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N-PEACE - http://n-peace.net/about-n-peace
N-Peace is a multi-country network of peace advocates in Asia
seeking to advance Women, Peace & Security (WPS) issues. It supports
women’s leadership for conflict prevention, resolution and peace building, and
promotes the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution
(UNSCR) 1325, and related resolutions, at regional, national and community
levels.
We are active in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, the Philippines and
Afghanistan. Our members represent civil society, government, non-government
organizations, academia, United Nations agencies, religious groups and the
media. N-Peace’s mission is to Engage for Peace, Equality, Access, Community
and Empowerment.
N-Peace was established in October 2010 by women peace advocates at a meeting
held by the United Nations Development Programme Asia Pacific Regional Centre
(UNDP APRC) to mark the ten-year anniversary of UNSCR 1325. Today, over 2000
practitioners are connected though this vibrant network.
How it works
The N-Peace network plays four key roles. We are a convenor of dialogues
between civil society, government and other groups on policy related to Women,
Peace and Security. We build capacity among
women peace advocates so they can advance WPS priorities, and broaden country
networks for advocacy on this agenda. We are a connector of peace
builders who share knowledge of policy and best practice on implementing UNSCR
1325. We advocate
for women’s engagement in peace and security, bringing light to stories of
leadership and resilience.
N-Peace is managed by UNDP APRC with UNDP Offices across Indonesia, Sri Lanka,
Timor-Leste, Nepal, Afghanistan and the Philippines, in partnership with Search
for Common Ground and the Institute for Inclusive Security, and with support
from the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
(DFAT). Our strategic priorities and country level activities are defined
by our members and partners.
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AFGHANISTAN - HASINA JALAL WINS 2014 N-PEACE ASIA
YOUNG WOMEN’S AWARD
Hasina Jalal, a founding member of the National
Association of Afghanistan Civil Society and board member of Freedom
Message Newspaper is one of the five young women in Asia who recently won the 2014 N-Peace Award. She was awarded recognitin in the category of Public
Vote for Untold Stories-Women Transforming their Communities. Other winners
in the same category were from Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan.
In winning the award, Hasina demonstrated
that young women in Afghanistan are capable of contributing to peace and
development despite the many social, economic and political obstacles and the
enormous threats to their security. Recent events in Afghanistan
witnessed women activists and defenders of human rights being assassinated by
enemies of the people. In the culture of Afghanistan, a young women like Hasina
is not expected to play active roles in public life, much less become an
activist.
Hasina focuses in helping raise the
voices of young women through her leadership in education and training of
youth, promoting partnerships and collaboration among women’s groups, advocacy,
and capacity building of non-profit organizations. She works to bring
together the voices of people who are being marginalized by violence, poverty,
and isolation. She believes that collective power of the dis-empowered is key
to equality, democracy and a peaceful and more progressive life for all.
As co-founder and board
member of the Afghani weekly Freedom Message Newspaper, an activist
tabloid that exposes abuses of women’s rights and promotes freedom of
expression, tolerance and understanding of democratic principles and laws on
human rights, Hasina encourages women in communities to write their news and
opinions about their lives. Through speeches and direct engagement with
the people, Hasina amplifies the clamor for attention to the lives of people
who have less in life. She is a real inspiration to the next generation
of women leaders in the country. Contact her at: hasina_jalal@yahoo.com