Women on the Frontline is a video documentary series, presented by Annie Lennox, that shines a light on violence against women and girls. The series takes the front to homes, villages and cities around the world where a largely unreported war against females is being waged.
UN Action, under the leadership of UNICEF and with co-sponsor V-Day, launched the Stop Raping our Greatest Resource: Power to Women and Girls of the DRC campaign on 24 November 2007 in Bukavu, DRC.
The event launch was organized in collaboration with V-Day, the Ministry for Women's and Family Affairs (CONDIFFA), the UN Mission for Congo (MONUC) and several other United Nations Agencies.
The event will feature a presentation on GNWP's Kinshasa Call to Action and the handing over of Amnesty International's DRC postcard petition to the Security Council. It will be complemented by an interactive panel discussion featuring UN representatives, Member States and civil society.
PROGRAM
Welcome and Introductory remarks – Mr. Martin Vidal, Uruguay DPR
The Permanent Mission of Ireland invites you to a High Level Panel discussion on Women and Peacebuilding in the Great Lakes region, with the participation of Special Envoy Mary Robinson, Special Representative Zainab Bangura, women's civil society leader and Ugandan lawyer and peacebuilder Lina Zedriga and Ireland's Development Minister Joe Costello.
The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative is hosting a panel discussion that will look beyond the individual impact of sexual violence in conflict and examine the effects on families, communities, and societies from a multi-disciplinary perspective.
Event Details
Lwanzo Amani, Analyst, World Bank
Kate Burns, Senior Policy Officer for Gender Equality, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance
The Academy for Educational Development (AED) and Women Thrive Worldwide in cooperation with Rep. Bill Delahunt, Rep. Ted Poe and Rep. Janice Schakowsky invite you to a breakfast briefing:MAKING SCHOOLS SAFE: Addressing school-related gender-based violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Thursday, July 22nd, 8:30am - 10:00am
Room 2255 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC
When Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee led women in song at the fish markets on the Liberian coast in the late 1990s, she began one of the most striking peace movements of our time. Amidst brutal civil war, Gbowee mobilized women across diverse religious and political affiliations to demand inclusion in their country's peace process.
