Participation

The Participation theme focuses on women’s representation and participation in peace processes, electoral process – as both the candidate and voter – UN decision-making positions, and in the broader social-political sphere.

The Security Council acknowledges the need for strategies to increase women’s participation in all UN missions and appointments to high-level positions in SCR 1325(OP3) and 1889(OP4) and further emphasises the need for women’s participation in peacebuilding processes (1889). 

Specifically, it calls for the mobilisation of resources for advancing gender equality and empowering women (OP14), reporting on the progress of women’s participation in UN missions (OP18), equal access to education for women and girls in post-conflict societies (OP11), and the increase of women’s participation in political and economic decision-making (OP15). Until this language translates into action, the potential for women’s full and equal contribution to international peace and security will remain unrealized.

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CAMPAIGN: CALLING ON ALL VISIONARY LEADERS. Women's Day Live! Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day - March 8th, 2011

THE TIME FOR WOMEN IS NOW

You are invited to participate in the creation of an extraordinary global multi-media event to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day, on March 8, 2011, and the transformative power of women in global society.

Women's Day Live! (formerly Women AID Live!) is happening! It's all here. Now. A once in a lifetime historic opportunity.

ONLINE DIALOGUE: Finding New Ways to Empower Women

The United Nations Foundation, in collaboration with Devex, would like to hear from you about your experience promoting gender equality and empowering women.

VIDEO: Crisis in the Congo, Crisis in Sri Lanka, and Why UN WOMEN is a Step Forward

Mark Leon Goldberg chats with Dana Goldstein of The Daily Beast about her article on US - Congo policy. They also chat about Sri Lanka and the creation of UN WOMEN.

To watch the video, please click here.

BLOG: Callison: Watertown Teacher Driven to Empower Afghan Women

These are the faces that Mary Redlin still sees, days after she returned from Afghanistan:


A 35-year-old woman, almost 25 years of her life spent in an arranged marriage, the mother of six, talking about her life with quiet despair.

A woman in the market, skin stretched and puckered, probably by fire or acid.

CALL FOR CREATIVE WORKS: No Women, No Peace

You can't build peace leaving half the people out.

All over the world in conflict situations, women are a prime target. Yet when it comes to building peace, women are excluded from the table.

No women, no peace.

That's our message. That's our campaign. We want people to see it, understand it, and act on it. And that's where we need you.
GET INVOLVED!

Training Course on Feminist Leadership, 2010


Training Course on Feminist Leadership, 2010. Call for applications
Published date: 23 Jul 2010

BLOG: Congo's Anti-Rape Crusader

In a society without a word for “rape,” Chouchou Namegabe did the unthinkable—she aired graphic testimonies of rape survivors on the radio. Delphine Minou profiles one of the world's bravest journalists.

SCHOLARSHIP: CONNECT Doctoral Research Scholarship in Global Women's Studies

The College of Arts, Social Sciences & Celtic Studies at NUI Galway is pleased to offer a CONNECT Doctoral Research Scholarship in Global Women's Studies commencing in the autumn of 2010, renewable for up to three years.

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