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Helen Clark, Top UN Official, Warns Against Syria Intervention At Women Of The Year Lecture

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 01/27/2014 - 14:38

Helen Clark, Top UN Official, Warns Against Syria Intervention At Women Of The Year Lecture

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One of the UN's most senior leaders has warned against Western intervention in Syria, drawing on her experience as prime minister of New Zealand when she decided not to take the country to war with Iraq.

Helen Clark, who was a Labour prime minister of New Zealand for nine years, said she had never regretted her decision not to join the Allies in the toppling of Sadaam Hussein.

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Helen Clark, who was a Labour prime minister of New Zealand for nine years, said she had never regretted her decision not to join the Allies in the toppling of Sadaam Hussein.

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Absence of women at Syria talks could jeopardize future peace

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Tue, 01/21/2014 - 19:00

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Absence of women at Syria talks could jeopardize future peace

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There will be some 35 countries making statements in Montreux today. But there will be no voice for the people who have the greatest stake in these talks: the women of Syria and civil society.

The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) warns that the decision by the UN and Arab League of Nations not to include women in the Geneva 2 peace talks could hamper efforts to bring about peace in Syria.

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There will be some 35 countries making statements in Montreux today. But there will be no voice for the people who have the greatest stake in these talks: the women of Syria and civil society.

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Forward ever, backward never!, Closing remarks by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the Syrian women conference in Geneva

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Forward ever, backward never!, Closing remarks by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the Syrian women conference in Geneva

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Closing remarks by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka at the Conference on Promoting Syrian Women’s Engagement in the Syrian Political Process, held in Geneva, Switzerland, 13 January, 2014.

We invite you to read the full speech published January 14, 2014 by our partner, UN Women

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Conference of Syrian women, convened by UN Women and the Netherlands, ends with strong recommendations for upcoming peace talks

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 01/13/2014 - 16:06

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Conference of Syrian women, convened by UN Women and the Netherlands, ends with strong recommendations for upcoming peace talks

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A two-day meeting to support women’s participation and voice in the Syrian peace process, convened in Geneva by UN Women together with the Government of the Netherlands, ended today with a statement by Syrian women civil society members and activists.

We invite you to read the full article published January 13, 2014 by our partner, UN Women