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“The fragility of peace in my country exacerbates the security challenges for us women and the overall feeling that women are at the edge of the world.”

—Barbara Bangura, National Coordinator, Grassroots Empowerment for Self Reliance, Sierra Leone, in a Statement at the Security Council Arria Formula Meeting on the Role of Women in Peace Consolidation. October 2006.

Monthly Action Points (MAP) for the Security Council: July 2010

July 7 2010

The NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security has released the July 2010 version of our Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security for the UN Security Council. For July, in which Nigeria has the Security Council Presidency, the MAP provides recommendations on country situations such as Burundi, Darfur, Kyrgyzstan, and Somalia. In addition, the MAP highlights the need for improved country reporting on women, peace and security; and indicates key women, peace and security aspects of the upcoming discussions on Protection of Civilians and Conflict prevention and settlement of disputes.
Download July 2010 MAP in Spanish [PDF]
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Monthly Action Points (MAP) for the Security Council: June 2010

June 1 2010

The NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security has released the June 2010 version of our Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security for the UN Security Council. For June, the MAP provides recommendations on country situations such as Afghanistan, Burundi, Guinea and Sudan. In addition, the MAP highlights the need for improved country reporting on women, peace and security; supports the upcoming Global Open Day for Women and Peace; and indicates the importance of upcoming discussions on Children and Armed Conflict.

Download June 2010 MAP in Spanish [PDF]
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Monthly Action Points (MAP) for the Security Council: May 2010

April 28 2010

The NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security has released the May 2010 version of our Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security for the UN Security Council. For May, the MAP provides recommendations on country situations, such as Afghanistan, Chad/Central African Republic; Cote d'Ivoire; Iraq; Democratic Republic of Congo; Nepal, and Somalia. In addition, we look forward to the Council’s continuing engagement on specific aspects of the women, peace and security agenda, including ongoing work on the 1325 indicators.

Download May 2010 MAP in English [PDF]

Monthly Action Points (MAP) for the Security Council: April 2010

March 26 2010

The NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security has released the April 2010 version of our Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security for the UN Security Council..For April, in which Japan holds the Presidency, the MAP provides recommendations on country situations, such as the Security Council’s forthcoming mission to Africa, the expected Open Debate on Peacebuilding, and the country situations of Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Lebanon, Somalia, and Western Sahara. In addition, we look forward to the Council’s specific engagement on specific aspects of the women, peace and security agenda, which will be discussed in the Council as per requests in resolutions 1888 and 1889.

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Monthly Action Points (MAP) for the Security Council: March 2010

February 23 2010

The NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security has released the March 2010 version of our Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security for the UN Security Council. For March, in which Gabon holds the Security Council Presidency, the MAP provides recommendations on country situations, such as the mandate renewals and reports for Afghanistan and Chad/Central African Republic; and the reporting on Sierra Leone, Haiti, and the situation in Guinea. The MAP also recommends ongoing Security Council and Member State support for the recommendations in SCRs 1888 and 1889. Small arms trafficking will also be an area of discussion for the Security Council this month, and we look forward to the Council's specific engagement on the substantial women, peace and security aspects of this issue.

Download March 2010 MAP in French [PDF]
Download March 2010 MAP in English [PDF]