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“Malgre tout…la resolution sur la Cote d’lvoire 1633 adoptee par le Conseil du Securite le 21 octobre 2005 ne fait aucune mention du role des femmes ni les considerations de genre. Pourquoi?”
“Despite everything…the resolution on the Cote d’Ivoire 1633 adopted by the Security Council on 21 October 2005 makes no mention of the role of women nor any consideration of gender. Why?”
Quote from Statement to the United Nations Security Council by Hélène Dandi Lou, Regional Advisor, West Africa of the Network of African Women for Peace, Côte d’Ivoire
Statement by Ms. Orzala Ashraf at UN Security Council open debate on Women, Peace and Security
28 October 2011
Statement made by the Ms. Orzala Ashraf, on behalf of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security at the UN Security Council open debate on women, peace and security on 28 October 2011.
Full Statement - English [PDF]
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Statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo
7 July 2011
The NGO Working Group on Women Peace and Security is alarmed at the latest reports by its member organizations and the United Nations of mass rape and other crimes against civilians perpetrated in the Fizi area of South Kivu by troops of the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).The NGO Working Group urges the Government of the DRC, the United Nations and Member States to heed the voices of Congolese women, who have repeatedly stressed that such attacks stem from the persistent failure of the DRC authorities to advance equality for women and ensure justice for survivors.
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Mapping Women, Peace and Security in the UN Security Council: Report of the NGOWG Monthly Action Points for 2009-2010
20 October 2010
The NGOWG has launched its NGOWG Monthly Action Points report: “Mapping Women, Peace and Security in the UN Security Council.” The report includes an overview of the results of the first year of our MAP project, indicates where the Security Council has had success and where it still faces challenges in implementation of resolutions 1325, 1820, 1888, and 1889, and provides suggestions on how the Council can better fulfill its mandate by incorporating Women, Peace and Security issues in its daily work.
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Press Release: Global Open Days for Women and Peace are a First Step In Responding to Women in Conflict Countries
15 June 2010
The Civil Society Advisory Group to the United Nations on Women, Peace and Security (CSAG) expressed support today for the “Global Open Days for Women and Peace,” organized by several UN agencies and departments, to hear directly from women in countries affected by past or ongoing conflict and substantively to incorporate women’s rights and concerns in their mission planning. The NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security is on the Secretariat for the CSAG.
Open Day events have been held in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Kosovo, Nepal, Sudan, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In the coming weeks, Open Days will be held in Afghanistan, Haiti, Pakistan, Iraq, Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire, Burundi, and the Office of the UN in West Africa based in Senegal, among others.
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IPS Article on “New U.N. Envoy to Crack Down on Sexual Violence”
9 February 2010
February 2, 2010 - (IPS) When the Security Council adopted resolution 1325 back in October 2000, it was a historic event: for the first time the U.N.'s most powerful political body dealt with a gender-related issue, explicitly linking women to peace and security. Last week, that resolution completed a full political circle when Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed Margot Wallstrom of Sweden as his Special Representative (SRSG) to tackle violence against women and children in the world's battle zones.
"We are looking forward to Ms. Wallstrom getting the U.N.'s house in order, particularly in this tenth anniversary year of resolution 1325," said Sarah Taylor, executive coordinator of the Non-Governmental Organisations' Working Group on Women Peace and Security (NGOWG).
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