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

The 55th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women took place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from Tuesday, 22 February to Friday, 4 March 2011.

For January, in which Bosnia and Herzegovina has the Security Council presidency, the MAP provides recommendations on country situations such as Chad and the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kosovo, Nepal, Sudan, and Timor-Leste.

The 10th December is Human Rights Day and the culmination of the 16 days of activism, the theme of which this year has been militarism and the link to violence against women.

The report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolutions 1820 (2008) and 1888 (2009) (document A/65/592-S/2010/604) provides an analytical framework of conflict-related sexual violence to inform practice, and updates situations on the Council's agenda, progress made by the Organization in implementing the resolutions, and recommendations.

The NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security has released the December 2010 version of our Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security for the UN Security Council. For December, in which the United States of America has the Security Council presidency, the MAP provides recommendations on country situations such as Afghanistan, Burundi, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, and Sudan.

UN's Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality page.

WILPF's 16 Days Analysis Page.

CWGL's 16 Days Campaign Page.

PeaceWomen/WILPF's mission, values and strategy are particularly related to this year's 16 Days Campaign theme: Structures of Violence: Defining the Intersections of Militarism and Violence Against Women.