Regional Women's Lobby for Peace, Security and Justice
in Southeast Europe
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RWL International Conference on Women and Peacebuilding Held on June 25, 2010 in Skopje. Conference packages available in Serbian Albanian
English Macedonian
Conference Pictures and Report coming soon to RWL Work
RWL March 2010 News-bulletin Croatian and English .
RWL Steering Committee Strategic Meeting held in Tirana March 1-3, 2010. For photos and report see RWL Work.
RWL February 2010 News-bulletin Croatian and English .
RWL Policy Brief No. 3 on Drafting and Implementing 1325 NAPs in Southeast Europe posted. See RWL Work for all policy briefs.
RWL January 2010 News-bulletin Croatian and English .
RWL December 2009 News-bulletin Croatian and English .
RWL Policy Brief No. 2 referenced on November 25, 2009, in UN Security Council Debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina by Austrian Ambassador Thomas Mayr-Harting. Ambassador Mayr-Harting names and welcomes RWL for its work in the region. Read the Security Council Bosnia and Herzegovina debate minutes. Below is the direct quote from Austria's ambassador:
In this context, I should like to draw the attention of the Council to the work done by the Regional Women's Lobby for Peace, Security and Justice in Southeast Europe. This body unites women politicians and activists from all countries of the region. It is an important grass-roots initiative, which Austria and the European Union support, in the implementation of resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008). Former Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik is actively involved in this work. A policy paper recently published by this pressure group makes the very valid point that respect for the rule of law is critical not only in the judiciary but in all aspects of State administration, especially in those areas with which citizens interact on a daily basis, such as the education and health sectors, where corruption regrettably remains a fact of daily life. The policy paper - which we shall be happy to share with members of the Council and other interested Member States - also stresses the need for increased rule of law activities related to gender-based violence.
RWL November 2009 News-bulletin Croatian and English .
RWL Policy Brief No. 2 on Corruption and Access to Justice in SEE from a Gender Perspective posted. See RWL Work for all policy briefs.
RWL Statement on situation of Women, Peace and Security in Southeast Europe used to inform speech of Croatian Ambassador to the UN Security Council, His Excellency Mr. Ranko Vilovic, on occasion of the Open Debate on UNSCR 1325 held on October 5, 2009.
Upcoming elections in the region:
Parliamentary Elections in Bosnia, October 2010.