At the official opening of the National Council of Women's training for women candidates and campaign managers yesterday, Australian High Commissioner Patrick Cole, highlighted that advancing women's participation in the political sphere was one step towards investing in Solomon Islands' women's collective demonstration of their sense of responsibility, honesty and capacity to lead: "It is time for the women of the Solomon Islands to step

WOMEN in the Soloman Islands yesterday launched what is called the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 – Women Peace and Security Policy Initiative.

This resolution, amongst others, calls for peace and security for women in all areas of life.
Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs Seth Gukuna launched the document. Various women leaders spoke at the event.

The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is part of the Global Campaign for women's human rights. The first 16 Days Campaign was co-ordinated by the Centre for Women's Global Leadership Institute in June 1991.

40,000 Filipinos participated in a nationwide march organized by GABRIELA, BAYAN, Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU), Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), and League of Filipino Students, to demonstrate the Filipino people's commitment to struggling for self-determination and freedom from increasingly dictatorial maneuvers by President Ramos' government.

The Asian Women's Human Rights Council launched the Mindanao Women's Peace Caravan's Campaign, with the purpose of involving women leaders and grassroots in Mindanao for dialogue, consultations, and peace agenda setting to promote the status of women in Mindanao among the LUMAD, Muslims and other sectors in the context of the conflict situation raging in some parts of Mindanao.

The Mindanao Peoples Caucus (MPC), and its secretariat, the Initiatives for International Dialogue, presented a statement calling both the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front to stop the new war in Pikit. As official armed forces and tanks arrived in Pikit, the residents of up to 11 Pikit barangays started an exodus to safer areas. Now in Pikit, there are an estimated 4,000 evacuee families or 20,000 individuals.

The “Mindanao Peaceweavers" supports the holding of exploratory talks between the Philippine government (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on February 19-20, and hopes that the meeting if successful will lead to the resumption of formal talks.

The meeting will focus on the work of the Commission to promote multiculturalism as a basis for peace in Mindanao rather than the source of conflict in Mindanao. Organized for the first time in 2000, this is the second such meeting to be held for peace and development in Mindanao. This meeting will take place on August 31-September 1 at the Loleng's Mountain Resort.

Women are at the center of conflicts and wars, both overt and silent. They bear the brunt of violence in different forms, whether in their personal lives or from armed conflicts within their own communities or among nations of the world.

On the 23rd November 2009, there was an election-related massacre that happened in Maguindanao, Philippines.More than 40 people were killed, many of them women. Some of the women were raped before they were shot dead.There are no clear reports as to how many women were killed, though today, reports suggest that there were 57 victims, MOSTLY women.