On January 24, the World YWCA and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) met with the United Nations CEDAW Committee to discuss recommendations for a stronger link between the CEDAW reporting process, human rights and the peace and security agenda.

The INCORE Summer School provides a structured learning opportunity to analyse the dynamic and constantly changing field of conflict resolution and peacebuilding. Focusing on the latest research and concepts in peace and conflict studies and practice; participants are invited to compare, contrast and learn from different perspectives.

Women are constantly forced to negotiate for their rights between family, community and the state. But situations of conflict, strife and unrest pose myriad different challenges to them and render their negotiations with these institutions extremely complex. To understand women's gendered roles, issues and problems in conflict zones, a two-day conference will be organized on 5-6th Feb. 2011 in Mumbai.

A Women Peace Makers Asia Regional Network is going to be launched in Kathmandu from January 26-February 1, 2011 organizing “Women in Action for Peacebuilding, Locally and Internationally” a roundtable exchange program with International Peace Makers from Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nepal.

The Carr Center is launching a new seminar series focused on the relationship between conflict, peace and gender.

The seminar series will function as a survey of six topics related to this theme over the course of the Spring 2011 semester:

Introduction to the Gender and Security Seminar Series

Women and Peace Negotiations, Peace Process and Political Participation

Christina Asquith comes to Nichols to share her insights as an award-winning journalist who covered the war in Iraq for The New York Times, Economist, and The Guardian. She is the author of Sisters in War: Love, Survival and Family in the New Iraq about her work behind the scenes (and the veil) with Iraqi women.

In the most fragile states - those engaged in or just emerging from conflict - putting people back to work is a critical step towards a sustainable peace. Most donor efforts in that direction concentrate on short-term public works, targeted interventions to restore basic livelihoods.

As we approach the 20th anniversaries of the break-up of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union respectively, this conference offers a timely opportunity to consider the causes and legacies of these historic events from the perspective of gender analysis and by examining women's lives in particular.

Save the Date

Thursday 24 February 2011, 6:30 p.m.
United Nations Headquarters

Celebrating the Launch of UN Women
Honouring the Past – Envisioning the Future for Women and Girls

“Hidden Battles,” a documentary about the psychological impact that killing has on soldiers cross culturally and globally, offers a humanistic perspective on how soldiers make a life for themselves after war. The screening will be held at the Gershwin Hotel at 7 East 27th Street in NYC at 8:00pm.