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In this section, PeaceWomen classifies information by Theme- Peace Process - and by Subthemes: General; Representation/Participation; Gender Issues Inclusion; and Civil Society Activites/Women Organizing for Peace 

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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 (Women's Views on News)
    AFGHANISTAN: Horia Mosadiq: Afghan Peace Talks Should Have Women at Their Heart With politicians in the US and Afghanistan wrangling over who will take the lead in peace talks with the Taliban, women are increasingly concerned that they will be betrayed by the international community that once claimed to be acting in their interests, says Horia Mosadiq, Afghanistan Researcher for Amnesty International.
  • 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 7, 2012 (DNA India)
    LEBANON: Author Hanan al Shaykh Welcomes Role of Women in Arab Spring Now 66, Shaykh was born in a conservative and strict Shia family in Lebanon and pursued her higher education in Cairo in the 1960s. She returned to Lebanon to work for a newspaper but left her country when the civil war broke out. While she also spent time in Saudi Arabia, Shaykh now lives in London and writes from there about her distant homeland.
  • February 6, 2012 (Legal Blogger)
    AFGHANISTAN: Fragile Rights of Women in Afghanistan Threatened by Closed Peace Negotiations The international community's invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 marked a new start for women's rights. While Afghanistan remains one of the most dangerous places in the world for women, women have gradually gained access to opportunities including education, employment, and political representation.

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UNIFEM Peace Process Brief (2009) [PDF, 206KB]

 

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