To mark the 10th anniversary of the adoption of UN-Resolution 1325 Women, Peace and Security the Gunda-Werner-Institut (GWI) in the Heinrich Böll Foundation, in cooperation with the German Womens Security Council, is hosting an international conference to evaluate critically the success of the Resolution and to develop perspectives for its future implementation.

Aim

This four-week online course brings together existing expertise on the relationship between gender and conflict transformation. The aim of the course is to empower women to become key agents in conflict transformation. The course will use a variety of interactive methods that illicit thinking and exchange.

Specifics aims of the course are to:

On the 31st july, UK WILPF launched
the African Women's Decade 2010-2020

The UK Section of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Launched the African Women's Decade 2010-2020 in London on the 31st of July; which was the 48th Pan African Women's Day. The event was hosted by the Centre for Gender Study at School of Oriental and African Studies, University in London, from 2-5pm.

United States Institute of Peace webcast on Women, Peace, and Security: Fulfilling the Vision of 1325.

For more information and to view the webcast, please click here.

The United Nations Development Fund for Women UNIFEM (part of UN-Women), the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the UN Iraq Gender Task Force (GTF), in cooperation with Iraqi women leaders, including the State Ministry of Women Affairs, members of the Council of Representatives, and women civil society leaders in addition to representative from the Kurdistan region, will hold an Open Day Consultation on Security Council Res

The ECPR Standing Group on Gender and Politics forms a broad-based network on issues relating to the study of gender and sexuality in politics and world politics.

Event Description
Conflict, Security & Development:
The U.S. and Gender, National Security, and Counter-Terrorism

Lama, Fakih, gender, human rights, and counterterrorism fellow, NYU Center for Human Rights and Global Justice

THE TIME FOR WOMEN IS NOW

You are invited to participate in the creation of an extraordinary global multi-media event to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day, on March 8, 2011, and the transformative power of women in global society.

Women's Day Live! (formerly Women AID Live!) is happening! It's all here. Now. A once in a lifetime historic opportunity.

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The seminar entitled “Women, Peace and Security: from resolution to action. Ten years of Security Council Resolution 1325” will take place on Wednesday, 15 September 2010 from 09:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Room XII at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.