Join a dynamic group of experts from Equality Now, the Center for Women's Global Leadership, UN Women, and Resolve Network, moderated by NYU Professor Barbara Borst, as they recap this revolutionary year and discuss how political and economic empowerment has a direct and positive impact on health, women rights, and preventing violence against women.

More than one thousand of women of different characteristics in age, ethnic group, sexual tendency, national origin, social and political position, will meet in the XII Latin America and Caribbean Feminist Meeting that comes back to Colombia after 30 years, and will be held between November 23 and 26, 2011 in Bogotá city.

1 year of the World's military expenditure OR 700 years of the UN regular budget OR 2,928 Years of the budget for UN Women?

SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGE charity and Empowering Women, Empowering Nations (EWEN) have joined forces to host a high- profile event which aims to raise awareness of the importance of black women in world history, develop an understanding of the difficulties facing women in society and to campaign for equal gender representation in African nations.

UNiTE to End Violence Against Women: Youth Leadership in Preventing and Ending Violence Women

The Nigerian Presidency of the Security Council will convene on 28 October 2011 an open debate on women and peace and security with a specific focus on “Women's Participation and Role in Conflict Prevention and Mediation” to provide a forum for the Security Council, Member States and other stakeholders to review progress made in responding to these and related priorities.

Current citizen upraising and political changes taking place in Arab countries - known as the ‘Arab springs'-represent a historical opportunity for advancing gender equality and women's rights. Women of the region have proven to be key actors and crucial agents of change on processes of transition initiated this year.

Afifa Azim, founder of the Afghan Women's Network; Nilofar Sakhi, former OSF Afghanistan director; and Orzala Ashraf, a women's rights activist will discuss the film and the current role of women in the peace process in Afghanistan . UN Women Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director for Intergovernmental Support and Strategic Partnerships Lakshmi Puri will deliver opening remarks to the film.

Topics for discussion threads are guided by the following questions:

What is the relationship between faith, peacebuilding and gender?

What obstacles and advances currently exist for the realization of womens rights in faith-based peacebuilding?

How do we apply a gender perspective on faith-based peacebuilding?

What are the next steps?

Women can, should and do play a crucial role in reducing violent conflicts around the world. However, the coverage on women in the media often reinforces the image of women as the victims of war.