The International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO), an IANSA member in Norway, has launched the 'PRIO Gender, Peace and Security Update' to mark the upcoming 10th Anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325.

Initiated by the Gender Team of PRIO, the newsletter provides updated information about women, peace and security related issues internationally, as well as in Norway.

Launched after the first muti-party democratic elections after three decades, the purpose of the Campaign for Good Governance is to promote democratic participation of civil society, capacity building, gender empowerment for gender equality, human rights and the rule of law.

Message to all our friends inside Burma and around the world

Friends,
June 19, 2007 is the 62nd birthday of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. She has now been in detention for nearly 11 years and 8 months since 20 July 1989.

The Athwaas initiative, from the Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace, organized a Kahsmiri Women's Writers Meeting in Srinagar. About 30 women, Muslim and Hindu, gathered to express in their literature their suffering as well as the Kashmir tragedy they share.

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Women are generally overlooked in Sierra Leone, with girls' and women's education being a low priority for families. As a result, little economic, social or political opportunity is available to them, giving them no avenue for participation in civil society.

Today marks the 60th anniversary of Independence Day for Burma. However, the people of Burma have not had a chance to enjoy the fruits of independence. Instead, until today, most people in Burma have been suffering from the military dictatorship's oppression, unlawful acts, brutality and militarized slavery.

IANSA women in Wajir (Kenya) are celebrating a major victory as the local government has agreed to share information about their small arms inventory and mark over 9,000 weapons. Women have also been invited to join a committee that will lead programmes raising awareness on small arms control. The decision came after 100 pastoralist women submitted a petition and a regional plan on firearms control to the government on 8 April 2010.

WOMEN OF SIERRA LEONE – IT'S YOUR PARLIAMENT TOO ! Workshops to Get More Women Successfully Involved in the July 2007 Elections

Venue: British Council Freetown Sierra Leone

Senior General Than Shwe's denial of international humanitarian aid to the victims of Cyclone Nargis should come as no surprise to the international community. This negligence and refusal of access is part and parcel of the criminal nature of the regime and reflects their fear that the entire world will see first hand the results of decades of systematic human rights violations, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Date: September 2-4, 2004
Time: 10 AM - 7:30 PM
Location: Indian Social Institute, New Delhi