One out of every three women worldwide is a victim of violence in her lifetime. On May 14, the Metro New York Chapter of UN Women is walking to end violence against women. The money we raise from this event goes to the UN Trust Fund to end violence against women, which has distributed more than $60 million to 317 initiatives in 124 countries since 1997. Our goal is to raise $10,000.

“Mining and Violence in Guatemala: Indigenous Women Resist” will be the subject of a speech and video presentation with Victoria Cumes Jochola, of the Guatemalan women's organization Tz'ununija. She will discuss the work of indigenous Maya women who resist the impacts of the mining industry, which include contaminated rivers, leaky tailings ponds, and serious threats to public health.

“Peacemaking is not for wimps”, someone once said. The Citizens for Peace Nonviolent Film Series which begins Wednesday, April 6th at Madonna University, clearly illustrates that.

These films will be shown to the public – one each Wednesday for 3 weeks- and will highlight unique and powerful methods of bringing about Peace in nonviolent ways.

The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) will hold an open session on "Women and Children in Armed Conflicts" on Monday, 28 March 2011 at the Headquarters of the AU in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

This Friday, petitioners MADRE, the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH), the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI), the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), CUNY School of Law and Women's Link Worldwide will testify before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Washington, DC on the crisis of sexual violence in Haiti.

The U.S. Office on Colombia, the Open Society Foundations, and the Institute for Inclusive Security invite you to the U.S. launch of a report on sexual violence in Colombia, especially due to the armed conflict.

This Friday, petitioners MADRE, the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH), the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI), the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), CUNY School of Law and Women's Link Worldwide will testify before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Washington, DC on the crisis of sexual violence in Haiti.

The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) will hold an open session on "Women and Children in Armed Conflicts" on Monday, 28 March 2011 at the Headquarters of the AU in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

On behalf of the Working Group on Peace (WGP), Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS) organizes a side event at the margins of the 16th Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday, March 18th from 11.00 to 13.00 in room XXII, to convene a Book launch on UNSC Resolution 1325 and its links to existing Human Rights mechanisms in the campaign to end violence against women.

Join CURE for 100 years of International Women's Day, March 8th, 2011:

1. Conference on March 7th, CURE and Infohouse invite you to discuss the socio-political and economic position of women in BiH

2. Street action on March 8th, downtown Sarajevo - this is our 7th year out on the streets:)