NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
Gina Torry, Coordinator
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2005

NEW: NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security Statement to the Informal GA Civil Society Hearings [Annex: Proposed Language Amendments, based on the Annex of the Secretary-General's report, In Larger Freedom]
Presented by Vina Nadjibulla
24 June 2005

Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children, the Women’s Environment and Development Organization, and WILPF, all members of the NGOWG, were also present at the Hearings and were given an opportunity to speak.

For the Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children intervention, delivered by Ramina Johal, CLICK HERE.

For WILPF’s intervention, delivered by Edith Ballantyne, CLICK HERE.

Response to the Secretary-General's Report, In Larger Freedom: Integrating Gender Equality into National-level Priorities for September Summit
April 2005

Summary of SCR 1325 Workshops at CSW 2005
NGOWG Cover Letter
April 2005

Urgent International Attention Needed to Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo [French version]
21 March 2005

Recommendations to the Drafters of the Terms of Reference for the UN Security Council Mission to Haiti
16 March 2005

NGOWG Statement at the 49th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, High-level Plenary
Statement by Ms. Cora True-Frost, Coordinator, NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
8 March 2005

Understanding UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security [French] [Spanish]
Handout prepared by the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, March 2005

Recommendations for the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (31 January-25 February)
28 January 2005

NGOWG Statement on Tsunami Relief Efforts: Include Women in all Relief and Reconstruction Efforts
24 January 2005

NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security Position Paper on the Ten-Year Review and Appraisal of the Beijing Platform for Action
14 January 2005

2004

Compilation of Statements Made During the October 2004 Open Debate
Compiled by the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, December 2004
This compilation consists of excerpts arranged by theme, from statements made during the Security Council Open Debate on Resolution 1325, held 28 October 2004. All 15 Security Council members, 27 Member States, 5 UN entities and 1 civil society representative made interventions throughout the day's proceedings. CLICK HERE for a 4th Anniversary Overview.

Statement to the Arria Formula Meeting on Women, peace and security
Read by: Cora True-Frost , Coordinator
United Nations Headquarters, New York, 21 October 2004
On 21 October 2004, the government of Benin, as a member of the Security Council, hosted an Arria Formula meeting, an informal, off-the-record meeting, on women, peace and security in order to mark the anniversary of UNSC Resolution 1325. All 15 members of the Council attended the meeting, and there was significant attendance by Permanent Representatives and Deputy Permanent Representatives from the Missions. For more information about the Arria Formula, including the statements of the other civil society speakers, CLICK HERE.

Four Years On: An Alternative Report and Progress Check on the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325
Findings and Recommendations for United Nations Member States and United Nations Entities from Women's Civil Society Organizations

14 October 2004

Letter to Security Council Members on Upcoming Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security
13 October 2004

Letter to UN Member States on Security Council-Civil Society Relations
17 September 2004
In response to the recommendations to strengthen Security Council-civil society relations in the Cardoso Report and the Secretary General’s Report, the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, wrote an open letter to UN Member States on the integration of the Council’s commitments to UNSC Resolution 1325, in light of the recommendations put forward in the reports.

REPORT ON SECURITY COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE: Peace Support Operations: Consolidating Progress and Closing Gaps in the Implementation of UNSC Resolution 1325
Working Roundtable
1 July 2004, Rockefeller Foundation, New York, USA

Report prepared by: the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, the Permanent Mission of Canada to the UN, the Permanent Mission of Chile to the UN and the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the UN
For more information, see EVENTS.

Remarks on Women’s Role in Post-Conflict Peace-Building: Press Briefing following the Security Council Open Debate on the Role of Civil Society in Post-Conflict Peace-Building
22 June 2004, UN
Delivered by Isha Dyfan on behalf of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
Co-hosted by CARE and the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ)

No Women, No Peace: The Importance of Women’s Participation to Achieve Peace and Security
A paper submitted to the UN High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change, upon the invitation of the UN Foundation.
April 2004
Also available at: http://www.un-globalsecurity.org/papers_cat/found_peace_sec.htm#ws

Recommendations for the 2004 Report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations
1 April 2004

Letter to the Bureau and Members of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Concerning "Code of Conduct" Language in the CSW Agreed Conclusions   
Annex on Existing Language on "Code of Conduct" Language
19 March 2004

Letter to the Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, Concerning the Appontment of a New Special Advisor on Gender Issues
In Collaboration with representatives of other women's organizations present at the 48th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (1-12 March 2004)
12 March 2004

 

2003


Questions for Consideration: UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security
NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security in collaboration with Amnesty International
29 October 2003
(The United States, President of the Security Council for the month of October 2003, hosted an Open Debate in the Council chambers on women, peace and security in the context of peacekeeping operations)

Women Say 'Yes' to Disarmament by Peaceful Means
Co-signed by 216 women during the 47th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
5 March 2003


2002