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Women Count for Peace: The 2011 Open Days on Women and Peace and Security

Authored by: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

Categories: Statebuilding
Sub-Categories: Democratization and Political Participation, Economic Recovery, Human Development, Political Transitions, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), Transitional Justice
Country: Afghanistan, Burundi, Darfur, Ghana, Haiti, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Serbia, Timor-Leste, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Democratic Republic of Congo, Phillipines
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Year: 2011
Citation: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. Women Count for Peace: The 2011 Open Days on Women and Peace and Security. New York: United Nations, 2011.

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Abstract

In 2010, more than 1,500 women from civil society and women’s organizations around the world met with senior UN leaders to participate in a series of country level dialogues on peacebuilding and conflict resolution. These ‘Open Days on Women, Peace and Security’ were held for the first time during the tenth anniversary of the landmark United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 (2000). They signaled the UN’s commitment to engaging with women from civil society to ensure the full implementation of resolution 1325.In 2011, women peacebuilders and activists from around the world met once again with in-country UN senior leadership to identify peace and security priorities and reflect upon progress on commitments made one year ago. This year, Open Days were held in Afghanistan, Burundi, Darfur, Ghana, Haiti, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Nepal, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Serbia, and Timor-Leste, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with regional Open Days taking place in South East Asia (India), Central Asia (Kazakhstan) and West Africa (Senegal). The outcomes of the 2011 global Open Days reveal that while there has been some progress, in many cases women would like to see more systematic and speedy response by the UN to the concerns and challenges confronting women. This report provides a brief summary of issues raised by women, new initiatives, and incudes country by country brief on women’s peace and security priorities as articulated during the ‘Open Day’ discussions.