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Next Members Meeting

The next meeting will be held on Thursday, 23rd September, 2010.

1pm: GAD Members Meeting (Member Organisations Only)

2-5pm: Afternoon Seminar together with GAPS (Gender Action for Peace and Security) - Open to all

Venue: ActionAid UK, Bowling Green Lane, Farringdon

October marks the 10th anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. The UK was one of the first countries to develop a National Action Plan (NAP) for the implementation of UNSCR 1325 in 2006.  The Foreign Office is currently leading on the revision of this NAP, including consultation with civil society and is looking to launch the revised NAP in time for the anniversary.

Come along and:

• Discuss VAW as a cause and a consequence of conflict and the work being done by the VAW Working Group
• Learn more about Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 on women, peace and security and the work of GAPS 
• Feed in your views about the revision of the National Action Plan on 1325 to a representative from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Discuss the challenges facing women working to achieve justice in post-conflict countries with [Cecilia Adeline Blake, Sierra Leone]
• Hear about how 1325 is having a direct impact on the lives of women in Nepal, Afghanistan and Uganda and how organisations in Honduras are working for peace

 

GADN's Newsletter for August 2010 is available to read

Click here for GADN News, updates on our members work and for information on current campaigns and upcoming conferences in the world of gender and development.

 

Gender equality at the 2010 UN MDG review summit: GADN statement to the UK Government

With the United Nations MDG Review Summit fast approaching, the UK Gender and Development Network has written to DFID’s Equity and Rights Team and Development Relations Department outlining the priority actions we would like to see the UK take forward to the UN MDG summit. GADN has also produced a statement recommending that the UK Government places gender equality at the heart of the UK’s strategy to accelerate progress to 2015. You can read the statement here.

 

UK GADN launches manifesto for UK political parties

The UK GADN has launched its manifesto calling for all political parties and candidates to:

• End violence against women and girls worldwide
• Increase women’s political participation and leadership
• Champion gender-sensitive responses to climate change
• Empower women and girls to take full control of their sexual and reproductive lives
• Implement the UK’s international commitments on gender equality

We'd like to thank Oxfam GB, ActionAid, Womankind Worldwide, Women's Environmental Network, Jane Russel-Smith, Women for Women International, BRIDGE IDS, Layla Revis, CAWN, Ceri Hayes, Lata Narayanaswamy, Amnesty International UK, Child Hope, Skillshare, Tearfund, International Federation of Home Economists, Patricia Goldey, WaterAid, VillageAid, Marie Stopes International, One World Action,Women's Resource Centre, the Fawcett Society, Childhope and Plan UK.

If you'd like to join this list, please contact the GADN Coordinator at gadnetwork@oneworldaction.org.

You can read the full manifesto here.