IANSA Women's Network Portal

Mali: Société Civile et Gouvernance de la Sécurité
Coalition Nationale de la Société Civile pour la Paix et la Lutte contre la Prolifération des Armes Légères (CONASCIPAL-MALI)
14 March 2008

International: CSW - Draft agreed conclusions
Bureau of the Commission on the Status of Women
13 March 2008

International: Call for papers: Rape in Wartime : A History to be Written
University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
12 March 2008

International: IANSA presentation on Women, Weapons and Disarmament
IANSA Women's Network
11 March 2008

International: IANSA Women's Network statement at WILPF seminar for International Women's Day
Rebecca Peters, Director of IANSA
11 March 2008

Burundi: DAGROPASS Information Bulletin 29 (French only)
DAGROPASS
8 March 2008

DRC: Excluded from the peace process - the continuing impact of guns on the lives of Congolese women
Opinion piece by IANSA WN member, Marie Claire Faray-Kele
8 March 2008

International Women's Day Disarmament Seminar Statement and Report
WILPF
8 March 2008

International: Gender and Security Sector Reform Toolkit
Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)
7 March 2008

International: At What Cost?: Women, Wars, Weapons and Conflict Prevention
WILPF
6 March 2008

CSW: Interactive dialogue - “Women’s equal participation in conflict prevention, management and conflict resolution and in post-conflict peacebuilding”
Bureau of the Commission on the Status of Women
1 March 2008

Uganda, Sudan, Kenya, and Ethiopia: The Scramble for Cattle, Power and Guns in Karamoja
Feinstein International Center, Tufts University
22 February 2008

International: Forgotten Casualties of War - Girls
Save the Children Alliance
21 February 2008

Africa: First ladies fight for peace
IRIN
19 February 2008

Burundi and Liberia: Women act for sustainable peace and gender equality in Africa
UN-INSTRAW
14 February 2008

International: IANSA Women's Network Bulletin 13
11 February 2008

International: New website of the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD Centre)
5 February 2008

DRC: RODHECIC's latest Bulletin - number 7 - Femme Debout (French only)
RODHECIC
5 February 2008

International: Peacewomen E-News, Issue #97
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
4 February 2008

Burundi: DAGROPASS Information Bulletin 28 (French only)
DAGROPASS
3 February 2008

DRC: Congolese Women’s Campaign Against Sexual Violence in the DRC
Coalition for Women's Rights in Conflict Situations
2 February 2008

International: Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, Its Causes and Consequences, Yakin Ertürk : indicators on violence against women and State response
UN Human Rights Council
1 February 2008

International: Seminar - At What Cost?: Women, Wars, Weapons and Conflict Prevention
WILPF
28 January 2008

International: Exploring the Dimensions of Masculinity and Violence
CARE International and the International Center for Research on Women
24 January 2008

International: WomenLead in Peace and Stability
CEDPA
18 January 2008

International: Global Review of Challenges and Good Practices in Support of Women in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations
United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA)
15 January 2008

Kosovo: Monitoring Implementation of UN SCR 1325 in Kosovo
Kosova Women’s Network
10 January 2008

DRC: RODHECIC's latest Bulletin - number 6 - Femme Debout (French only)
RODHECIC
7 January 2008

International: 1325 Peacewomen E-News, Issue #95
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
3 December 2007

International: The Reproductive Health Response in Conflict (RHRC) Consortium
2 December 2007

International: Voices from the field
International Rescue Committee
1 December

Uganda: Doubly Traumatised - Lack of access to justice for female victims of sexual and gender-based violence in northern Uganda
Amnesty International
30 November 2007

International: UN Independent Experts Call on States to Strengthen the Protection of Women from Violence
WUNRN
25 November 2007

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
UNIFEM
25 November 2007

Turkey: Women and Guns
Nazire Dedeman, Founding President of Umut Vakfi
24 November 2007

South Africa: Legal guns used in 90% of domestic murder-suicides
Independent Online
23 November 2007

DRC: RODHECIC's latest Bulletin - number 5 - Femme Debout (French only)
RODHECIC
23 November 2007

UN: Resolution adopted - Eliminating rape and other forms of sexual violence in all their manifestations, including as instruments to achieve political objectives (see item 63 (a) Advancement of Women)
UN General Assembly
22 November 2007

Canada: Excerpt from The War on Women
The Toronto Star
22 November 2007

USA: Murder-suicides facing scrutiny
Cincinnati Post (Ohio)/AP
21 November 2007

USA: Take Action - International Violence Against Women Act Introduced
Family Violence Prevention Fund
20 November 2007

International: 'Other Borders' Women's health conference - May 2008 - Call for papers
Derry Well Woman
19 November 2007

International: Special WID Edition on Sexual Violence and Conflict - Call for papers
Women and International Development (WID) Program at Michigan State University
18 November 2007

International: Women Leaders Global Security Summit
The Annenberg Foundation Trust
15 November 2007

Central Asia: Trainings on national-level implementation of 1325
Global Action to Prevent War
8 November 2007

Uganda: Former Female Child Soldiers Call for Action
UN News Centre
2 November 2007

International: The Seventh Anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325
The IANSA Women's Network
1 November 2007

Uganda: Activists Call for Tougher Laws on Small Weapons
New Vision (Kampala)
30 October 2007

Nepal: Sexual Violence in the 'People's War' - The Impact of Armed Conflict on Women and Girls in Nepal
IHRICON
29 October 2007

International: Getting the Small Arms Process Back on Track
Rebecca Peters, Director of IANSA
26 October 2007

UN: Security Council deeply concerned about 'pervasive' gender-based violence
Department of Public Information
23 October 2007

Global People's Consultations on an Arms Trade Treaty
Activists Vavine Gabi from Papua New Guinea, Nancy Claude from Haiti and Widad Akrawi from Iraq delivered powerful speeches about their experiences of armed violence. The survivors spoke on 22 October at an event organised by Control Arms to mark the achievements of the People’s Consultations on the ATT.
Papua New Guinea: Vavine Gabi's speech
Iraq: Widad Akrawi's speech

DRC: Call for action to end sexual violence
V Day
24 October 2007

USA: Taking a Stand: Reducing Gun Violence in Our Communities
Family Violence Prevention Fund
12 October 2007

USA: Police Chiefs Urge Measures to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence
Family Violence Prevention Fund
11 October 2007

Burundi: No protection from rape in war and peace
Amnesty International
9 October 2007

International: Women and Peacemaking: You Changed my Life
Women Peacemakers Program
8 October 2007

International: WN Portal News during September 2007

Claiming Rights, Claiming Justice: A Guidebook on Women Human Rights Defenders
APWLD
27 September 2007

Macedonia: During the wedding season, bullets fall like rain
Natasha Dokovska
24 September 2007

Yemen: Women encourage moves to reduce number of guns
IRIN
20 September 2007

International: 'Brave One' Puts Wrong Weapon in Women's Hands
Women's eNews
19 September 2007

Guatemala: The demobilisation and political participation of female fighters
International Peace Research Institute
18 August 2007

International: Building Community-Based Partnerships for Local Action on Women's Safety
Women in Cities International (2007)
17 September 2007

International: Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict
UN Action
14 September 2007

Europe: Women’s Action for Peace and Security Affinity Group
European Feminist Forum
11 September 2007

International: Gender and Conflict - interactive discussion
10 September 2007

New publication: Women Building Peace: What They Do, Why It Matters
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini
1 September 2007

International: Cross the Lines - Newsletter of the Women's Peacemakers Program (WPP)
Women's Peacemakers Program
1 September 2007

West Africa: Women's Network activism
IANSA

30 August 2007

Haiti: Nationwide campaign to recruit more female police officers
UN

22 August 2007

USA: Fatal shooting - domestic violence
Eyewitness News
13 August 2007

USA: Protest Easy Guns
13 August 2007

DRC: RODHECIC's latest Bulletin, Femme Debout (French only)
RODHECIC
9 August 2007

1325 PeaceWomen E-news: Gender & Displacement
WILPF
1 August 2007

DRC: Yakin Erturk says violence against women "beyond rape"
Reuters
30 July 2007

El Salvador: Cemujer's latest newsletter ‘Boletin Impostergable’ (Spanish only)
Cemujer
23 July 2007

Papua New Guinea: Gun culture's toll on PNG
Al Jazeera
23 July 2007

USA: Woman killed after shooting 3 police officers
CBS Chicago
16 July 2007

Return to Srebrenica
Jasmina Tesanovic, Women in Black
16 July 2007

USA: Gun laws not enforced in domestic violence cases
Iowa News
9 July 2007

Sign on! Stop violence against women and girls
International Rescue Committee
9 July 2007

1325 PeaceWomen E-news: Gender & Security Sector Reform
WILPF
28 June 2007

Australia: Killings all too familiar
Herald Sun
22 June 2007

India: Armed Conflict and Small Arms Proliferation in India's North East - Part II
The Women's International Perspective
15 June 2006

UK: Woman shot by police identified
BBC
12 June 2007

Afghanistan: Gunmen kill school girls
BBC
12 June 2007

USA: The launch of the Jessica N. Santos Foundation
Remembering Jessica
11 June 2007

DRC: Heavily armed rebels use guns to rape and terrify women
The Hamilton Spectator
8 June 2007

Afghanistan: Afghan woman radio boss shot dead
BBC
6 June 2007

USA: Mothers protest lenient Virginia gun laws
6 June 2007
The Connection Newspapers

DRC: Stories of survival - women survivors of armed sexual violence
Winnipeg Free Press
3 June 2007

USA: Women surrender guns during buy-back
Buffalo News
3 June 2007

Nigeria: Women's Network members raise alarm over arms acquisition
All Africa
29 May 2007

International: Peace processes are failing women
29 May 2007
Huliq.com

USA: Survivors of armed sexual violence
Memphis Daily News
25 May 2007

USA: Women hold 'die-in' to protest lax gun rules
Protest Easy Guns
24 May 2007

International: Women’s Role in Peace and Disarmament
Kangla Online
24 May 2007

International Women's Day for Peace and Disarmament
24 May 2007

South Africa: Shock at mass killings of women
The Independent Online
21 May 2007

India: Armed Conflict and Small Arms Proliferation in India’s North East
The Women’s International Perspective
21 May 2007

Nepal: Youth kills girl and self
The Kathmandu Post
20 May 2007

USA: Domestic violence survivor shares story
KFYR-TV, ND
16 May 2007

International: IANSA signs onto the Nairobi Declaration on Women's and Girls' Rights to a Remedy and Reparation

Coalition for Women’s Human Rights in Conflict Situations
15 May 2007

International: Goundbreaking campaign on reparations for women and girl survivors of war crimes
Coalition for Women’s Human Rights in Conflict Situations
15 May 2007

USA: Seventh anniversary of the Million Mom March
Million Mom March
14 May 2007

USA: Women's protest spreads support for tighter gun rules
The Washington Post
14 May 2007

International: Call for contributions to the Global Report on Sexual Violence in Conflict
Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed Forces
14 May 2007

Mothers Day
A call upon women to unite for peace
13 May 2007

DR Congo: Armed violence against women
BBC, Radio 4
11 May 2007

Sudan-Uganda: Frustration over LRA's refusal to free women and children
IRIN
9 May 2007

Trinidad and Tobago: Guns and Crime: A Case Study of Trinidad and Tobago
World Bank and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
3 May 2007

USA: Texan woman moves to New York, now much prefers being safe, gunless
Marie Claire
3 May 2007

International: Small arms and gender-based violence
Yakin Ertürk, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women
2 May 2007

India: Celebrating the launch of the Manipuri Women Gun Survivors Network
IANSA

1 May 2007

India: The Manipuri Women Gun Survivors Network examines impact of gun violence
Imphal Free Press
26 April 2007

International: Using 1325 in Relation to Small Arms Issues
1325 Peacewomen E-News
25 April 2007

International: Women at Work: Preventing Gun Violence
IANSA Women’s Network Bulletin #10, April 2007

Rwanda: Opening of offices for cases of gender-based violence
UNIFEM
18 April 2007

USA: Gun Violence and Domestic Abuse
Political Affairs
17 April 2007

USA: Million Mom March of Virginia Grieves for Victims' Families
PRNewswire-USNewswire
16 April 2007

International: Call for Papers - Women's Narratives, War and Peace-Building (deadline 21 May 2007)
Women for Women International
13 April 2007

International: Notes toward a Gendered Understanding of Mixed-Population Movements and Security Sector Reform after Conflict
Vanessa A. Farr in Signs
28 March 2007

Macedonia: Armed Violence Against Women
The Women's International Perspective
24 March 2007

USA: Armed Domestic Abusers in Iowa
Gun Guys
23 March 2007

International: Women peace activists demand establishment of 1325 Action Plans
14 March 2007

Burundi: Giving local voices a world stage
International Alert
8 March 2007

Argentina: The fight against guns in Argentina
Al Jazeera
4 February 2007

USA: Conflict-Zone Women Lobby in Washington
Women's eNews
22 January 2007

USA: Pro-gun activists say women are taking away their rights with domestic laws
Seattle Post Intelligencer
7 January 2007

Palestine: Checkpoints in the West Bank: This is the day of Women
Palestinian News Network
11 December 2006

Bangladesh: The Nobel Peace Prize 2006 presented to Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank
The Norway Post
11 December 2006

Iraq: Gunmen kill Shi'ite families in Baghdad after raid
The Star Online
10 December 2006

Afghanistan: Afghans adjust to reform
The Journal Gazette
10 December 2006

USA: Man turns himself in after fatally shooting his mother
Winston-Salem Journal
7 December 2006

Canada: Victim's call against arms
C News
7 December 2006

USA: Romney plan for immigrants called threat to abuse victims
Telegram and Gazette
6 December 2006

Haiti: Violence and rape common in Haiti
Relief Web
5 December 2006

Palestine: House Demolitions in the West Bank
Dissident Voice
5 December 2006

Uganda: Shoot Thugs – RDC
The New Vision
5 December 2006

Zimbabwe: More than 60 activists held, 40 beaten, claims NGO
IRIN News
29 November 2006

Malaysia: Malay-Muslim Separatists Target Teachers and Schools as Symbols of Thai State
Human Rights News
29 November 2006

USA: In US, women go wild for hunting
Reuters
27 November 2006

Australia: Women see red on White Ribbon Day
Online Opinion
27 November 2006

Australia: Sydney crime gang busted, say police
AAP
27 November 2006

South Africa: The hype of women's empowerment
Mail & Guardian
27 November 2006

Macedonia: ESE: low level of reporting violence against women
Macedonian Radio and Television
27 November 2006

Afghanistan: Afgan warns against refusal to enforce women’s bill: PAs could be dissolved
Dawn
26 November 2006

Uganda: Minister apologizes for Karamoja killings
Sunday Vision
25 November 2006

India: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women: Dalit women are determined to transform their pain into power
OneWorld South Asia
24 November 2006

Uganda: Rejection of UN call to end disarmament
Independent Online
24 November 2006

USA: Quick fix sought on glitch in state's new gun laws
Democrat & Chronicle
22 November 2006

DRC: More Vicious Than Rape
Newsweek
13 November 2006

News sites

1325 PeaceWomen E-News

Women, Peace and Security International News

OneWorld Gender News

Women’s eNews

UNIFEM News