In the News: Tuesday, 11 August 2020
UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Expresses Deep Concern Regarding New Draft Somali Legislation on Sexual Crimes Source: Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict The United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, expresses deep […]
In the News: Monday, 10 August 2020
Africa: The African Women Leaders Network – A Movement for the Transformation of Africa Source: allAfrica / Bineta Diop, African Union Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security & Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Women Executive Director The year 2020 began on a high note for the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN). As the world was preparing […]
In the News: Friday, 7 August 2020
Women in Northern Bahr-El-Ghazal Region Call for Stipulated 35 Per Cent Political Representation Source: UNMISS / Emmanuel Kele & Achirin Achirin Women in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State call for the implementation of 35 per cent political representation, as stipulated in the revitalized peace agreement signed in September 2018, in the next state government. “The agreed quota […]
In the News: Thursday, 6 August 2020
Monthly Action Points (MAP) for the Security Council: August 2020 Source: NGO Working Group on Women, Peace & Security The NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security released the August Monthly Action Points for the UN Security Council. For the month of August, they focused on; Iraq, Lebanon, Somalia and South Sudan. Read the […]
In the News: Wednesday, 5 August 2020
COVID-19 and Conflict: Advancing Women’s Meaningful Participation in Ceasefires and Peace Processes Source: UN Women This brief addresses the importance of women’s full, equal, and meaningful participation to an effective pandemic response and to peacemaking efforts, and how the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda can provide a critical framework for inclusive decision-making and sustainable […]
In the News: Tuesday, 4 August 2020
Africa: Celebrating Africa’s Influential and Iconic Women Source: allAfrica / Esseye Emengiste Last week the Africa’s Women’s day was celebrated by remembering the most influential African black women. From them most influential African women Taytu Betul is among the one. The Battle of Adwa is known to have stopped the colonial aggression of Europeans in […]
In the News: Monday, 3 August 2020
Take Five With Ambassador Liberata Mulamula: Placing Women at the Front And Center of Africa’s Peace and Security Agenda Source: UN Women UN Women conducted an interview with Ambassador Liberata Mulamula on women’s role in Africa’s peace and security agenda. Ambassador Liberata Mulamula is a Visiting Scholar/Associate Director at the Institute for African Studies, Elliott […]
In the News: 27-31 July 2020
Demonstrate commitment to Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment with Actions; Meeting with Civil Society Organisations Emphasises Source: AfricaNews The speedy implementation of commitments to Gender Equality and Women Empowerment (GEWE) has yet again been emphasized in a Declaration and Call for Action between the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). The […]
In the News: Friday, 24 July 2020
Nigeria: Women Protest Against Killings in Southern Kaduna Communities Source: allAfrica / John Shiklam Kaduna — Hundreds of women from communities in the southern part of Kaduna State yesterday protested against the killings in their communities. The protesting women urged the government to fish out the perpetrators of the ‘inhuman act’ and bring them to […]
In the News: Thursday, 23 July 2020
Revive Peace Committees At Grassroots, Chiefs Told Source: Kenya News Public administrators in Marsabit County have been directed to revitalize inactive peace committees in order to reinforce the peace building process in the region. County Commissioner Evans Achoki also said that the government was analyzing the local pastoralist communities’ appeals for the reinstatement of the […]