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Women's Agenda is an Australian website and media brand. It publishes news and views relating to women's lives, carries out research, runs an app called "The Keynotes", publishes Women's Health News and has been awarding the Women's Agenda Leadership Awards since 2013.
Ensure that women's experiences, needs and perspectives are incorporated into the political, legal and social decisions that determine the achievement of just and lasting peace; A General Comment from the CEDAW committee could strengthen women's advocacy for the full implementation of Resolutions 1325 and 1820 at the country and community levels.
UN agencies actively followed their mandates to bring women into development approaches and programs and conferences. Women participate at the prepcoms, design strategy, hold caucus meetings, network about the various agenda items being negotiated in various committees, and work as informed lobbyists at conferences themselves.
The observations highlight how the Council considers the issue of women and armed conflict important to international peace and security. They express the Council's concern about civilians in armed conflict, particularly women and children, who constitute most of the victims of conflict [citation needed] and who are increasingly targeted by armed groups.
UN Women executive director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka speaking at Girl Summit 2014. UN Women's main areas of work include: Leadership and political participation [16] Economic empowerment [17] Ending violence against women [18] Humanitarian action [19] Peace and security [20] Governance and national planning [21] The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable ...
The Women, Peace and Security Index (WPS) scores and ranks countries in terms of women's security, justice, and inclusion. [1] The index is widely used to compare countries as well as their development trends over time.
Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety (ANROWS) was established on 12 February 2013 [1] by the Commonwealth Government along with all state and territory governments of Australia following the first National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010–2022 (known as the National Plan). It continues to ...
An August 2012 Implementation Plan set priorities for implementation of the National Action Plan. [3] Full implementation of women, peace, and security objectives put forward by the U.S. National Action Plan has been limited by external challenges ranging from lack of political will among international partners to societal discrimination against women in countries around the world.