PRIO is organizing a two day academic conference on the research challenges on Women, Peace and Security.

The topics covered are:
Sexual Violence in War: What are the most important research questions?
Post-Conflict Peacebuilding: What is the added value by applying a gender perspective?
Decision-making: What is the influence of women?

PRIO is organizing a two day academic conference on the research challenges on Women, Peace and Security.

The topics covered are:
Sexual Violence in War: What are the most important research questions?
Post-Conflict Peacebuilding: What is the added value by applying a gender perspective?
Decision-making: What is the influence of women?

Join GNWP and the Canadian Mission to the United Nations for the presentation of the 1325 in-country civil society monitoring project. The project analyzes and assesses progress and gaps in the implementation of UNSCR 1325 at the country level from an independent civil society perspective.

Speakers Include:
Bandana Rana - Saathi Nepal
Nana Pratt - Mano River Women's Peace Network - Sierra Leone

Launch of the study: Costing and Financing UN Security Council Resolution 1325

Examining the Resources Needed to Implement Women, Peace and Security Resolutions at the National Level

Hosted by Cordaid and the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders
in collaboration with
the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN and UN INSTRAW, part of UN Women

The Missions of the United States and Norway to the UN Invite you to the launch of MIT and ICAN's

What the Women Say: Participation and UNSCR 1325 An Independent Assessment

When: October 28, 2010; 10.00-11.30AM
Where: US Mission to the UN
779 UN Plaza, New York, NY (corner of 45th street and 1st Avenue)

Is Security Council Resolution 1325 Responding to Women's Needs?

Press Conference to Mark the 10th Anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1325

Join us at American University for an evening featuring:

* Readings by authors Christina Asquith, Sisters in War, & Manal Omar, Barefoot in Baghdad
* Introduction to Prosperity Candle and Women's Voices Now
* Screening from Women's Voices from the Muslim World: A Short-Film Festival
* Panel discussion and Q&A
* Reception, book signings, candle, bracelet and membership sales

The event is free of charge.

Time Monday, November 29 · 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location New York University, Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies 50 Washington Square Park

Join us for an evening exploring the challenges facing women in places of conflict and what options there are to support their empowerment!

The UC Santa Barbara Gevirtz School – along with the Department of Feminist Studies, African Research Focus Group, and the Women's Center – will co-sponsor, with event host the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) CA Branch, an Advancing Women as Peacemakers Workshop at 1160 Phelps Hall, UCSB on October 19 at 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

This event will bring together experts from the field and from the policy arena in New York to discuss recent research and policy options to improve implementation of the Security Council's resolutions on Women, Peace and Security.

Programme:

Introductory remarks from Ambassador Christian Wenaweser, Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein to the United Nations