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Civil Society Activities/Women Organizing for Peace


Civil Society Activities/Women Organizing for Peace is a sub-theme of Theme: Peace Processes, and forms part of PeaceWomen’s framework to organize our women, peace and security resources for ease of use and understanding. It is important to note that themes and sub-themes are interlinked and mutually reinforcing.

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  • February 7, 2012 (N-Peace Network)
    INTERNATIONAL: An Eight Day Journey: The N-Peace Training of the Trainers The first N-Peace Training of the Trainers (ToT) Programme kicked off today with twenty-two women peace builders from Nepal, Timor-Leste, Sri Lanka and Indonesia, taking part in day one of the eight day workshop (3-10 February) implemented by the N-Peace facilitator, UNDP, with the network training partner, the Institute for Inclusive Security, and the support of the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID).
  • February 7, 2012 (In These Times)
    IRAQ: Fighting for Gender Equality As President Obama hailed the “extraordinary achievement” of U.S. troops withdrawing from Iraq in December, continuing protests against government repression and abysmal basic services undermined the narrative of a successful democratic transition. Yanar Mohammed, president of the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq (OWFI), has for months helped many Iraqis express their anger.
  • February 5, 2012 (Care2)
    DRC: Women Graduate from Sexual Violence Survivors Program in the Congo Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/women-graduate-from-gender-survivors-program-in-the-congo.html#ixzz1ljoi5HnK In the war torn area of the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo armed rebels rape and pillage women on a regular basis. Since 1996 sexual violence has been used to torture and humiliate women and girls. For them rape is an everyday reality. In fact, hundreds of thousands of women and girls have been raped in the DRC in that time and the numbers continue to grow. In this hopeless and desperate place, one very brave woman saw hope and joy.
  • January 28, 2012 (Alaska Dispatch)
    AFGHANISTAN: Women Want to be Involved in Taliban Peace Process The most serious negotiations have taken place behind closed doors between NATO and Taliban representatives. Afghan President Hamid Karzai complained that he and other Afghan government officials had been left out of the process. While NATO has taken steps to address Mr. Karzai's concerns, Afghan women's activists say that the council has done little to ensure the inclusion of women in the peace process.
  • January 18, 2012 (Womens News Network)
    SOUTH KOREA: "We Want a Nuclear-free Peaceful World" say South Korea's Women In an impassioned plea for peace, twenty-two women's organizations in South Korea make their case for a better world by asking for the circumvention of nuclear weapons and the closing down of power reactors in the region.

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