General Women, Peace and Security

Dr. Alison L. Boden,, Dean of Religious Life and the Chapel at Princeton University, is talking about "The Arab Spring and Women's Rights".

In the Middle East and North Africa the extraordinary political events since February 2011 have on the one hand opened new opportunities, but on the other hand also created new threats to women's human rights and their participation in political process.

The 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York, 4 - 15 March, 2013. The provisional theme will be "Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls". Representatives from Member States, UN entities, and NGOs in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) from all regions of the world will attend the session.

On 13 and 14 December 2012, UN Women will convene a forum to engage a range of stakeholders in the preparations for CSW57 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The stakeholders' forum will consist of five inter-active panel discussions with participants from different institutional backgrounds and a range of experiences relating to elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls.

Women and Militarization Before, During and After Wars
A Feminist Approach to the Women Peace and Security Agenda
14th November, 2012
UN Church Center, NY 777 UN Plaza East 44th St and First Ave, New York.
CYNTHIA ENLOE, Research Professor at Clark University

Theme for 2012: Ending Child marriage

On December 19, 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 to declare October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognize girls' rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.

The Guatemalan Presidency of the Security Council will convene on 29 October 2012 an Open Debate on women and peace and security with a focus on “the Role of Women's Civil Society Organizations in Contributing to the Prevention and Resolution of Armed Conflict and Peacebuilding.”

In March 2013, CSW will meet for its fifty-seventh session.To involve key stakeholders in its preparation – particularly civil society and women's groups, policy makers and other experts – UN Women will use a two-week online discussion (23 July – 3 August) on the critical gaps and challenges facing women and girls in the priority area: the elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls.Within this

Comprised of 350 delegates from around the world – female and male leaders in their fields – the conference will offer a provocative mix of keynote speeches, multimedia, plenary discussions, debates, break-out “action groups” and opportunities to engage online.

The AWID International Forum on Women's Rights and Development is both a conference and a call to action. The largest recurring event of its kind, the AWID Forum brings together women's rights leaders and activists from around the world every three to four years to strategize, network, celebrate, and learn in a highly charged atmosphere that fosters deep discussions and sustained personal and professional growth...