Act for Peace Joins Action for a Bulletproof Arms Trade Treaty
Act for Peace campaigners today joined a coalition of NGOs in Martin Place, Sydney to call on President Obama to demonstrate true leadership during crucial negotiations on the global arms trade....
View ArticleMission Mali an Example of Changing Nature of Peacekeeping Operations
Successful Peacekeeping Operations Require Forward Planning, Strategic Focus While the Security Council determines the mandate and size of new United Nations peacekeeping missions, getting these...
View ArticleWorld's First Global Arms Trade Treaty Opens for Signature
World’s First Binding Treaty On Conventional Arms Trade Opens For Signature At UN The first international treaty regulating the global arms trade opened for signature at United Nations Headquarters...
View ArticleReport: 90% of Armed Violence Has Nothing to Do With War
Report: Most Armed Violence Has Nothing to Do With War A new report finds only a small percentage of people who die violently are killed as a direct result of war. The Small Arms Survey 2013 reports...
View ArticlePublic and Community Leaders Key to Promoting Culture of Peace
People in positions of power and authority have a moral and political responsibility to improve understanding across borders and cultures, top United Nations official said opening a day-long General...
View ArticleQuarter Of Men In Asia Pacific Admit to Have Raped Says UN Report
Nearly a quarter of men in the Asia-Pacific region have admitted to committing rape at least once in their life, according to a new survey, with more than half of those respondents claiming they raped...
View ArticleReport a 'Sobering Assessment' on Participation and Protection of Women
The journal International Interactions has just published a special issue titled "A Systematic Understanding of Gender, Peace, and Security — Implementing UNSCR 1325", edited by Louise Olsson (Folke...
View ArticlePolitical Missions 'Indispensable' For Peace And Security, Says UN
Political missions deployed in volatile environments around the world are making a proven difference in defusing tensions, bringing countries back from the brink of conflict and building sustainable...
View ArticleBy Failing to Invest in Women We Undermine Long-term Peace
Women play a vital role as countries recover from conflict and seek to build lasting peace, top United Nations official said today, stressing the need to ensure their full participation in the economic...
View Article107 Countries Sign Arms Trade Treaty, Including Largest Exporter, USA
With 19 countries, including the United States, signing onto a new treaty regulating international trade in conventional arms today on the sidelines of the annual General Assembly high-level debate,...
View Article“The World Is Over-Armed and Peace Is Underfunded.” Says Ban Ki-moon
The Security Council today, meeting at the ministerial level, voiced its grave concern at the illicit transfer, destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons, which perpetuate...
View ArticleUNSG: Stand Up for Peace on Int. Day of Non-Violence
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on people all over the world to have the courage to turn their backs on violence and stand up for peace and justice, marking the International Day of...
View ArticleMore Progress Needed in Global Disarmament Says UNGA President
While there have been several noteworthy successes in the field of disarmament, there are still important areas where greater progress is needed, the President of the General Assembly told the United...
View ArticleUNSC Pledges Commitment to Promote Women's Leadership in Peace
The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Friday renewing its commitment to promote women’s leadership and participation in all negotiations to resolve conflicts and bring peace to...
View ArticleDonor-led Gender Mainstreaming Prevents True Gender Equality
The work of women's groups and organisations in conflict zones has long been underestimated and under-resourced. After decades of lobbying, funding for women's organisations in the peacebuilding field...
View Article"Unregulated spread of SALW is a disease at the heart of society" - AUS
Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says the international humanitarian system must improve its efficiency, quality and reach. Ms Bishop told delegates at the International Red Cross and Red...
View ArticleProgress: Gender Based Violence No Longer "Collateral Damage"
As we participate in 2013's 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence, my mind returns again and again to Myanmar (also known as Burma). I was privileged to attend the first National Women's...
View ArticleUS Gun Lobby Target Australia Reforms As Sandy Hook Anniversary Nears
As America prepares to mark the first anniversary of the murder of 20 children and six staff at the Sandy Hook elementary school, Australia has again become a focus of the increasingly bitter debate...
View ArticleIndonesian Papua Taking Positive Steps To Combat VAWG
Indonesian Papua is taking steps to combat violence against women and children as concerns grow about the level of domestic abuse. According the National Commission on Violence against Women, Papua...
View ArticleFijian Children Who Witness Domestic Violence, More Likely to be Violent
A recent study by the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre has found that children who witness violence against their mothers as a child are more likely to suffer the same in their adult lives. More alarmingly,...
View ArticleSteady Aid Needed for Fragile States to Achieve Development Objectives
Development funding has historically been tied to the priorities of donor countries. As their priorities shift, so does funding. Aid recipients must deal with the consequences, which can have negative...
View ArticleSurvey Indicates Violence Against Women in Fiji May Be in Decline
This conclusion was reached following a recent survey held by the centre in 2011. However because of the different methods used by the Centre in both surveys, the most recent conclusion suggests that...
View Article"It Was Normal to be Beaten" says PNG Survivor of Domestic Violence
Papua New Guinea, a developing country of seven million people with a growing market in the mining of natural resources, is one of the most violent places in the world for women, according to the...
View ArticleNew Report Accuses Sri Lanka Govt of Concealing Mass Killings
Government forces were behind most of the alleged war crimes in the final bloody months of Sri Lanka's 26-year civil war and may have systematically destroyed evidence of mass killings, according to a...
View ArticlePost-2015 Security Goal Must Be Specific Concrete and Measurable to Work
As the post-2015 process shifts from consultations to negotiations, those involved in shaping the agenda are bracing for the battles that lie ahead. In the area of peace and security, political...
View ArticleWomen Are More Than Just Victims Of War, They're Part Of The Solution
Women are more likely to experience mass rape and sexual torture in armed conflicts around the world, as a deliberate strategy to humiliate, intimidate and dominate them and their 'enemy' community....
View ArticleNew UN Resolution: Children Deserve Protection, Not Exploitation, in War
The Security Council today unanimously adopted a resolution setting out practical steps to combat violations against children in armed conflict, as United Nations officials underscored the need to do...
View ArticleFund Supports Efforts to End Violence Against Women in Pacific
VIOLENCE against women has significant costs to individuals, children, families and countries. As the world celebrates International Women's Day, UN Women are looking to highlight the work of the...
View Article'Global Scourge' of Violence Against Women and Girls Must Stop
The motto of this year's Women's Day, "Inspiring Change", underlines the fact that women and girls around the world continue to experience discrimination and violence in their everyday lives. This must...
View Article172m Affected by Conflict in 2012: It's Time to Rethink Development Aid
For the first time the UN has declared three simultaneous crises – in South Sudan, Syria and the Philippines – as level 3, the highest band of emergency. So this is a period of intense activity for...
View ArticleSix Innovations For Ending Violence Against Girls
On Valentine's day (V-Day) Together for Girls hosted a Twitter chat asking for innovate tactics that can end violence against women and children. The discussion revealed that approaches are evolving...
View ArticleA Global Problem: 70% of Women Suffer from Domestic Violence
Nearly 70 percent of women in the world suffer from domestic violence. The shocking figures were released by the UN Commission on the Status of Women at its 58th session in New York, which ran from...
View ArticleWhat Is Gender-Based Violence Really? 'Good Practice Review' Underway
You would be hard pressed to find an aid worker that thought sexual violence was not an important issue. But ask them to define what it is, and you may leave them stumped. Is it sexual violence,...
View ArticlePres. Carter: Violence Against Women Most Pervasive HR Abuse Today
Former President Jimmy Carter is issuing a call to action to end the abuse and subjugation of women, which he refers to as the “worst and most pervasive and unaddressed human rights violation on...
View ArticleGuns Should be the Principal Focus to Curb Violence
There is no "silver bullet" to reduce armed violence, a multi-faceted, complex phenomenon with a long list of drivers, risk factors and causal connections. Moreover, the local manifestation of armed...
View ArticleGuns Should be the Principal Focus to Curb Violence
There is no "silver bullet" to reduce armed violence, a multi-faceted, complex phenomenon with a long list of drivers, risk factors and causal connections. Moreover, the local manifestation of armed...
View ArticleUp to Half of Pacific Women Support Domestic Violence for 'Trivial Reasons'
A new World Bank report has found that 30 per cent of women have experienced physical or sexual violence in the region, with the figure as high as 64 per cent in Solomon Islands. World Bank director of...
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