[cr-india] Amarc International Women's Day Internet Broadcast--March 8

[George Lessard]

From: zoe_plaugher at si.amarc.org


Dear All,

This is Zoe, the new intern at the international secretariat in Montreal.
I?m very happy to be working with all of you on the March 8 broadcast for
International Women?s Day.

This email is just to remind you that the March 8th is just around the
corner.  For the third year the Amarc-WIN is organizing a special Internet
broadcast.  The international secretariat will be coordinating the event,
as in past years.  The broadcast will consist of pre-recorded audio
material (rather than a live broadcast) which will then be streamed from
the March 8th website.

As we understand the theme for this year will be on the UNSCR 1325 charter
on women, peace and security prepared by the International Women?s Tribune
Centre.  The theme as well as the simplified version of the charter will
be listed on the March 8 website in addition to being attached in this
e-mail.

This year we will be making a new web-site which should be up and running
in the next two weeks.  It will be dedicated only to March 8, much like
the March 21 website (http://rvfs.amarc.org/).  The website will be linked
to the WIN website.

Also, if you know of any community radio stations that show interest in
participating, please let us know.

If any of you have any photos from past AMARC events or otherwise, please
send them to us.  We would like to embellish the March 8 website with
pictures of women working in radio.

Looking forward to hearing from you,


Zoe Plaugher

Stagiaire, Amarc
Secr?tariat International


-- 

Simplified version of UNSCR 1325 on women, peace and security prepared by
the International Women’s Tribune Centre

1.Increase the number of women at decision-making levels in national,
regional and international
institutions involved in preventing, managing, and resolving conflicts.

2.Increase participation of women at decision-making levels in conflict
resolution and
peace processes.

3.Provide women candidates from a regular-updated, centralized roster for
appointment as special
representatives and envoys to facilitate the appointment of more women in
these positions.

4.Expand the numbers and roles of women in UN field operations, such as
military observers,
civilian police,human rights and humanitarian personnel.

5.Ensure that a gender component is included in field peacekeeping
operations.

6.Provide training guidelines and materials on (1) the protection, rights,
and needs of women,
(2) the importance of involving women in peacekeeping and peace-building
measures,
and (3) HIV/AIDS awareness in national training programs for military
police, civilian police and civilian
peacekeeping personnel.

7.Increase voluntary financial, technical and logistical support for
gender-sensitive training.

8.Adopt a gender perspective when negotiating & implementing peace
agreements in areas like:
•Special needs of women and girls during repatriation and resettlement and
for rehabilitation,
reintegration and post-conflict reconstruction.
•Support local women's peace initiatives and indigenous processes for
conflict resolution and
involve women in all of the peace agreement implementation mechanisms.
•Ensure the protection of and respect for human rights of women and girls,
particularly relating
to the constitution, electoral system, the police and judiciary.

9.Respect international law regarding the rights and protection of women
and girls, especially
as civilians, during armed conflicts.

10.Take special measures to protect women and girls from gender-based
violence, particularly
rape and other forms of sexual abuse and violence in situations of armed
conflict.

11.Put an end to impunity and prosecute those responsible for genocide,
crimes against humanity,
war crimes,including those relating to sexual and other violence against
women and girls,
and exclude these crimes from amnesty provisions.

12.Respect the civilian and humanitarian character of refugee camps and
settlements and,
in their design, take into account the particular needs of women and girls.

13.Consider the different needs of female and male ex-combatants in the
planning for disarmament,
demobilization and reintegration and take into account the needs of their
dependants.

14.Give consideration to the potential impact of UN Charter Article 41 on
the civilian population,
keeping in mind appropriate humanitarian exemptions and the special needs
of women.

15.Ensure the Security Council missions take into account gender
considerations
and the rights of women, including through consultations with local and
international women's groups.

16.Conduct a study on (1) the impact of armed conflict on women and girls,
(2) the role of women
in peace-building and (3) the gender dimensions of peace processes and
conflict resolutions.
Submit the results to the Security Council and make the study available to
all UN Member States.

17.Report progress to the Security Council on gender main-streaming
throughout peacekeeping
missions and all other aspects relating to women and girls.

Adopted by the UN Security Council at its 4213th meeting, on 31 October 2000.