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General Women, Peace and Security


In this section, PeaceWomen classifies information by Theme- General Women, Peace and Security- and by Subthemes: General; Security Council Resolution 1325; Security Council Resolution 1820; Security Council Resolution 1888; Security Council Resolution 1889; National Implementation (including NAPs); and UN Implementation

It should be noted that the themes and sub-themes are interlinked and mutually reinforcing. Please remember that PeaceWomen posts information that is focused on women, peace and security.

 

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  • September 2, 2010 (The Citizen)
    EAST AFRICA: UN set to empower Dar women before elections The UN is set to empower Tanzanian women ahead of the General Election in October 31, the world body said in a statement released Wednesday. It said the empowerment includes improving their skills in public speaking, media engagement, campaign planning, presentations, community mobilisation, advocacy and lobbying.
  • September 1, 2010 (The New Vision)
    UGANDA: Women Develop 2011 Manifesto Women activists have developed a manifesto through which they will inform political parties and stakeholders about gender concerns ahead of next year's elections.
  • August 30, 2010 (Sydney Morning Herald)
    AUSTRALIA/INTERNATIONAL: UN Chief Addresses Melbourne Summit United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has called on a Melbourne conference to do more to "keep the promise" of saving the lives of women and children.
  • August 27, 2010 (Guardian)
    DRC: We Must Protect Women in Congo (Opinion) The mass rape of women in Congo illustrates the difficulty the UN faces in trying to fulfil its mandate to prioritise the protection of civilians. Civilians now account for 70% of casualties in wars and most are women and children. Sexual violence against women and girls has been part of conflicts from Rwanda and Bosnia, to Sierra Leone, Haiti, Congo and Afghanistan.
  • August 26, 2010 (Ambassador Anwarul Chowdhury - GNWP)
    INTERNATIONAL: Doable, Fast-Track Indicators for Turning the 1325 Promise into Reality The credibility of the United Nations rests in a major way on its ability and capacity to get the decisions of the Security Council implemented in letter and spirit. When in March 2000, the Security Council expressed for the first time in its history of 55 years its conceptual acceptance that peace is inextricably linked with equality between women and men and affirmed that the equal access and full participation of women in power structures and their full involvement in all efforts for peace and security, the international community was charged with expectation.

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United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)

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United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, Department of Economic Affairs

 

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