 |  | Inclusive Security July 2010 e-newsletter |
| | Read the update on Inclusive Security's activities for the past two months. (posted 7/27/2010) |
| | Afghanistan's Most Valuable Resource? Its Women |
| | An op-ed by Inclusive Security Director Carla Koppell, explaining the opportunities presented by the approaching Kabul Conference, has been published by Reuters AlertNet. (posted 7/16/10) |
| | Updated Publication on Guaranteeing Women Leaders a Voice in Reconstruction |
| | Just in time for the Kabul Conference on July 20, 2010, and drawing on Inclusive Security's experience working with Afghan women leaders and international partners, the updated publication describes successful techniques used to guarantee women a voice in post-conflict reconstruction. (posted 7/15/10) |
| | Global Open Days for Women and Peace are a First Step in Responding to Women in Conflict Countries |
| | "The Civil Society Advisory Group to the United Nations on Women, Peace and Security (CSAG) expressed support today for the 'Global Open Days for Women and Peace,' organized by several UN agencies and departments, to hear directly from women in countries affected by past or ongoing conflict and substantively to incorporate women’s rights and concerns in their mission planning." (posted 6/15/2010) |
| | Ambassador Swanee Hunt Testifies in Congressional Hearings |
| | Ambassador Hunt testified before U.S. Congress on “Women as Agents of Change: Advancing the Role of Women in Politics and Civil Society.” Ambassador Hunt joined Ambassador Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, Office of Global Women’s Issues, U.S. Department of State; Esther Brimmer, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, U.S. Department of State; Mr. Kenneth Wollack, President, National Democratic Institute; and Ms. Judy Van Rest, Executive Vice President, The International Republican Institute, to promote the role of women leaders in politics and civil society. (posted 6/7/2010) |
| | Spotlight: Visaka Dharmadasa of Sri Lanka |
| | Twelve years after her soldier son went missing, Visaka Dharmadasa still works for peace in Sri Lanka so that, she says, "another mother doesn't have to lose a child." (posted 4/10/2010) |
| | “Dan Rather Reports” Investigates How Women Are Helping To Rebuild Rwanda |
| | Deputy Henriette Sebera, a member of Rwanda’s Parliament, was featured on Dan Rather Reports on March 23, 2010 at 8 PM and 11 PM EST (5 PM and 9 PM PST) speaking about the important roles women have played in post-genocide Rwanda. (posted 3/22/10) |
| | Afghan Women Share Recommendations with International Donors |
| | Inclusive Security worked with UNIFEM to ensure that Afghan women were heard at the London Conference in late January where the international donor community deliberated about its commitments to Afghanistan's future. This effort provided the only concrete recommendations from Afghan women that were considered. (posted 3/17/10) |
| | First meeting of the UN Civil Society Advisory Group on Women, Peace and Security |
| | On February 25, a new effort to drive implementation of UNSCR 1325 within the UN and in conflict-affected regions convened for the first time. The UN Steering Committee on the implementation of UNSCR 1325 is made up of the heads of 15 UN agencies. To guide the effort, the UN Civil Society Advisory Group on Women, Peace and Security, chaired by Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson, will act as a liaison to civil society. Inclusive Security's Chair, Ambassador Swanee Hunt, and twelve other experts from around the world comprise the advisory group. (posted 3/17/10) |