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Women are a prime target in conflict. Yet when it comes to building peace, women are excluded. Launched at the 10th anniversary of a groundbreaking UN resolution that calls for women's inclusion in peacebuilding, our campaign is simple. You can’t build peace leaving half the people out.
Women are a vital untapped resource in peacebuilding. Their active involvement a powerful force for change.
The UK has a key role to play. No women, no peace. will create the momentum to move the issue up the public and political agenda. We will call on the UK Government to honour commitments made to women in conflict and we will report on progress in Autumn 2011.
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- Leadership - The government's new Champion on International Violence against Women must be properly resourced and make women, peace and security one of her top priorities.
- Coordination - A High-level taskforce of Senior government officials mandated to drive forward this work across relevant departments.
- Investment - Within existing budgets clear funds must be allocated for women
- Accountability - The government must uphold its commitment to formally report on progress on the National Action Plan in Autumn 2011 and every year thereafter.
resources
Learn more about women, peace and security:
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- No women,no peace. The flyer – an introduction to the campaign - PDF
- No women, no peace. Campaign Briefing - PDF
- GAPS, Parliamentarians guide to Women, Peace and Security - PDF
Campaign Info:
- No women, no peace. A Guide to Supporting Women's Rights Activists in Afghanistan (2011) - PDF
- No women, no peace. Activist Fact sheet (leaflet) - Afghanistan. Print and cut in half to distribute at events. Single version also available here.
- Petition to support Afghan women (PDF)
- Afghan Women's Network. Position Paper: Afghan Women Towards Bonn and Beyond (6 Oct. 2011) - PDF
Papers, Breifings, Reports and Articles:
- ActionAid UK. Policy Briefing. Bonn and Beyond: Negotiating the future of women's rights in Afghanistan (25 Nov 2011)
- Afghan Women's Network. UNSCR 1325 Implementation in Afghanistan (2011)
- Oxfam. Briefing Paper 153, A Place at the Table: Safeguarding Women's Rights in Afghanistan (2011)
- ActionAid UK. Policy Briefing: A just peace? The UK's legacy for women in Afghanistan (2011) - PDF Full resource
- Amnesty International. Afghanistan ten years on: Slow progress and failed promises (2011)
- Orzala Ashrad Nemat. Afghan Women at the Crossroads: Agents of peace - or its victims? A Century Foundation Report (2011) - PDF
- Video. Christian Aid. 'Afghan Women on past gains and future hopes'. The Guardian Global Development (18 Oct. 2011)
- UNAMA, A Long Way to Go: Implementation of the Elimination of Violence Against Women Law in Afghanistan. (Nov 2011)
- UNAMA. Harmful Traditional Practices and Implementation of the Law on Elimination of Violence Against Women in Afghanistan (December 2010) - PDF
- Afghan Women's Network. Thinking Ahead: Finding Ground at Bonn II and Beyond. An Afghan Civil Society Roundtable with Policy makers and Thinkers. (July 30, 2011 Kabul) - PDF
Websites:
- Afghan Women's Network
- Afghanistan Forum (detailing events at the civil society forum in Bonn, Germany on Dec 2-3 2011)
- German Federal Foreign Office page for the International Afghanistan Conference in Bonn
- Afghan Analysts Network
Detailed resources on women, peace and security:
Reports and Articles:
- GAPS, UNSCR 1325: The Participation Promise (May 2011) - PDF
- Women for Women International, Gender, Conflict and the Millennium Development Goals (Nov 2010) - PDF
- CARE International From Resolution to Reality, Lessons learned from Afghanistan, Nepal and Uganda on women’s participation in peacebuilding and post-conflict governance. (Oct 2010) - PDF
- The Initiative on Quiet Diplomacy, SCR 1325 and Women's Participation: Operational Guidelines for Conflict Resolution and Peace Processes. (Oct 2010) - Full resource - PDF
- GAPS Consultation response, Strategic Defence and Security Review (September 2010) - PDF
- GAPS, Global Monitoring Checklist on Women, Peace and Security (June 2009) – Executive summary - PDF
- GAPS, Global Monitoring Checklist on Women, Peace and Security (June 2009) – Full resource - PDF
- GAPS, La liste de monitoring mondiale pour les femmes, la paix et la sécurité: République Démocratique Du Congo (June 2009, Translation 2011) - PDF
- International Crisis Group, Failing to Empower Women Peacebuilders: A Cautionary Tale from Angola (2007)
UN, International Organisations and Government Documents and Responses:
- UN Women, Progress of the World's Women: In Pursuit of Justice (2011)
- UN Security Council Resolution 1325
- UK Building Stability Overseas Strategy (2011)
- The World Bank. World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development (2011)
- UK National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (2010)
- GAPS response to the publication of the UK's National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (Nov 2010) - PDF
Other Documents, Websites, Conferences and Reports:
- University of Warwick. Gendering the Arab Spring workshop video (2011)
- Peace Women overview of National Action Plans on UNSCR 1325
- University of San Diego Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, 2010 Women PeaceMakers Conference: "Precarious Progress: U.N. Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security"
- Women on Transatlantic Security, articles by AtlanticCommunity.org
- Nobel Women's Initiative 2011 conference articles on Open Democracy
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Select one of the images from our creative competition to send your MP an e-postcard! Use our template text or, even better, write your own message.
As we focus our campaign on women's rights in Afghanistan, we suggest the following actions MPs can take:
• Raise this issue with the Foreign Secretary or relevant party member asking them to ensure that Afghan women’s voices are heard at Bonn and ongoing discussions on the future of Afghanistan
• Join the Associate Parliamentary Group on Women, Peace and Security
• Commit to championing the issue in parliament
