General Women, Peace and Security

The Women Peace and Security Institute (WPSI) of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) has called on the media to project women in a more positive way and thereby increase the awareness of women in leadership and governance.

Another world is not only possible…She is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing. (Arundhati Roy)

INTRO

Blogging can be a powerful tool to raise awareness on global issues. The Women, Peace and Security Academic Collective knows it well and is using a blog campaign to draw attention on the UN's Women, Peace and Security agenda (WPS).

Kapuscinski Lecture: Michelle Bachelet United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women : “The century of inclusion and women's full participation”. Dublin, Ireland. 21 February, 2013.

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The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, which will analyze women's contributions to peace-building and train future leaders in the process, officially launched Wednesday with a commemorative ceremony in Lohrfink Auditorium.

Caritas, Honorata, Annonciata… To look at their faces now you'd never know that each of these women has a harrowing tale of life in a war zone, which they share in a remarkable new book. Anna Saunders introduces their stories.

Daisy Khan, an activist for Muslim women's rights, has a list – 10 practices related to women that are often carried out in the name of Islam. They include domestic violence, honor killings, child marriage, female genital mutilation and more. Her Muslim Women's Shura Council of 40 members meets online with the aim of building the religious case that these practices are actually the result of misinterpretations of the Koran.

Women's organizations, feminists and peace activists face multiple dilemmas in trying to make themselves heard and have an impact on the political process.

The UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, adopted by the Security Council in 2000, is considered by many a historic milestone. In it the Council dealt for the first time specifically with women's experiences in conflict situations, recognising their contribution to conflict resolution, prevention and management.

Date: 24.06.2013 - 28.06.2013

Course Description
In modern armed conflicts, often civilians- especially women and children – are affected most by the violence. Caught in the midst of conflict, or even as actual targets of attacks, they are vulnerable victims that suffer serious harm, which also has gruesome long-term effects.