DAVAO CITY, the Philippines (6 September, 2011) – Attention of the United Nations to the situation of communities affected by conflict, especially of women and young girls is needed, a meeting among the women’s peace networks found at a recent gathering facilitated by UN Women."
.....Representatives of indigenous and Muslim women’s groups, women’s peace networks, other civil society organizations from Mindanao, the Cordilleras and other parts of the country, the Philippine Government and UN agencies gathered 5-6 September in Davao City, Philippines, for the “Open Days on
Women, Peace and Security”. The event, facilitated by UN Women and organized in partnership with the Mindanao Commission of Women (MCW) and the Women and Gender Institute (WAGI) of Miriam College, aimed to promote sustained civil society engagement with the UN on these pressing issues. UN Resident Coordinator Jacqui Badcock led the UN delegation in the dialogue, also attended by Moni
Pizani, UN Women East and Southeast Asia Regional Office Representative and Regional Programme Director; Ugochi Daniels, UNFPA Representative and Chair of the Gender Mainstreaming Committee (GMC); Renaud Meyer, UNDP Country Director; and field staff and national officers from WFP, UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA and UN Women.
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