Security Council
Open Debate on
WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY
“DISPLACED WOMEN AND GIRLS: LEADERS AND SURVIVORS”
28 October 2014
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SYRIAN REFUGEES IN URUGUAY
Following step by step the Uruguayan project of welcoming 120 Syrian refugees from Lebanon to Uruguay
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There is no direct correlation between poverty and violence, as researchers Matthew Budd and Marcela Donadio, members of the organisation Security and Defence Network of Latin America, point out in an article published along with a report in Americas Quaterly, the magazine of AS/COA.
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Between June 10th and 13th the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict was held in London, where a RESDAL representative was in attendance as part of the largest event to be held on the subject. Co-chaired by Foreign Secretary of the British Government, William Hague, and Special Envoy for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Angelina Jolie, it brought together representatives and officials from all regions across the globe in an effort to further momentum to combat this widespread yet often invisible phenomenon.
With security passes in hand and accompanied by the UNIFIL Gender Officer, the RESDAL team passed through the military checkpoint into the militarized zone in the south of Lebanon on the way to Naqoura – UNIFIL headquarters. Given the tensions and sensitivities of the area, no access is permitted to foreigners without prior clearance of the Lebanese Armed Forces, while RESDAL is the first organisation from Latin America to be granted authorisation for such a visit to UNIFIL.
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The Policy Paper on Sexual and Gender - Based Violence Crimes –
International Criminal Court
The General Recommendation No. 30
on Women in conflict prevention, conflict and post-conflict situations.
International peacekeepers -- like the ones who stood by in Srebrenica -- could soon be held accountable for their actions.
With the 15th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 around the corner, the Women Peacemakers Program (WPP) will hold its Global Consultation on "Gender & Militarism: Analyzing the Links to Strategize
for Peace" from July 2-4, in the Town Hall of Cape Town, South Africa.
Inclusive Security’s Director Jacqueline O’Neill advised the US Senate yesterday to pursue two goals to reduce global violence against women: bring more women to the peace table to end conflicts, and recruit and promote more women as police and security officers.
With women and girls in Central African Republic (CAR) falling prey to a raft of “terrifying” violations ¬perpetrated by armed groups – from rape to sexual slavery and forced marriage ¬– the head of UN Women today urged the Security Council to take strong action to help restore the rule of law in the country and bolster women’s participation, leadership and protection.
The lead convener in the Global Campaign on Women, Peace and Security dubbed “#Women Seriously” and launched in London on June 12 is a Mindanawon: Irene Santiago of the Mindanao Commission on Women (MCW), who conceived the idea for the campaign.
The UK government is aiming to take a lead role in ending sexual violence in conflict and getting more women involved in peace-building, through its national action plan on women, peace and security, launched on Thursday.
While joining the global campaign to end sexual violence in conflicts, Australia should also invest in women’s leadership right here and in the region. It’s time to act, writes Susan Harris Rimmer.
Cuando se culpa a los Cascos Azules
Consulta Global para avanzar en MPS
La inclusión de las mujeres, clave para combatir la violencia contra las mujeres
Rep.Centroaf: ONU insta a acciones fuertes para proteger a las mujeres
Mindanawon lidera campaña global sobre mujer, paz y seguridad
Mujeres y la consolidación de la paz en Yemen: desafíos y oportunidades
¿Puede el mundo prevenir la violencia sexual en conflictos armados?
