Articles about United Nations Security Council
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HIV/AIDS, gender, human security and violence in Southern Africa
02 May 12
Regional relevance: South Africa, Southern Africa (SADC)
In the 10 years since the United Nations Security Council's first resolution on HIV/AIDS, the pandemic has had far-reaching implications for human security. In sub-Saharan Africa, the epicentre of the pandemic, the consequences have been borne disproportionately by women. Violent conflicts and insecurity throughout... [read more]
The complexity of applying UN Resolution 1325 in post conflict reintegration processes: The case of Northern Uganda
23 April 12
Regional relevance: Africa, East Africa
The United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 calls on all involved to address the special needs of women and girls during rehabilitation, reintegration and post conflict reconstruction. This study analyses the reintegration experience of women and girls in post-conflict Uganda. [read more]
International: 50/50 campaign needs to extend to Nobel Prizes!
18 October 11
Regional relevance: International
The recognition of three women in the Nobel Peace Prizes announced earlier this month came as a welcome variation to the long list of male names, but it also begged the question why women so rarely get the prize, and why when they do, they have to share it. All three of these are undoubtedly fighters for peace who... [read more]
Senegal's Bineta Diop
10 May 11
TIME magazine has named Bineta Diop, Founder and Executive Director of Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS), to the 2011 TIME 100, the magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Senegal's Diop has led numerous peace building initiatives in Africa with a focus on the protection of women during... [read more]
CSW 2011: Ordinary women not part of the discussion
02 March 11
A passionate comment from a Cameroonian woman, appealing to the African Women's Caucus that gender advocacy must begin at home and address ordinary women, reminded me of two things.
The first is that when African women gather in groups of more than one, as we were at the African Women's Caucus during the 55th... [read more]
CSW 2011: Ordinary women not part of the discussion
24 February 11 | (1) Comment
Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)
For millions of women across the globe whose lived realities are lives of abject deprivation and the struggle for dignity, the Commission on the Status of Women is not about the excitement of New York or even about this year's particular theme: Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway... [read more]
Liberia slowly recovers from decade of rampant gender violence
02 December 10
Regional relevance: Africa
During the 14 years of civil war in this West African country, education for everyone suffered. But the girls were the first to be taken out of school. Women and children bore the brunt of the violence. According to the United Nation Mission in Liberia 60% of girls and women claim they were sexually abused.... [read more]
Peace-building, protocols and policy: Women and conflict in southern Africa
24 November 10
Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)
This year’s 16 Days of Activism campaign focuses on women and conflict, a timely theme considering we are also reviewing 10 years since the adoption of United Nations Security Council resolution 1325. [read more]
2000 to 2010: Ten Years of the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325. Achievements and Challenges
12 October 10
Ten years have elapsed since UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security was adopted. What progress has been made on its implementation? What has been accomplished as a result of this important instrument? And what are the remaining challenges to overcome? [read more]
Landmines: the hidden threat
19 August 10
Regional relevance: Mozambique
Esperança Chidzinga lives in the rural town of Chicualacuala in Mozambique’s Gaza province. Accessible only by a train that comes twice a week, the town is isolated and under-serviced. [read more]
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