Welcome to the NCWC Blog about the CSW 2011!

Welcome to the NCWC Blog about the CSW 2011!! The National Council of Women of Canada will be attending the meetings of the Commission on the Status of Women in February/March 2011. Watch this site for news about this meeting, what is being discussed, and what are some of the outcomes.

Friday, February 25, 2011

Canadian Voice of Women Holds Meeting on Women and Peace at the UN

Marilou McPhedran, principal, Global College


Members of Voice of Women for Peace


The Canadian Voice of Women held an excellent session this morning, with Marilou McPedran as the speaker, to review the different Security Council resolutions (1325, 1820, 1888, and 1889. Marilou spoke about the process that lead to the Security Council Resolution 1325 - very much civil society driven, women driven. From that, there has been a "narrowing" to deal with the specific issues around sexual violence during war, rape as a weapon of war. Now it is widening again, to bring us back to the principles, a more holistic approach, the 1325 - like an accordion. 

Resources:
Global Women's Peace Builders
New Global Network - Poverty and Human Rights

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