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CSW68 Update Honourable Charmaine Scotty, Minister for Women and Social Affairs, is the Head of Delegation for the Nauru delegation attending the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York. Minister Scotty attended the UN Security Council Arria Formula Meeting on Women Peace and Security organised by Switzerland. During her intervention, she stated: "Nauru believes that the successful strategies for leveraging synergies include: 1.    Ensuring women's meaningful participation in decision-making processes related to conflict prevention, resolution and post-conflict reconstruction. 2.    Implementing gender-sensitive policies and programs that address the specific needs and rights of women in conflict-affected areas. 3.    Providing training and capacity-building opportunities for women to enhance their skills and knowledge in peacebuilding and conflict resolution. 4.    Promoting women's leadership and representation in peace negotiations, mediation efforts, and peacebuilding initiatives. 5.    Establishing mechanisms for monitoring and reporting on the implementation of gender equality commitments under CEDAW and the Women, Peace, and Security framework. 6.    Collaborating with local women's organizations, civil society groups, and grassroots movements to amplify women's voices and perspectives in peace processes; and  7.    The appointment of a Special Representative on Climate and Security who could strengthen coordination between relevant UN entities to improve the organization’s ability to address climate-related security risks." #CSW68 #Nauru

#IWD2024 When women participate in #democracy, everybody benefits. What can we learn from past experiences of feminist organisations involving women in #peacemaking in #Iraq ? Check our research paper ⬇ https://bit.ly/3Tmii0q #RepresentationMatters #feministforeignpolicy

Our article from Monday explores the impact that civil war peace agreements have on gender inclusion, and what can be done, by participants and mediators, to ensure that #women are included and empowered in future peace processes. Read here: https://lnkd.in/eyF5dzkr

The study I co-authored with my brilliant colleague Dr. Laine Goldman has been published in Critical Discourse Studies! Our research uncovers how media narratives often perpetuate unfair gender norms, overshadowing women's vital roles. Let's challenge these narratives and recognize women's courage. Join the conversation on reshaping perceptions and promoting gender equality! https://lnkd.in/ggtjAqhs

Women remain laregely excluded from positions of power and diplomacy. New data released from UN Women reveals only 26 countries are currently led by a woman and 113 have NEVER had a woman serve as Head of State or Government. Gender parity in politics is crucial for an equal future for ALL. https://lnkd.in/gTRvkws4 #WomenInPolitics

To celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, The Counterterrorism Group (CTG) is acknowledging the women who have opened possibilities for women within the security and humanitarian field and taken steps to make positive change. CTG will be sharing mini-profiles of women through March to acknowledge their commitment to their field and how they have created opportunities for women for generations to come. The first meeting to commemorate International Women’s Day (IWD) took place on March 19, 1911, after Clara Zetkin, the leader of the Women’s Office for the Social Democratic Party in Germany, presented the idea at an International Conference of Working Women in Copenhagen, Denmark, and received approval. Austria, Germany, and Switzerland honored the first IWD, which saw over one million women and men campaigning for women’s rights and the end of gender discrimination. In 1913, acknowledgment of IWD shifted to March 8 and has since established itself as an inclusive day to encourage collaborative action to promote women’s equality. For more information about International Women’s Day and how you can get involved: - https://lnkd.in/dGX7T8X - https://lnkd.in/e5hWZneS For information about the creation of International Women’s Day and its history up to the present day: - https://lnkd.in/gx-JBZV Women’s History Month takes place through March in the US, but originally began as Women’s History Week in 1981 when Congress passed it as Public Law for the week beginning March 7, 1982. Women’s History Week was recognized for the next five years until 1987 when Congress petitioned for the whole month of March in 1987 to be recognized as Women’s History Month instead. Congress continued to issue resolutions for Women’s History Month between 1988 and 1994, and since 1995, US Presidents have designated March as Women’s History Month. March celebrates women’s contributions and recognizes their achievements throughout US history.  #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2024 #WomensHistoryMonth #EmpowerWomen #DiversityandInclusion #FemaleLeaders #WomenMakingChange #WomenSupportWomen #OSINT #Friday More information about Women’s History Month can be found here: https://lnkd.in/gFEtfwBv

In Southeast Asia and the Pacific, women are pivotal in peacebuilding efforts. Insights from Bougainville, Fiji, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao underscore the necessity of gender inclusion for lasting peace. We spoke with women leaders Miriam Labanue, Dr. Sittie Jehanne Mutin, Nurunnihar Bakil Mohammad, Adi Litia Nailatikau, and Bai Rohaya U. Mama, who shed light on the intersections of gender, conflict, and peacebuilding. Their experiences highlight the crucial role of women's voices in shaping policies and decisions for a peaceful future. Read more: https://buff.ly/3U1czNW

"The involvement of women in peace processes is not just a moral or ethical choice but a pragmatic one . . . Statistics and case studies from around the globe unequivocally show that when women are involved, peace agreements are more durable and societies are more resilient." - Sahana Dharmapuri Check out Our Secure Future’s recent feature in Glamour highlighting our mission of integrating gender perspectives into peace and security decision-making. https://lnkd.in/dvUfqAjc

New article spotlight: How do civil war peace agreements impact gender inclusion? In our latest piece, Marie Olson Lounsbery, Kaitlyn Rose, and Nicole Gerring discuss how many #peace agreements fail to include and empower #women, and how this issue can be addressed, including efforts by third-party mediators like the #UN. Read here: https://lnkd.in/eyF5dzkr

Outright International is one of 628 signatories to a letter issued by the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, calling on Security Council members to redouble their commitment to an inclusive WPS agenda. We pointed out that the world is confronted with record levels of armed conflict, militarization and military spending, which undermine gender equality, threaten to reverse decades of progress on women’s rights, and jeopardize global efforts for peace. Women and marginalized groups bear the brunt of conflicts and crises, including conflict-related sexual violence, poverty, forced displacement and hunger. Increased militarization has been accompanied by multi-pronged assaults on universal norms, especially international human rights and humanitarian law; on women human rights defenders and civil society space; and on democracy itself. Further, an escalating global backlash against gender justice and the human rights and bodily autonomy of women and LGBTQIA+ people, compounded by their systematic exclusion from international decision-making and peacemaking, means that those most adversely affected by armed conflict are also those whose voices are most marginalized. Please find and amplify the letter here: https://lnkd.in/ePBi9uJJ