Peace Processes
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
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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February 2, 2012 (European Parliament News)
EU: "Women Should Play a More Prominent Role in Peace Negotiations"
EU support in peace processes should be made conditional on women participating in negotiations. That is one of the conclusions of a report on women's situation in war by Romanian Liberal Norica Nicolai. The report proposes several measures to help reinforce the position of women in war-torn countries and to reduce sexual violence against them. The report will be voted on Thursday.
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February 1, 2012 (Care2)
USA: U.S. Acts on Women, Peace and Security
A new action plan opens far-reaching possibilities to improve the security of women and the world. With some caution, women's peace advocates plan to monitor its implementation.
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January 31, 2012 (Chinland Guardian )
BURMA: Women to Take Part in Peace Process: KWO
Women should be included in the ongoing Burma's peace-talk process between the government and ethnic armed groups, a statement by the Karen Women Organization (KWO) said yesterday.
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January 31, 2012 (Times Colonist)
INTERNATIONAL: Gender Equality: A Piece of Peace
There are many barriers to world peace, each of which must be overcome in its own way. One of these obstacles is gender inequality, in which over half the human race is suffering under this oppression. “Until the reality of equality between man and woman is fully established and attained,” says ‘Abdu'l-Baha, son and authorized interpreter of the founder of the Baha'i Faith, “the highest social development of mankind is not possible.”
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January 30, 2012 (The Globe and Mail )
SRI LANKA: Tamils Await Their Peace Dividend
For Tamils, the end of Sri Lanka's civil war has brought no peace dividend; for Tamil women, peace has brought with it a continuation – and in some cases an intensification – of violence and insecurity. In the country's predominantly Tamil-speaking north and east – a region half the size of Nova Scotia – tens of thousands of “war widows” have been living under the control of the central government and Sinhalese security forces since 2009 and the end of the civil war, whose last few months saw as many as 40,000 civilians killed.
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INTERNATIONAL: UN Women and UNDP to Partner with EU to Foster Women's Effective Participation in Peacebuilding and Post-conflict Recovery,
UN Women,
February 1, 2012
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Impact of Women in Peace Negotiations in Northern Ireland and Spain,
Clare Palmer,
December 12, 2011
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Afghan Women's Declaration - International Conference on Afghanistan in Bonn,
Afghan Women's Network,
December 5, 2011
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Uncovering the story of Women's Participation in the Kenya Mediation Process,
Meredith Preston McGhie and Njoki Wamai,
9 March 2011
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A Place at the Table: Safeguarding Women's Rights in Afghanistan ,
Oxfam ,
3 October 2011
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Marianne Schnall Marianne Schnall Writer/Interviewer GET UPDATES FROM Marianne Schnall Like 46 Exclusive Interview With Eve Ensler, Recipient of the 2011 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award ,
Online Dialogues & Blogs,
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June 13, 2011
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Women from Around the World Condemn Attack on Peaceful Protesters in Iraq and Call for an End to Sexual Assault of Women Protesters ,
Appeals & Demonstrations,
MADRE,
June 10, 2011
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LETTER: Laureates to Ban Ki-moon: Safe passage for Gaza Flotilla,
Appeals & Demonstrations,
Nobel Women's Initiative,
June 10, 2011
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LAUNCH: End Congo Rape Website,
Online Dialogues & Blogs,
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June 9, 2011
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Women Peacemakers and Peace Writers,
Campaigns,
Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies,
June 1, 2011