Peace and security

Gender genocide in the Bosnian War

Sexual abuse has always been seen as an offense to men through their families, without taking into account victims’ suffering. But something is changing: the /2008 UN http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/unsc_resolutions08.htm resolution says that, when resolving conflicts, sexual violence crimes need to be excluded from amnesty provisions; and states should prosecute persons responsible for such acts. Not only […]

Girl Child Soldiers

Table of Contents 1 Who is a Child Soldier? 2 The Issue 3 References 4 See also 5 External links 6 Further reading Who is a Child Soldier? The Cape Town Principles define a child soldier as any person under 18 years who is part of any kind of regular or irregular armed force in […]

Female Nobel Prize Laureates

The Nobel Prize has been awarded to 43 women since 1901.Nobel Prize Awarded Women One woman, Marie Curie, has been awarded the Nobel Prize two times, in 1903 (the Nobel Prize in Physics) and in 1911 (the Nobel Prize in Chemistry). Table of Contents 1 Physics 2 Chemistry 3 Physiology or Medicine 4 Literature 5 […]

Water access and gender

Table of Contents Why does gender matter? Gender vs. sex Gender formed by culture Gender, the environment, and gender mainstreaming Cultural gender norms and water Effect of climate change on women and water Precipitation pattern changes Sea level rise Desertification Glacier melt See also Why does gender matter? Gender vs. sex Gender and sex connote […]

WILPF 2015 Conference: Uniting a Global Movement of Women’s Power to Stop War

The WILPF 2015 Conference is the place where hundreds of women peacemakers from all over the world will come together to establish a new peace agenda for the 21st century. In 2015, at our International Conference and by connecting, strengthening and celebrating the work of all women peacemakers across the world, WILPF will once again […]

UN Security Council Resolution 1889

Through the unanimous adoption of resolution 1889 on October 5, 2009 on the occasion of an open debate marking the 9th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000), the Security Council reaffirmed its commitment to the women, peace, and security agenda. Resolution 1889 aims to strengthen the implementation and monitoring of 1325. The […]

UN Security Council Resolution 1888

Unanimously adopted by the Security Council on September 30, 2009, Security Council Resolution 1888 urges Member states to implement strategies to halt the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war. Resolution 1888 reinforces the women, peace, and security agenda, mainly resolution (2008), by giving the international community tools to develop concrete and practical […]

UN Security Council Resolution 1820

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1820 was unanimously adopted on June 19, 2008 due to weak areas concerning sexual violence prevention and response in SCR (2000). SCR 1820 recognizes that sexual violence can impede international peace and security, and therefore requires a security response to protect girls and women from sexual violence during armed conflict. […]

The Role of Women in the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

Table of Contents 1 History 2 Presence of Women in Negotiations 3 The International Women’s Commission (IWC) and Resolution 1325 4 Potential and Pitfalls 5 See also 6 References 7 External links History The mobilisation of women in the Israel-Palestinian peace process really began during the 1980s. The Israeli invasion of in 1982 provoked movements […]

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