The International Gender Policy Network (IGPN) is a membership based, non-governmental organization and has been established in autumn 2005 in order to strengthen and foster the policy work impact of the woman's movement and to ensure the sustainability of women's movements in the Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia.

Dear Mr. Fredrik Reinfeldt,

The Swedish Government lately announced an initiative to host an international conference in support of security and peace in Iraq, scheduled to be held by the end of May, 2008. This initiative comes in compliance with Iraqi government pursue to spread rule of law, and mobilize reconstruction and development programmes,

Dear Fredrik Reinfeldt,

Kvinna till Kvinna welcomes Your and Sweden's initiative to host an international conference about Iraq, with the purpose of discussing the non-military support of the International Community to Iraq. The conference will give an opportunity to Sweden and the International Community to consider new possibilities on how peace and security can be built in Iraq with civil methods.

Centre for Sustainable Development Initiatives (CENSUDI) organized a multi-media campaign intended to engage both women and men in a discussion about the role of women in public life today.

The project will have three major outputs: the development and production of a radio series, the establishment of a network of interactive Radio Listening Clubs, and an outreach training program using Multi-Media Resource Kits.

The conference, which is planned for the end of May, aims to clarify the support of the international community for Iraq's development, and for the central role assigned to the United Nations by Security Council Resolution 1770. The detailed plan for the conference will be discussed with Iraq, the United Nations and other partners.

In Bil'in and Jayyous, Leviev (one of Israel's wealthiest businessmen) with partner Shaya Boymelgreen are building settlements on village land despite intensive nonviolent protest campaigns mounted by the two Palestinian villages against the construction.

Nearly 400 women representing more than 30 nationalities will arrive in Beirut on 2nd May for the fourth 'Follow the Women' bike ride, which winds through Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Palestine.

Ghana is scheduled to hold both presidential and parliamentary elections next year – a prospect that has galvanized the country's women. A series of meetings is being held nationwide to draft a women's manifesto for the two polls. Organisers hope this will end a situation where – as they put it – women have been left behind in the democratisation process.

At the International Compact with Iraq (May 29) government representatives and the UN will discuss what the international community can do to support the rebuilding of Iraq, including strengthening the respect for human rights and democracy.

Iranian women's rights activists are calling for international support in observance of the June 12, 2006 demonstrations.

Sign the "One Million Signatures" campaign petition calling for an end to discriminatory laws against women such as men's uncontested right to divorce, polygamy, and child custody.