Note 5 . Feature Resource: Women Talk Peace: Radio Productions on UN Security Council Resolution 1325, International Women's Tribune Centre 6. Gender & Peacekeeping Update: News & Outcome of the 2006 Substantive Session of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, 27 February - 17 March 2006 7. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security Update: Letter to Security Council Members Regarding SC Mission to Sudan 8. UNIFEM Update: East Africa & Horn of Africa Activities 9. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: Recognizing and Using 1325 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Initiatives: The Dutch Women in Conflict Situations and Peacekeeping Taskforce presents: the 1325 Award & UN Democracy Fund: Funding Opportunity for Democracy Related Activities 4. Feature Statement: Advocates Call for UN Reform to Include A Needs Assessment of Women's Machineries: Letter to members of the Secretary General's Panel on UN System-wide Coherence in the fields of Development, Humanitarian Assistance, and Environment 5. 1325 Translation Update: Filipino Translation Now Available & "1325 in Translation" Initiative 6 . Feature Resource: Report by Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children: Beyond Firewood: Fuel Alternatives and Protection Strategies for Displaced Women and Girls 7. Gender & Peacekeeping Update: News, Resources & Analysis of Department of Peacekeeping Operations Policy Dialogue: Reviewing Strategies for Enhancing Gender Balance Amongst Uniformed Personnel in Peacekeeping Missions 8. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security Update: Press Release on Situation in Nepal: Shobha Gautam, President of the Institute of Human Rights Communication, Nepal 9. UNIFEM Update: Beyond Numbers: Supporting Women's Political Participation and Promoting Gender Equality in Post-conflict Governance in Africa & Launch of Database to Track Violence against Women in Afghanistan 10. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Statement: An Open Letter on Women & UN Reform to the Secretary General and Member States from NGOs present at the 50th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women 4. Feature Resource: Report: Women and Peacebuilding in Africa 5. Feature Initiative: Women, Peace and Security Resolution in Serbian Parliament 6. Feature Event: 50th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women: Agreed Conclusions & Resolutions 7. Gender & Peacekeeping Update: Security Council Open Meeting on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by Peacekeeping Personnel & 2006 Session of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations 8. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security Update: Message from Peacebuilders at the CSW 9. UNIFEM Update: Promoting Gender Equality in New Aid Modalities and Partnerships 10. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: Linking Prevention, Protection and Participation 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Statements: WILPF Statement to the 50th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women 4. 1325 Translation Update: Hausa Translation Now Available 5. Feature Resources: Report of Workshop held by the Rural Women's Peace Link & Report of the 4th Annual Women in Peacebuilding Regional Conference 6. Feature Initiative: PeaceWomen Project Initiative: The Peace building Commission: A Call for Information on the Role of Civil Society 7. Feature Event: CEDAW: PeaceWomen Report 8. Gender & Peacekeeping Update: Recommendations to the Special Committee on Peacekeeping 9. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security Update: Women Peacebuilders at the CSW 10. UNIFEM Update: UNIFEM Highlights IASC Guidelines for Gender-Based Violence Interventions in Humanitarian Settings 11. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Editorial: Moving 1325 Forward in 2006: Women's Participation in Decision Making 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. 1325 Translation Update: “1325 in Translation” Initiative 4. Feature Statement: Open Letter From The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation to Martti Ahtisaari, Regarding Kosovo Status Talks and Women's Participation 5. Feature Event: 34th Session of the Committee on the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) 6. Feature Initiative: Global Call for Peace: Women Say No to War 7. Gender & Peacekeeping Update: News and the “2006 Report of the Secretary General on the implementation of the Recommendations of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations” 8. UNIFEM Update: Lead-Up to the 50th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women 9. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security Update: Making Peace Work For Women: Global Agenda For 2006 10. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Women, Peace and Security News 2. 1325 Translation Update: Yoruba Translation Now Available 3. Feature Statement: Women in Law and Development in Africa: Statement on the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights relating to Women's Rights in Africa 4. Feature Events: Angola: UNDP Gender Development Workshop & DRC: Gender Sensitive Electoral Law Campaign 5. Feature Resources: Forced Migration Review: Sudan: Prospects of Peace & Publication on Increasing Participation of Adolescent Girls 6. Feature Initiatives: World Social Forum participation opportunities, SADC Gender Campaign & 88 Days Campaign 7. Gender & Peacekeeping Update: Q&A – African Peacekeeping Operations 8. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Fifth Anniversary Recap & Follow-Up (Part One): Analysis of Open Debate Themes & the UN System-Wide Action Plan 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Initiatives: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence & White Ribbon Campaign 4. Feature Statements: WILPF Statement on the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence 5. Feature Resource: “Cycles of violence: gender relations and armed conflict” El-Bushra & Sahl, I.M.G./ Agency for Co-operation and Research in Development (Acord) (2005) 6. UNIFEM Update: A new publication: “Securing the Peace” and Kigali workshop on “Strengthening Demobilization and Reintegration Programmes by Taking a Gender Perspective.” 7. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Fifth Anniversary Recap & Follow-Up (Part One): Highlighting recent events, publications and updates 2. Feature Report: GAPW & WILPF Report: Beyond Conflict Prevention: How Women Prevent Violence and Build Sustainable Peace 3. Feature Statements: Civil Society Statements to Arria Formula Meeting on Women, Peace and Security 4. Women, Peace and Security News 5. A Gender and Peacekeeping Update: Report on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse & News 6. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security Update: Making Peace work for Women 7. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Women, Peace and Security News 2. Fifth Anniversary of Resolution 1325: Women, Peace & Security October Advocacy Program - Participants & Events Calendar 3. Feature Statement: Open Letter to UN Ambassadors from the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security. 4. Voices from the Past: 2004 Security Council Open Debate & 2003 WILPF Statement to UNCHR 5. Feature Resources: “Gender Mainstreaming in Conflict Transformation: Building Sustainable Peace”; Report of the Gender Monitoring Group of the World Summit; Report from OSCE Expert Seminar on Women in Conflict Prevention and Crisis Management 6. UNIFEM Update: Rwandese PeaceBaskets & Establishment of First Independent Women's Radio Station

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Women, Peace and Security News 2. Fifth Anniversary of Resolution 1325: Women, Peace & Security Month Has Arrived 3. Feature Statement: Participation & Involvement of Women in the Peacebuilding Commission - Letter from the Women Ministers for Foreign Affairs to the UN Secretary General and the President of the General Assembly 4. 2005 World Summit Recap: PeaceWomen Indices, Outcomes & Summary 5. Feature Initiatives: “Galvanizing Action to Combat violence Against Women & 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence 6. Feature Resources: Reports from International Alert, Women's Commission for Refugee Women & Children, Kvinna till Kvinna 7. A Gender and Peacekeeping Update: Comment on the World Summit & News 8. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security Update: From Local to Global – Making Peace Work for Women, Peace and Security – Five Years on Report 9. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Women, Peace and Security News 2. 1325 Translation Update: Using 1325 in Translation 3. Feature Initiatives: Peace Building Cyber-Dialogues during the Summit, Input to Secretary General's Study on Violence Against Women and Media Scan to Monitor Peace & Conflict 4. Feature Resource: The 2005 World Summit: What's at Stake for Women 5. UNIFEM Update: "Men, Women and Gun Violence: Options for Action" 6. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Women, Peace and Security News 2. 1325 Translation Update: Kyrgyz Translation Now Available! 3. Feature Initiatives: Contribute To A Report On Women Preventing Violence, War, Genocide And Armed Conflict & Wear the White Band on 10 September 2005 4. Feature Resource: Critical Half Journal: Gender and Constitution Building: From Paper to Practice 5. Feature Statements: WILPF US Section letter to Cindy Sheehan & WILPF International Message in Remembrance of 60th Year of the U.S Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 6. A Gender and Peacekeeping Update: Accountability in UN Peacekeeping Operations: the New Model Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) 7. NGOWG Update: World Leader's Summit - the Peacebuilding Commission 8. Feature Profile: New Japan Women's Association (Shinfujin) 9. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Welcoming the New PeaceWomen Team 2. Results from 1325 PeaceWomen E-Newsletter Evaluation Questionnaire 3. Women, Peace and Security News 4. 1325 Translation Update: Fongbe (Benin), Slovak, and Uzbek Translations Now Available 5. 33rd Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (5-22 July 2005) 6. A Gender and Peacekeeping Update: Designing an Action Plan to Guide Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) 7. NGOWG Update: Call for Candidates for October 2005 - Advocacy on Women, Peace and Security at UN Headquarters 8. UNIFEM Update: International Women's Commission Established by Palestinian, Israeli and International Women for a Just and Sustainable Peace" 9. Upcoming Initiatives: The 2005 Peace Building Cyberdialogues on UNSCR 1325: Linking New York, Kampala, Monrovia, Oslo, Dili, Bougainville, Bangkok and more (IWTC) & Norway - 2005 TV campaign on Violence Against Women! (FOKUS) & Canada - Call to Join Working Group to organize Third Annual Symposium on Women, Peace and Security (CCWPS) 10. Feature Statements: “International Law Obligates the US to Uphold the Rights of Iraqi Women- An Open Letter to the US Ambassador to Iraq” (MADRE) & “Women's participation is a key to lasting peace and security- Letter to Prime Minister Tony Blair and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Jack Straw” (Kvinna till Kvinna) 11. Feature Resources: “Women, Girls and Urban Gun Violence - A Case Study on Rio de Janeiro” (Viva Rio and Peace Studies Group) & “UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs' Policy on Gender Equality” (OCHA) 12. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. 1325 PeaceWomen E-Newsletter Evaluation Questionnaire 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Statement: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Tackles its Role in the Implementation of SCR 1325 - Statement by Mr. Per EJ Carlson, Deputy Director, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, at the Opening Session of the 2005 Annual Security Review Conference 4. Feature Initiative: Government of Canada Calling on the UN Security Council for a New Resolution on the Protection of Children Affected by Armed Conflict 5. Feature Resources: Research Profiles - Feminist Antimilitarism (Cynthia Cockburn) 6. Listening to Peacewomen Voices from the Past: WILPF Discusses UN Security Council Reform (1995) 7. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Women, Peace and Security News 2. NGOWG Update: Women, Peace and Security on the Agenda at the First-Ever Informal General Assembly Civil Society Hearings 3. Feature Statements: On the Occasion of the Security Council's Open Debate on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict 4. Feature Analysis: UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security: Making it Work - Experiences in Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom with Recommendations for Sweden's Implementation (Sweden) 5. Feature Events: SCR 1325 on the Agenda in Europe 6. Focus on Afghanistan 7. Feature Resources: “Mainstreaming Gender in Peace Support Operations: The United Nations Mission in Liberia” (ISS), Mainstreaming or Maneuvering? Gender and Peacekeeping in West Africa (KAIPTC) & Guatemala: No protection, no justice: Killings of women in Guatemala (Amnesty International) 8. Women, Peace and Security Calendar 4. Upcoming Event: Seminar on “Women in Conflict Prevention and Crisis Management” 5. UNIFEM Update: Colombian Women Advocate for Protection of Women's Rights in Draft Law on Justice and Peace & Other UNIFEM News 6. A Gender and Peacekeeping Update: UN Security Council Holds First-Ever Public Meeting on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse & New Resource - Gender, Conflict, and Peacekeeping 7. Feature Resources: Conference Report: A Conference on Girl Mothers in Fighting Forces and Their Post-War Reintegration in Southern and Western Africa; Women & Elections: Guide to Promoting the Participation of Women in Elections (OSAGI and DPA); Democratic Republic of the Congo: FDLR Militia Dependents Vulnerable (RI); From Rhetoric to Reality: Afghan Women on the Agenda for Peace (Women Waging); and Learning in a War Zone: Education in Northern Uganda (WCRCW) 8. Listening to Peacewomen Voices from the Past 9. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Women, Peace and Security News 2. From Beijing +10 to the September Summit: Millennium +5 Summit Draft Outcome Document Released 3. Feature Contact: Forum Norway 1325 4. Upcoming Event: Seminar on “Women in Conflict Prevention and Crisis Management” 5. UNIFEM Update: Colombian Women Advocate for Protection of Women's Rights in Draft Law on Justice and Peace & Other UNIFEM News 6. A Gender and Peacekeeping Update: UN Security Council Holds First-Ever Public Meeting on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse & New Resource - Gender, Conflict, and Peacekeeping 7. Feature Resources: Conference Report: A Conference on Girl Mothers in Fighting Forces and Their Post-War Reintegration in Southern and Western Africa; Women & Elections: Guide to Promoting the Participation of Women in Elections (OSAGI and DPA); Democratic Republic of the Congo: FDLR Militia Dependents Vulnerable (RI); From Rhetoric to Reality: Afghan Women on the Agenda for Peace (Women Waging); and Learning in a War Zone: Education in Northern Uganda (WCRCW) 8. Listening to Peacewomen Voices from the Past 9. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Women, Peace and Security News 2. Beijing +10 Amnesia: Governmental Interventions in Preparation for the September Summit 3. A Report from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference: Women Say No To Nukes, Yes To Life (WILPF) 4. Feature 1325 Initiatives: Global Action to Prevent War Prioritizes 1325 & Website Launch for The Canadian Committee on Women, Peace and Security 5. UNIFEM Update: South Sudanese Women Hold Oslo Review and Planning Meeting in Nairobi, Kenya & More 6. Feature Statement: Stephen Lewis, UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, at the University of Pennsylvania's Summit on Global Issues in Women's Health 7. A Gender and Peacekeeping Update: Report of the Secretary-General on Special measures for protection from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse & Recent Media Coverage 8. Feature Resource: Gender, Conflict and Development (World Bank) 9. Listening to Peacewomen Voices from the Past: On the Occasion of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (2-27 May 2005) 10. Women, Peace and Security Calendar 11. WILPF PeaceWomen Project Employment Opportunity: (2) WILPF PeaceWomen Project Associate Positions Available

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Women's International League For Peace and Freedom: 90 Years Old and Going Strong 2. Listening to Peacewomen Voices from the Past 3. Women, Peace and Security News 4. Focus on Sudan: Women Demand Inclusion of Gender on the Agenda at the Oslo Donors' Conference on Sudan 5. Update from the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security: Response to the Secretary-General Report, In Larger Freedom & Summary of SCR 1325 Workshops at CSW 2005 6. A Gender and Peacekeeping Update: Documentation from the 2005 resumed session of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (4-8 April 2005) & More 7. Feature Resources: A Gender Approach - Home Truths For Girls Returning From the Armed Forces and Groups (Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers) & Sexual Violence and its Consequences among Displaced Persons in Darfur and Chad (HRW) 8. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Women, Peace and Security News 2. Feature SCR 1325 Initiative: SCR 1325 on Trial in Northern Ireland - Report 3. Gender and Peacekeeping Update: Under-Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations Releases Policy Statement on Gender Mainstreaming, & More 4. Feature Contact: New Gender Advisory Capacity in the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) 5. UN Security Council Mission to Haiti (13-16 April 2005) 6. Feature Statement: The Gender and Peacebuilding Working Group's Submission to Canada's International Policy Statement 7. Feature Resources: Israel/Occupied Territories: Women Carry the Burden of Conflict, Occupation and Patriarchy (AI), & Naga Women Making a Difference: Peace Building in Northeastern India (Women Waging Peace) 8. UNIFEM Update: Workshop in Nairobi: Enhancing Protection from Gender-Based Violence in Populations Affected by Armed Conflict, & More 9. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. PeaceWomen Analysis: From Beijing +10 to the September Summit 2005: UN Member States Must Prioritize Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality to Achieve Development, Security and Human Rights 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Beijing +10: The Follow-Up Continues 4. UN Security Council Adopts Gender Language in its Resolution Establishing a Peacekeeping Operation in Sudan 5. Gender and Peacekeeping Update: UN Report on A comprehensive strategy to eliminate future sexual exploitation and abuse in United Nations peacekeeping operations 6. Feature Report: Our Common Interest - Report of the Commission for Africa 7. Feature Resources: Worse Than a War: “Disappearances” in Chechnya—a Crime Against Humanity (HRW); The Crushing Burden of Rape: Sexual Violence in Darfur (MSF); Coming Home: Return and Reintegration in Angola (HRW); and Decades of Suffering, Now Women Deserve Better (AI) 8. Update from the NGOWG On Women, Peace and Security: Recommendations to the Drafters of the Terms of Reference for the UN Security Council Mission to Haiti & More 9. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Beijing +10 Update: Reports on Peace and Security, Plus Women's Media 2. 1325 Translation Update: Demanding Accessibility and Accountability - Women, Peace and Security Advocates Seek More Translations 3. Women, Peace and Security News 4. Feature Resource: Position Paper of the Women in Peacebuilding Network, WANEP – Togo 5. Feature Reports: “The Impact of Guns on Women's Lives” (Stop Violence Against Women campaign and Control Arms), “Gender, peace and security agendas: Where are the girls and young women?” (Gender and Peacebuilding Working Group, Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee) & “Gender and Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration: Building Blocs for Dutch Policy” (Clingendael) 6. Feature Statements: Reflections on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda on International Women's Day 7. Action Alerts from the NGOWG On Women, Peace and Security 8. UNIFEM Update: UNIFEM at Beijing +10 9. Gender and Peacekeeping Update: Recent NGO Statements on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by UN Peacekeepers 10. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Women, Peace and Security News 2. Beijing +10 Update: Women Fill the UN and the US Fails Women 3. Feature Initiative: Would you like to get involved with the Canadian Committee on Women, Peace and Security? 4. Feature Reports: Rising Up in Response: Women's Rights Activism in Conflict (Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights) & Iraq: Decades of suffering, Now women deserve better (Amnesty International) 5. Feature Statements: “Korean women's voice for peace on the Korean peninsula” & “We want the same rights that women enjoy in other countries” (Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq) 6. Feature Event: UN Commission on Human Rights (14 March-22 April 2005) 7. Action Alerts from the NGOWG on Women, Peace and Security 8. Feature Resource: Gender Guidelines for Mine Action Programmes (UN Mine Action Service, UNMAS)

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Women, Peace and Security News 2. Beijing +10 Update: 13 days To Go 3. Feature Report: The World Social Forum and Resolution 1325 (WILPF) 4. Feature Statement: Letter to Condoleezza Rice from the Ad Hoc Coalition of Palestinian and Israeli Women 5. Gender and Peacekeeping Update: Gender References from the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) General Debate & Secretary-General Writes Letter to the Security Council Introducing New Measures for UN Peacekeepers in DRC to Address Allegations of Widespread Sexual Exploitation and Abuse 6. UNIFEM Update: UNIFEM on the Ground in Iraq on Election Day 7. Feature Resource: Women Peacemakers and UN Security Council Resolution 1325: A Map (International Fellowship of Reconciliation's Women Peacemakers Program, and International Peace Bureau) 8. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. 1325 Translation Update: Marathi and Wolof Translations Now Available 2 . Women, Peace and Security News 3. Beijing +10 Update: 3 Weeks To Go 4. Feature Reports: Caught in the Middle: Mounting Violations Against Children in Nepal's Armed Conflict (Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict) & Gender Awareness in Research on Small Arms and Light Weapons: A Preliminary Report (swisspeace) 5 . Gender and Peacekeeping Update: Recommendations for the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (NGOWG) & Update on the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations 6. Action Alert from the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security 7. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. 1325 Translation Update: Tetum and Danish Translations Now Available 2 . Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Event: Review and Appraisal of the Beijing Platform For Action (Beijing +10): Five Weeks To Go 4. Gender and Peacekeeping Update: New Report & Upcoming Event 5. UNIFEM Update: UNIFEM Responds to the Tsunami Tragedy 6 . Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. 1325 on Trial in Northern Ireland 2. October 2004: Recap & Follow-up 3. 1325 Translation Update: 11 New Translations Available 4. Women, Peace and Security News 5. Little Gender Perspective Found in New UN Report on Threats, Challenges and Change (PeaceWomen) 6. Feature Resource: Inclusive Security, Sustainable Peace: A Toolkit for Advocacy and Action (International Alert's Gender and Peacebuilding Programme and Women Waging Peace) 7. Feature Statements: A Sampling of Recent Letters, Questions & Interventions 8. Feature Events: Highlighting Recent Events 9. Feature Publications: “Gender And Small Arms: Moving Into The Mainstream,” new publications by Women Waging Peace, Amnesty International, INSTRAW, & Others 10. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. In Celebration of the 50th Issue of 1325 PeaceWomen E-News: Comments from Our Readers 2. The Final Days of Women, Peace and Security Month - October 2004 3. 1325 Translation Update: Dari, Punjabi and Urdu Translations Now Available 4. Women, Peace and Security News 5. Feature Reports: “Secretary-General's Report on women, peace and security,” “Four Years On: An Alternative Report and Progress Check on the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325” (NGOWG), & Others 6. Feature Statements: Civil Society Statements to Arria Formula Meeting on Women, Peace and Security, Letter to Security Council Members on 28 October Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security (NGOWG), & Others 7. Feature Interview: Gender Issues in the UN Peacekeeping Operation in Haiti: An Interview with Nadine Puechguirbal, Senior Gender Advisor, UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) 8. Feature Resources: Inventory of UN Resources on Women, Peace and Security (OSAGI) & “FACES: Women as Partners in Peace and Security” (DPI-OSAGI) 9. UNIFEM Update: Commemorating the 4th Anniversary of Resolution 1325 10. Feature Analysis: UNMIK Office of Gender Affairs Places Gender Concerns at the Top of the Peacekeeping Political Agenda in Kosovo 11. Women, Peace and Security Calendar: Recent Events in Celebration of the 4th Anniversary of SCR 1325

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. 1325 Translation Update: 9 New Translations Coming Soon 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Preparations for the Fourth Anniversary of Resolution 1325: Women, Peace and Security Month Has Arrived 4. Feature Analysis: The Feminine Face of United Nations Civilian Police (CIVPOL) in Haiti (MINUSTAH) 5. NGO Working Group on Women Peace and Security Update: Letter to UN Member States on Security Council-Civil Society Relations 6. Feature Reports: Advancing UNHCR's Five Commitments to Refugee Women and the UN Millennium Development Goals - Summary of A Workshop (WCRWC) & Struggling to Survive: Barriers to Justice for Rape Victims in Rwanda (HRW) 7. Feature Statement: Women, War and Peace: Mobilizing for Security and Justice in the 21st Century, The Dag Hammarskjöld Lecture 2004, Noeleen Heyzer, UNIFEM Executive Director 8. Feature Initiatives: A Sampling of Civil Society Initiatives Featured in the Upcoming Alternative Civil Society Report on 1325

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Women, Peace and Security News 2. Preparations for the Fourth Anniversary of Resolution 1325: 6 Weeks To Go 3. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security: Roundtable Report Now Available – Peace Support Operations: Consolidating Progress and Closing Gaps in the Implementation of UNSC Resolution 1325 4. Feature Event: Peace Needs Women & Women Need Justice - Conference on Gender Justice in Post-Conflict Situations (UNIFEM and ILAC) 5. Feature Reports: System of Impunity: Nationwide Patterns of Sexual Violence by the Military Regime's Army and Authorities in Burma (Women's League of Burma) & Others 6. Feature Resource: Pacific Women Exploring Nonviolence – A Video Documentary 7. Feature Initiative: Launch of the Mano River Women's Peace Network (MARWOPNET) Website 8. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. 1325 Translation Update: Serbian & Bahasa Melayu/Bahasa Indonesia 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Preparations for the Fourth Anniversary of Resolution 1325: 8 Weeks To Go 4. A Gender and Peacekeeping Update: Announcing the Arrival of the New Permanent Gender Advisor in the Department of Peacekeeping Operations Headquarters & New Gender Resource Package for UN Peacekeepers 5. Feature Report: Women's Participation in the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY): Transitional Justice for Bosnia and Herzegovina (Women Waging Peace Policy Commission) 6. Feature Interviews: Victoria Eluzai, founding member of the Sudanese Young Women Empowerment Network (SYWEN) and Brigid Inder, Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice (WIGJ) 7. Feature Initiative: Update on the Campaign to Ratify the Protocol on the Rghts of Women in Africa 8. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. 1325 Translation Update: Tamil and Sinhala Translations Now Available 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. ECOSOC Update: UN Member States Review the UN System's Progress in Gender Mainstreaming and Make Recommendations on Moving Forward 4. Feature Resource: US House Concurrent Resolution 465 “Commending the efforts of women in the Republic of Colombia to promote peace” 5. Feature Event: Women Meet with the UN Deputy-Secretary General to Discuss the Position of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women 6. Feature Initiative: Petition on the Ratification of the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa 7. Feature Statement: Africa Cannot Develop Unless Women Exercise Real Power, Says Secretary-General in Message to Addis Ababa Session 8. NGO Working Group on Women Peace and Security Update: Peace Support Operations: Consolidating Progress and Closing Gaps in the Implementation of UNSC Resolution 1325 - Working Roundtable 9. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. 1325 Translation Update: Ndebele Translation Now Available 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Recent Addition to PeaceWomen.org's Gender and Peacekeeping Section: A Compilation of Gender Content of the Security Council's Resolutions Addressing all Current and Upcoming Peacekeeping Operations 4. An Update on UNIFEM's Web Portal on Women, Peace and Security 5. Feature Report: Report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflict 6. Feature Initiative: Peace Support Operations: Consolidating Progress and Closing Gaps in the Implementation of UNSC Resolution 1325 – An Upcoming Roundtable With Security Council Members 7. Feature Resource: Working Toward Implementation of 1325 - A Who's Who in the UN System (PeaceWomen) 8. Feature Contact: Southern African Women's Peace Forum 9. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS ISSUE OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. 1325 Translation Update: 5 Languages of Burma Now Available 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Update on Gender and Peacekeeping: Recent Additions to PeaceWomen.org 4. Feature Initiative: Preparations Underway for the 4th Anniversary of Resolution 1325: October 2004 5. Feature Statements: Baguio Declaration of the 2nd Asian Indigenous Women's Conference and “Israeli and Palestinian Women Non-Violent Demonstration Prevailed” 6. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS EDITION OF THE 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. 1325 Translation Update: What translation/s do you need? What translation/s would you prioritize? 2. Security Council Resolution 1325—What's Next? May 2004—The Final Month of the E-Discussion 3. Women, Peace and Security News 4. Feature Initiative: Women's Security Council in Germany – Working Toward Implementation of Resolution 1325 5. Feature Reports: New Publications from the Women Waging Peace Policy Commission – Cambodia and Colombia 6. Feature Event: UNIFEM Experts Discuss Situation of Women 7. Beijing +10 Update 8. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS EDITION OF THE 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom is Celebrating its 89th Anniversary 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Analysis: “No Women, No Peace: The Importance of Women's Participation to Achieve Peace and Security,” the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security 4. Mainstreaming a Gender Perspective: Progress in the UN? Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Coordination Segment (1-7 July 2004) 5. Feature Statement: “Women's International League Outraged at President's Claim,” WILPF 6. Feature Initiative: “Women – Essential to Peace”: Resolution proposed by the Canadian Federation of University Women International Relations Committee 7. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS EDITION OF THE 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Women, Peace and Security News 2. Gender and the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations + New Women, Gender and Peacekeeping Section of www.PeaceWomen.org 3. Beijing +10 Review and Appraisal 2005: One Year and Counting 4. Feature Statement: NGO Joint Statement on Violence against Women and UNSC Resolution 1325 at the 60th Session of the Commission on Human Rights 5. Feature Report: “I have no joy, no peace of mind": Medical, Psychosocial and Economic Consequences of Sexual Violence in Eastern DRC,” MSF 6. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

HIS EDITION OF THE 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Commission on the Status of Women 48th Session: Reflections on the Language Negotiations and Content of the Agreed Conclusions Outcome Document 2. Media Coverage of the Commission on the Status of Women 3. CSW NGO Newsletter 4. CSW NGO Advocacy Toolbox 5. NGO Side Events on Resolution 1325 6. CSW Statements on Resolution 1325 7. CSW and Post-CSW Initiatives: Letters to the Secretary-General and Commission on the Status of Women 8. 1325 Translation Initiative: Translations in Burmese, Haitian Creole, Italian and Somali Now Available

THIS EDITION OF THE 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Resolution 1325 – What's Next? An Email Discussion – Continuing Throughout February 2. 1325 Translation Initiative: 31 Translations Now Available 3. Commission on the Status of Women 48th Session: Update 4. Women, Peace and Security News 5. Feature Initiative: Canadian Women, Peace and Security Postcard Campaign 6. Feature Organization: Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice (WIGJ) - formerly Women's Caucus for Gender Justice 7. Feature Reports: Human Rights Watch and a Human Rights March 8. Feature Resource: The Women's Review of Books Special Issue on Women, War, and Peace

THIS EDITION OF THE 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) 30th Session Begins 2. Commission on the Status of Women 48th Session: Update 3. Women, Peace and Security News 4. Feature Statements: CEDAW Chairperson Applauds New Afghan Constitution and UNIFEM's Executive Director Addresses the Summit on the Americas 5. Feature Report: Everyday Victims: Civilians in the Burundi War 6. Feature Initiative: 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize 2005

THIS EDITION OF THE 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Commission on the Status of Women 48th Session: Update 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Statements: The International Committee of the Red Cross and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Speaking on the Protection of Women in Situations of Armed Conflict 4. Feature Initiative: Women without Borders Declaration and Online Petition 5. Women, Peace and Security Calendar

THIS EDITION OF THE 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Commission on the Status of Women 48th Session: Update 2. 1325 Translation Initiative: 30 Translations Now Available on PeaceWomen.org 3. Initiatives to Address Women's Active Participation in Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Iraq 4. Women, Peace and Security News 5. Feature Reports: Policy Paralysis: A Call for Action on HIV/AIDS-Related Human Rights Abuses Against Women and Girls in Africa 6. Feature Resources: New 1325 Advocacy Tools

THIS EDITION OF THE 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. Engendering Peace Agreement Processes: Preparation for the Commission on the Status of Women 2004 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Feature Reports: Recent Case Studies on Women's Contributions to Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR), Women Waging Peace 4. Feature Initiatives: How To Use And Support Resolution 1325 in The U.S. And Canada - Citizens' Guides

THIS EDITION OF 1325 PEACEWOMEN E-NEWS FEATURES: 1. The Third Anniversary of UNSC Resolution 1325: A PeaceWomen Analysis 2. 1325 Anniversary Events 3. Women, Peace and Security News: Media Coverage of the Third Anniversary of Resolution 1325 4. UN Security Council Open Debate on Resolution 1325: Concerns, Commitments, and Recommendations 5. UN Security Council Open Debate on Resolution 1325: Interesting Developments 6. Feature Statement: “The Role of Women in the Transformation of Violent Conflict,” NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. Announcing a new women, peace and security web partnership 2. Women, Peace and Security News 3. Commission on the Status of Women: 48th Session 4. Feature Statement: Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX 30th) Introduces a U.S. House Resolution on women, peace and security 5. Feature Initiative: Upcoming International Human Rights March in Palestine and Israel - Reminder 6. Feature Resources: Recent Publications by UNIDIR and ACCORD on Women, Peace and Security Issues

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. Initiatives to Address Women's Active Participation in Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Iraq: Update 2. 1325 News 3. Feature Reports: From International Women's Peace Service and Human Rights Watch 4. Feature Statement: Sweden Highlights Gender Equality and UNSC Resolution 1325 at the General Assembly's General Debate 5. Feature Resource: Feminists Under Fire: Exchanges Across War Zones 6. Calendar Events

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. 1325 News 2. Women, War and Peace Web Portal 3. Feature Statement: The Golden Tulip Declaration of Liberian Women Attending the Peace Talks in Accra Ghana 4. Feature Initiative: International Women's Commission 5. Feature Resource: BRIDGE Bulletin on Gender and Armed Conflict 6. Calendar Events

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. 1325 News for PeaceWomen 2. Analysis of 1325: Two Years On: What has happened since the passing of Security Council Resolution 1325? 3. Featured Reports for PeaceWomen 4. Calendar Events for PeaceWomen 5. Feature Contact for PeaceWomen

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. Initiatives to Address Women's Active Participation in Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Iraq 2. 1325 News 3. Feature Analysis: Refugees and Internally Displaced (WHRnet) 4. Feature Initiative: International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) Women's Network Portal 5. Feature Resources: New Resources from International Alert's Gender and Peacebuilding Program 6. Calendar Events

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. Initiatives to Address Women's Active Participation in Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Iraq 2. 1325 News 3. Feature Report: Struggling Through Peace: Return and Resettlement in Angola 4. Feature Analysis: Gender and Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Lessons Learned from Afghanistan 5. Feature Statement: Timor-Leste President Gusmao on the Occasion of the Launch of Women, War, Peace: The Independent Experts' Assessment on the Impact of Armed Conflict on Women and Women's Role in Peace-building 6. Feature Resource: With All Our Strength: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan 7. Calendar Events

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. 1325 Translation Update 2. Initiatives to Address Women's Active Participation in Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Iraq: Update 3. Committee on the Convention to Eliminate all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW): 29th Session 4. 1325 News 5. Feature Report: WILPF Australia's Activities Related to Security Council Resolution 1325 6. Feature Statements: Recent Additions to PeaceWomen Resources 7. Feature Resource: Women's Voices in War Zones 8. Calendar Events

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. 1325 News 2. Feature Report: Status of Implementing the Recommendations of 1325 by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence 3. Feature Statement: Athens Forum Statement on Gender, Peace and Foreign Policy: the EU Perspective 4. Feature Resource: Checklist of Key Gender Dimensions for Iraq by Sector 5. Calendar Events

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. Celebrating the 1st Anniversary of 1325 PeaceWomen E-News 2. Initiatives to Address Women's Active Participation in Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Iraq: Reminder and Update 3. Upcoming Security Council Missions to Africa: Will there be a Gender Perspective? 4. 1325 News 5. Feature Analysis: Winning the Peace: Women's Role in Post-Conflict Iraq – Conclusions and Findings 6. Feature Statements: In Celebration of 1325 PeaceWomen E-News 7. Feature Resource: Key Actors in 1325 Implementation 8. Calendar Events

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. Initiatives to Address Women's Active Participation in Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Iraq: Reminder and Update 2. 1325 News 3. Feature Analysis: House of Lords Addresses Iraqi Women' Participation 4. Feature Statement: By the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security to the UN Security Council - The Implementation of and Strict Compliance with UNSC Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security in the Case of Iraq 5. Feature Resources: Recent Additions to PeaceWomen's Resources 6. Calendar Events

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. Commission on Human Rights (CHR): Update 2. 1325 News 3. Feature Analysis: No Place for a Woman-Leslie Abdela on Post-War Iraq 4. Feature Statement: A Cautionary Tale from Kosovar Women to Women in Post-War Iraq 5. Feature Resource: Initiatives to Address Women's Active Participation in Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Iraq 6. Calendar Events

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. Commission on Human Rights (CHR): Still in Session 2. 1325 News 3. Feature Analysis: 'Women and Men Working in Equal Partnership for the Future of Iraq' - An Advocacy and Action Plan 4. Feature Statement: Asking Questions - Young Women Take Action on Resolution 1325 5.Feature Initiative: Iraq and UN Security Council Resolution 1325 - A Letter to Prime Minister Blair 6. Feature Resources 7. Calendar Events

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW): Update and News 2. Commission on Human Rights (CHR): Now in Session 3. 1325 News 4. Feature Analysis: The South Asia Consultation on SC Resolution 1325 5. Feature Statements: UNIFEM, GABRIELA, World March of Women and more 6. Feature Initiative: Women Peace March in Israel/Palestine (September 2003) 7. Feature Resources 8. Calendar Events

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. A 1325 Success Story: New MONUC Gender Affairs Office Website 2. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW): Update and News 3. 1325 News for PeaceWomen 4. Feature Report: Women and War 5. Feature Statement: Women Say 'Yes' To Disarmament by Peaceful Means 6. Feature Campaign: Women's Voices in War Zones – A Writing Contest 7. Calendar Events for PeaceWomen

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. 1325 News for PeaceWomen 2. Feature Analysis: Women's Human Rights in Post-Conflict Afghanistan 3. Feature Project: The Lysistrata Project 4. Feature Resources 5. Calendar Events for PeaceWomen

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. 1325 News for PeaceWomen 2. Feature Statements: Women Speak Out Everywhere on War Against Iraq 3. Feature Campaign: A Call for Translations of Resolution 1325 4. Calendar Events for PeaceWomen

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. 1325 News for PeaceWomen 2. Feature Analysis: Women Must Take Their Place in the Peace Process 3. Feature Statement: European Women's Lobby (EWL) Declaration Against War 4. Feature Campaign: NOW is the MOST CRITICAL TIME to act to ensure Gender Parity on the ICC! 5. Resources for PeaceWomen: Suffering in Silence: The Links between Human Rights Abuses and HIV Transmission to Girls in Zambia 6. Calendar Events for PeaceWomen

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. 1325 News for PeaceWomen 2. Feature Analysis: Activities Report from the Office of Gender Affairs (OGA) of the UN Mission in the DRC (MONUC) 3. Feature Statement: A Memo From the Kosova Women's Network to the UN Security Council Delegation to Kosovo 4. Resources for PeaceWomen: A Diversity of New and Upcoming Resources 5. Calendar Events for PeaceWomen

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. 1325 News for PeaceWomen 2. Feature Analysis: Women at the Peace Table 3. Feature Statement: Women to Women- A Letter to Iraqi Women from Women in the United States 4. Resources for PeaceWomen: A Diversity of New Resources 5. Calendar Events for PeaceWomen

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. 1325 News for PeaceWomen 2. Feature Analysis: On the Anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1325 3. Feature Statement: Declaration of the Women's Coalition 1325, Azerbaijan 4. Feature Campaigns for PeaceWomen: Take Action Now to Stop the War on Iraq 5. Resources for PeaceWomen: Listservs, E-Newsletters, and E-News Services 6. Calendar Events for PeaceWomen

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. 1325 News for PeaceWomen 2. Feature Report: North and South Korean Women's Reunification Rally 3. Feature Analysis: Recommendations from Members of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security to the International Conference "Building Capacities for Peacekeeping and Women's Dimensions in Peace Processes" in Santiago, Chile 4. Feature Statement: Peacewomen in Fiji on 2nd Anniversary of Resolution 1325 5. Feature Contact for PeaceWomen: Women's Initiative for Peace, Greece-Turkey 6. Resource for PeaceWomen: Throwing the Stick Forward: the Impact of War on Southern Sudanese Women 7. Calendar Events for PeaceWomen

This special edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: This special edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. 1325 News for PeaceWomen 2. Feature Report: Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security: Two Years On 3. Statement by NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security 4. Statements by Peacewomen from War-torn Countries 5. Statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan 6. Statement by the President of the Security Council 7. Resources for PeaceWomen 8. Facts for PeaceWomen: A Fact Sheet on Women and Armed Conflict

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. 1325 News for PeaceWomen 2. PeaceWomen Statement: Edith Ballantyne, WILPF UN Special Advisor, Speaks at the Sharm El Sheikh Initiative, Egypt 3. Analysis of 1325: Feedback from WILPF's “Women and Peacemaking” Workshop at the Women and Globalization Conference, Mexico 4. Feature Campaigns: “10 Reasons Why Women Should Oppose the US ‘War on Terrorism'” and “War With Iraq – Appeal to World Leaders” by WILPF-Boston 5. Calendar Events for PeaceWomen: 1325 Anniversary Events

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. 1325 News for PeaceWomen 2. Personal Profile: Aningina Tshefu Bibiane, Defender of Women and Advocate for Resolution 1325 3. Analysis of 1325: Women Advocating for Resolution 1325 in the Democratic Republic of Congo 4. PeaceWomen and the UN: General Assembly Debate Excerpts Now Posted 5. Feature Contact for PeaceWomen: Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee (CPCC) Gender and Peacebuilding Working Group 6. Resources on Women, Peace and Security: The War Within the War: Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Eastern Congo 7. Calendar Events for PeaceWomen

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. 1325 News for PeaceWomen 2. Reminder and Suggested Actions: Approaching 1325 2nd Anniversary 3. Analysis of 1325: No Women, No Peace: The Recipe for a Lasting Peace 4. PeaceWomen and the UN: General Assembly General Debates 5. PeaceWomen Featured Campaign: Women on the Court Now! 6. Feature Contact for PeaceWomen: NGO Working Group on Girls 7. Resources on Women, Peace and Security: Women for Afghan Women: Shattering Myths and Claiming the Future 8. Featured Statements: WILPF, Women in Black, and Equality Now speak out on September 11th and Iraq 9. Calendar Events for PeaceWomen

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. 1325 News for PeaceWomen 2. Analysis of 1325: Ideas for Advocacy and Implementation of Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security 3. Featured Reports for PeaceWomen: UN Reports and Action about Peacekeeping and Peacekeeper Violations 4. Campaign for PeaceWomen 5. Calendar Events for PeaceWomen 6. Feature Contact for PeaceWomen: Womennet

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. 1325 News for PeaceWomen 2. Analysis of 1325: Two Years On: What has happened since the passing of Security Council Resolution 1325? 3. Featured Reports for PeaceWomen 4. Calendar Events for PeaceWomen 5. Feature Contact for PeaceWomen

This edition of the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Features: 1. Current 1325 PeaceWomen E-News 2. Analysis of 1325: Potential Actors and Suggested Actions 3. PeaceWomen Featured Report: "License to Rape" 4. Resources on Gender Main-streaming in Peace Support Operations 5. PeaceWomen Calendar Events 6. Feature PeaceWomen Contact

This issue features: 1. Current 1325 E-News 2. Analysis of 1325: Background and Position Paper on Gender Unit at DPKO, NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security 3. Security Council's Open Debate on Gender, Conflict and Peacekeeping 4. PeaceWomen Campaign: "Putting Peace into Practice" 5. Resources on Gender and Peacekeeping 6. PeaceWomen Calendar Events 7. Feature PeaceWomen Contact

This Edition of PeaceWomen E-News features: 1. Current 1325 E-News 2. Analysis of 1325: Follow the Children: What Advocates for Resolution 1325 Can Learn from the Security Council Resolutions on Children and Armed Conflict 3. National Day of Dialogue on Including Women at the Peace Table 4. PeaceWomen and the United Nations 5. PeaceWomen Campaign: Colombia Women's Peace March 6. Resources on Women and Conflict Zones: Gender and Conflict Early Warning: A Framework for Action 7. PeaceWomen Calendar Events 8. Featured PeaceWomen Contact

This Edition of PeaceWomen E-News features: 1. Current 1325 E-News 2. Analysis of 1325: Getting Women's Voices Heard in the Security Council 3. Feature 1325 Organization: Friends of Women, Peace and Security 4. PeaceWomen and the United Nations 5. PeaceWomen Campaign: Women are Organising themselves in Australia 6. Resources on Women, Peace and Security: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 7. PeaceWomen Calendar Events 8. Featured PeaceWomen Contact

This Edition of PeaceWomen E-News features: 1. Current 1325 E-News 2. Analysis of 1325: Women's Voices in the Security Council Chambers 3. Feature 1325 Organization: NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security 4. PeaceWomen and the United Nations 5. PeaceWomen Calendar Events 6. Resources on Women, Peace and Security 7. Featured PeaceWomen Contact

This issue features: 1. Current 1325 E-News 2. Analysis of 1325: Background and Position Paper on Gender Unit at DPKO, NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security 3. Security Council's Open Debate on Gender, Conflict and Peacekeeping 4. PeaceWomen Campaign: "Putting Peace into Practice" 5. Resources on Gender and Peacekeeping 6. PeaceWomen Calendar Events 7. Feature PeaceWomen Contact

This Edition of PeaceWomen E-News features: 1. Current 1325 E-News 2. Analysis of 1325 3. Campaigns and Petitions 4. UN news and documents 5. Calendar Events 6. Resources on Women, Peace and Security 7. Featured PeaceWomen Contact