The CEDAW concept paper on women in conflict and post-conflict situations is now available. It is a guide to what will be covered during the General Discussion on July 18, 2011 at the upcoming Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Session.

On 26 October 2010, the United Nations Security Council marked the 10th anniversary of resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, the first Council resolution that explicitly recognized the crucial linkages between gender and the maintenance of international peace and security. Unfortunately, implementation of this resolution has been insufficient and inconsistent.

The Annual Session of UN Women's Executive Board will be held 27-30 June 2011.

Last month's Open Debate, on The Impact of HIV/AIDS on International Peace and Security took place on June 7th 2011.

PeaceWomen would like to draw attention to the launch of "Make Every Woman Count".

Annual Executive Board Meeting and Strategic Plan

UN Women is governed by an Executive Board that oversees the organization's operational activities based on policy directions set by the UN General Assembly, ECOSOC and the Commission on the Status of Women. The Board engages with the executive boards of other UN development agencies to coordinate work on gender across the UN system.

In response to the campaign of mass rape occurring on 10 - 12 of June 2011, in South Kivu town of Fizi, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security (NGOWG) drafted a statement, calling for the immediate attention and action of Security Council member states and heads of UN agencies, including DPKO,

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women is holding its upcoming, 49th session at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 11-29 July 2011.

Pakistan's Education Crisis Inspires a Woman to Act

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On 7th March, 2011 the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) held a seminar on the occasion of the
2011 International Women's Day. This is an extract from the Report from that event.