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NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security

Website:

www.womenpeacesecurity.org/

Type:

NGO Coalition

Project of:

Tides Center

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The NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security is a coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) and a project of the Tides Center non-profit. 1 that advocates for United Nation member states to uphold Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000), or the Women, Peace and Security agenda; that affirms the protection of women’s rights in regions impacted by conflict as well as inclusion of women in peacekeeping and other humanitarian efforts in, “post-conflict reconstruction.” 1 2

Members of the coalition group include Amnesty International, Center for Reproductive Rights, Global Network of Women Peacekeepers (GNWP), Human Rights Watch, MADRE, Oxfam, and Refugees International. 3

References

  1. “About.” NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, Accessed April 26, 2023. https://www.womenpeacesecurity.org/about/
  2. “UN Security Council resolution 1325 on women and peace and security (2000).” UN Women, Accessed April 26, 2023. https://www.unwomen.org/en/docs/2000/10/un-security-council-resolution-1325
  3. “Members.” NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, Accessed April 26, 2023. https://www.womenpeacesecurity.org/about/members/
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