Sixth anniversary of SCR 1325:

Press releases and Media coverage

Women under attack in Iraq, Afghanistan
October 27, 2006 - (AP) Women are facing increasing violence in Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia, especially when they speak out publicly to defend women's rights, a senior U.N. official told the U.N. Security Council. Noeleen Heyzer, executive director of the U.N. Development Fund for Women, called on for fresh efforts to ensure the safety of women in countries emerging from conflicts, to provide them with jobs, and ensure that they receive justice, including compensation for rape.

Security Council highlights women’s role in peace process, urges more involvement
October 26, 2006 - (UN News Centre) Highlighting the role played by women in promoting peace in countries emerging from conflict, the United Nations Security Council today stressed it was essential to promote the full participation of women in helping rebuild such societies and also encouraged more female involvement in UN peacekeeping operations.

Press conference on women and peace and security
October 26, 2006 (DPI) The United Nations should fully implement Security Council resolution 1325, which would guarantee the inclusion of women in peace negotiations and all aspects of peacekeeping and reconstruction worldwide, Cora Weiss, President of the Hague Appeal for Peace, told correspondents at a Headquarters press conference this morning, marking the occasion of “Women’s Week” at the United Nations, and on the eve of the Council’s open debate on women and peace and security.

UN gender adviser calls for more action to integrate women in peace issues
October 25, 2006 (UN News Centre) The United Nations should do more to encourage Member States to adopt national action plans to more fully integrate women in peace and security issues, especially in countries recovering from conflict, the UN Special Adviser on Gender Issues said today.

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