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Women, Peace and Security

Established international norms and standards promote the protection of women during armed conflict and their participation in peace and security decision-making. The UN Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security (UNSCR 1325) is one of the critical tools for moving the gender equality agenda forward in conflict and postconflict situations.

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A woman looks at a picture of former Afghan lawmaker Mursal Nabizada on her mobile phone, who was shot dead by gunmen at her house in Kabul on January 15, 2023.
January 19, 2023
Former Afghan lawmaker Mursal Nabizada shot dead at her home in Kabul

(CNN) — Former Afghan lawmaker Mursal Nabizada and her security guard were shot dead her home in Kabul early Sunday morning, according to Kabul police.

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War, revolution, and the expansion of women’s political representation

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January 12, 2023

War, revolution, and the expansion of women’s political representation

Women’s political rights and their exercise of political citizenship globally have often expanded more rapidly in times of conflict, crisis, and revolution.

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Women’s political rights and their exercise of political citizenship globally have often expanded more rapidly in times of conflict, crisis, and revolution.

December 16, 2022
Gender parity, the only path to gender equality: Guterres

Gender equality remains essentially, a question of power, 

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December 7, 2022
“Their courage should give us hope and direction”: Generation Equality Action Coalition on Feminist Movements and Leadership uplifts the contributions and priorities of women human rights defenders

On 29 November, the Action Coalition on Feminist Movements and Leadership, together with UN Women and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, held their first official commemoration of International Women Human Rights Defenders Day to centre the voice

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November 28, 2022
Women leaders present a gender-responsive constitutional vision to representatives of the international community

Forty women from civil society organizations, women’s groups, political parties, armed movements, and academia came together over two weeks and produced a joint gender-responsive constitutional vision in a series of workshops organized by UNITAMS in close collaboratio

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Women leadership, gender perspective and gender approaches in disarmament action

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Women leadership, gender perspective and gender approaches in disarmament action

The Inter-Parliamentary Union, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament (PNND), the Youth Fusion and the World Future Council (WFC) are co-organiz

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Empowerment Series for young parliamentarians: Briefing on youth, peace and security

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Empowerment Series for young parliamentarians: Briefing on youth, peace and security

The United Nations Security Council resolution 2250 (2015) on Youth, Peace, and Security unanimousl

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November 17, 2022
Building Women’s Expertise and Comparative Knowledge of Decentralization Processes: Fourth Annual Women Constitution-Makers’ Dialogue

TRANSFORMING CONSTITUTION-BUILDING

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