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In this section, PeaceWomen classifies information by Theme- Conflict Prevention - and by Subthemes: General and Early Warning

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July 8, 2010 (The Huffington Post )
PAKISTAN: The War Against Pakistani Women Terrorism and Afghan insurgency have so overshadowed other issues in Pakistan that it sometimes feels like we -- common Pakistanis -- have no other issues. Take, for example, women rights. Here I am not insinuating feminism or related issues. We are still stuck at basics in this country.
June 25, 2010 (USAID/East Africa)
EAST AFRICA: Karamoja Women for Peace Building and Networking Meeting Kicks off Today A two-day Karamoja Women for Peace-building Networking Meeting organized by the Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism (CEWARN) of IGAD in collaboration with PACT/PEACE II Programme and USAID/EA Kicks off today in Eldoret Town, Kenya. The meeting that brings together up to 60 grassroots women from the Karamoja Cluster (an area that covers the cross-border areas of Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda) will serve as a forum to consult on enhancing the role of women in peace building efforts in the Cluster.
June 7, 2010 (Media Newswire)
AMERICAS: Organized Civil Society Holds Dialogue on Peace, Security and Cooperation in the Region with Top OAS Authorities About 150 representatives of civil society organizations from the member countries of the Organization of American States ( OAS ) today participated in a dialogue with Heads of Delegation that will attend the 40th OAS General Assembly from June 6 to 8 in Lima.
May 31, 2010 (Daily Trust)
NIGERIA: Women Denied Role in Conflict Prevention Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development Iyom Josephine Anenih said women are being excluded from conflict prevention and gender-based early warning indicators are largely ignored.
March 17, 2010 (allAfrica)
SUDAN: Unamid Welcomes First Contingent of Female Police Officers From Namibia An advance team for the first ever all-female contingent of police officers to UNAMID arrived in Khartoum from Namibia yesterday to begin preparations for their deployment to Darfur.