Timing

Female Soldiers and DDR: Sierra Leone, Nepal, and Colombia

Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 / Time: 5:30am - 7:00am 

How are the roles of "soldier" and "victim" defined by post-conflict programs? Most disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) programs are limited in the ways in which issues specific to female combatants are addressed. At this public event panelists examined the particular challenges faced by female ex-combatants in post-conflict environments, and ways in which reintegration agencies and post-conflict programs can integrate gender into their work.

GenderMediation, Negotiation & Dialogue

Mainstreaming Gender in the Military & the Security Sector: The Role of Civil Society

Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 / Time: 4:30am - 7:00am 

The U.S. Institute of Peace, in partnership with Partners for Democratic Change, hosted a public event on January 19th  highlighting the challenges faced by militaries in the 21st century regarding the role of women in modern armed forces and how to bring authentic gender mainstreaming into the military. Additionally, panelists discussed the role that civil society can play in security sector transformation, especially as it pertains to gender.

Gender

Women and War

Women and War

Start: Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at 7:00am / End: Friday, November 5, 2010 at 8:30am

In October 2000, the United Nations Security Council passed landmark Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security, which linked women’s experiences of conflict to the international peace and security agenda, acknowledging their peacemaking roles as well as the disproportionate impact of violent conflict on women. Ten years later, the U.S. Institute of Peace co-hosted a three-day Women and War conference focused on the varied experiences of women during wartime and how to make sustained progr...

Conflict Analysis & PreventionGender

Women as a Barometer of Success and Stability? Sharing “Lessons Learned” from Iraq to Afghanistan

Date: Monday, September 27, 2010 / Time: 7:00am - 8:30am 

How do we know we are on track when it comes to post-conflict stabilization and reconstruction? How do we know that our military, diplomatic and development interventions are working? These experts believe that one key indicator when gauging success is women’s participation and access to the political, economic and social arenas.

Gender

Security After the Quake? Addressing Violence and Rape in Haiti

Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 / Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm 

Despite efforts by the Haitian government, the international community and local activists, women and girls are being raped in some 1,300 makeshift camps, often by armed attackers. What steps are being taken to address crime and protect against rape in Haiti? What lessons can be learned for future post-disaster humanitarian responses?

Gender

Women, Peace, and Security: Fulfilling the Vision of 1325

Date: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 / Time: 5:15am - 8:00am 

USIP conducted a working meeting to discuss the ten year anniversary of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325, which focused on women's leadership in peacemaking and conflict prevention.  Panelists discussed its history, lessons and experiences of the last ten years, why it is still relevant, and how to move forward implementing its vision.

Gender

Rape In War: Motives of Militia in DRC

Date: Tuesday, June 8, 2010 / Time: 9:00am - 10:30am 

The launch and discussion of the new USIP Special Report "Rape in War: Motives of Militia in DRC" by Jocelyn Kelly.

Gender