The United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW) is pleased to announce the launching of a three-week virtual dialogue “Reintegrating Female Ex-Combatants: Good practices and lessons learned in the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of women and girls” to strengthen the analysis and replication of good practices and to foster the dynamic exchange of experiences an

In October 2000, the UN Security Council (UNSC) passed a groundbreaking resolution on women, peace and security, UNSC resolution 1325. Ten years on, UNU is hosting a public forum in which diplomats, scholars and civil society leaders will assess efforts in different countries and at the UN, to ensure full participation by women in policies and practices aimed at successfully addressing violence and building peaceful communities.

Civil society alliance (1325 Ireland) calls on Government to develop an effective and inclusive Irish National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security that will make a real difference to women affected by conflict

The Fiji Broadcasting Corporation together with the Fiji Women's Crisis Centre is organizing an anti-rape concert on Tuesday the 26th of June.

FBC Event Coordinator Ronny Kumaran says the aim of the concert is to help raise awareness and stop rape.

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Launch of the Uganda Policy brief on 1325 (an outcome of the GNWP in-county monitoring of 1325) - the Center for Women in Governance CEWIGO (October; Uganda)

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The Regional Gender Community of Practice (CoP) includes UNDP CO gender focal points, gender advisors and analysts, gender project managers, gender experts attached to projects, Senior Management and Operations staff, and everyone else who are actively promoting gender mainstreaming in their work - all benefiting from the interaction and knowledge exchange within the CoP.