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Monday, June 19, 2023
Academic Paper / Article
CMI Insight: The long journey of Sudanese women from the margins of politics to influential roles in official processes
Relief Web
Women have been politically active and have played key roles at times of critical turning points in Sudan’s history, but this has not been translated into official recognition in political processes or substantive representation in government. The...
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Photot from The Guardian
Friday, September 02, 2022
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: arrest after attempted shooting of Argentina vice-president
The Guardian
Fernández de Kirchner was greeting supporters outside her home when a Brazilian man approached her and raised a handgun to her face A man has been detained after he aimed a handgun at point-blank range at Argentina’s vice-president, Cristina...
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Academic Paper / Article
COVID-19 and conflict: Advancing women’s meaningful participation in ceasefires and peace processes
UN Women
COVID-19 and conflict: Advancing women’s meaningful participation in ceasefires and peace processes This brief addresses the importance of women’s full, equal, and meaningful participation to an effective pandemic response and to peacemaking efforts...
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Friday, June 14, 2019
Canada’s first Ambassador for women, peace & security
Alburaaq News
Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada has said that when women play an active role in conflict prevention and peace building, and when their rights are respected, we are better able to achieve long-term, sustainable peace. As Canada’s first...
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Monday, March 12, 2018
CSW Side Event on "“The Role of Parliaments as Partners in Women, Peace and Security”
For the 62nd Session of the Commission of the Status on Women, the Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations, the United National Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Civil Society Action Network, seek to organise a side event...
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Thursday, September 08, 2016
Civic Rights Organizations in Egypt Propose Amendments to FGM Provision
Local rights groups criticized on Tuesday the legal provision on female genital mutilation (FGM) in its current format, proposing several amendments besides those put forth by the health ministry. Since its issuance in 2008, the legal provision...
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Wednesday, September 07, 2016
Center for the Holistic Development of Aymara Women
Womankind Worldwide explains the importance of the CDIMA, Center for the Holistic Development of Aymara Women (CDIMA). Asunta is 46 and from Queñi. For years she suffered physical and emotional abuse from her brother. “He wanted to have all the land...
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Friday, August 26, 2016
Community in Siiqqee (Ethiopia) to help women escape violence and support themselves
I recently met with Siiqqee in Ethiopia, visiting projects that promote women’s economic rights and ending violence against women. Siiqqee enables hundreds of women in a community to escape domestic violence, support themselves and their children...
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Monday, August 22, 2016
Consultant to Develop a Guidance Note on Integrating Gender into Counter Terrorism policies and Programmes for the UN System
  Background UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the UN, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls, the empowerment of women, and the achievement of equality between women and...
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Thursday, July 21, 2016
Council establishes mandate on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
The Human Rights Council decided to appoint, for a period of three years, an Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.  It also adopted a resolution on youth and human...
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Wednesday, June 01, 2016
Conversation featuring the Secretary General of the OAS, the Assistant Secretary General, and representatives of civil society organizations and other social actors
In the context of the 46th OAS General Assembly, the institution’s highest authorities, along with representatives of civil society organizations in the Hemisphere, will exchange views on their main concerns, public policies throughout the region,...
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016
CSW60: Highlights on women's political participation and leadership
Every year in March, representatives of Member States, UN entities, and civil society organizations from all regions gather at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) to evaluate progress on gender...
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Monday, January 18, 2016
Call for proposals for an international expert on Women, Peace and Security training to conduct an assessment in Myanmar for the Alliance for Gender Inclusion in the Peace Process
A call for experts is being issued to contract an experienced consultant to undertake a detailed assessment for the Alliance for Gender Inclusion in the Peace Process (AGIPP) in Myanmar related to training undertaken with respect to Women, Peace and...
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Friday, January 08, 2016
CNN Video on the Importance of Women for Peacebuilding
The CNN video 'Women Waging Peace' discusses the relevance of having women involved in peace negotiations. It can be accessed here.
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Report / White Paper
Conference Report 2011 | Women Forging a New Security: Ending Sexual Violence in Conflict
In May, 2011 over one hundred remarkable women from around the world met in Montebello, Canada to develop strategies to stop the use of rape as a weapon in conflict situations.  The discussions were rich, the stories shared were intense, and the...
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Interviews
COIN, resilience, and a new approach to conflict: Interview with Victoria Fontan
Victoria Fontan is a Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the UN University for Peace in Costa Rica and author of “Decolonizing Peace” (2012) and “Voices from Post-Saddam Iraq” (2008). She is now undertaking her third PhD in the Department of...
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Monday, January 20, 2014
Courage Under Fire: The Role of Women in Conflicts, Transitions and Security
The 8th Annual Harvard Women’s Law Association Conference Courage Under Fire: The Role of Women in Conflicts, Transitions and Security Friday, February 7, 2014  Harvard Law School ———— Register here! ———— For more information, visit http://www3.law....
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Thursday, January 16, 2014
Conference of Syrian Women: Recommendations
Conference of Syrian women, convened by UN Women and Netherlands, ends with strong recommendations for upcoming peace talks (Geneva, 14 January) A two-day meeting to support women's participation and voice in the Syrian peace process, convened in...
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