Starting on 7 June 2010, the Global Open Day for Women and Peace will break new ground. Throughout June, in more than 20 post-conflict countries, senior UN officials are opening their doors to women peace activists and leaders. Special Representatives of the UN Secretary-General and other high-level officials will engage with women advocates to hear their concerns, and discuss how to increase women’s participation in sustainable conflict resolution, peacemaking and peacebuilding.
In a statement, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called the Global Open Day for Women and Peace an opportunity to “reinvigorate our efforts to realize the vision set out in resolution 1325.” Recommendations from the meetings will be forwarded to the UN Security Council for it to consider in accelerating the resolution’s implementation.
The Open Day is organized by the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), the UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA), the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
Open Day News
- Women in the Gaza Strip Highlight the Impact of the Humanitarian Crisis (12.07.2010)
- Kenyan Women Share their Perspectives on Conflict Resolution (08.07.2010)
- Regional Consultation in Dushanbe on Women and Peace (28.06.2010)
- Powerful Messages to Speed International Commitments (24.06.2010)
- Pakistani Women Call for Action Plan on Security Council Resolution 1325 (15.06.2010)
- Afghan Women Concerned about Security and Justice (12.06.2010)
- Working for Sustainable Peace in Nepal by Addressing Social Injustice (11.06.2010)
- Peace Advocates in Guinea-Bissau Call for Gender-Sensitive Evaluation of Interventions (11.06.2010)
- Timor-Leste Women Call for Gender Parity in the Police (11.06.2010)
- At UN Consultations, Women Peace Advocates in Post-Conflict Countries Highlight Urgent Need to Engage Women in Peacebuilding (11.06.2010)
- Sudanese Women Call for Increased Representation in Decision-Making (10.06.2010)
- Somali Women Concerned about High Levels of Rights Violations (09.06.2010)
- Regional Conference on SCR 1325 Implementation Planned in West Africa (08.06.2010)
- National Action Plan on SCR 1325 Launched in Sierra Leone (08.06.2010)
- Kosovar Women Concerned about Economic and Social Security Issues (07.06.2010)
- Global Open Day for Women and Peace (07.06.2010)
