“Democracy Soup” in Jönköping

On the 13th of April, an action plan for gender equality and women's empowerment was adopted at a UN Board of Coordination meeting. The action plan, which will be implemented in all UN organisations, will provide concrete and measureable indicators on gender related...

Last week, Operation 1325 released the report "Security on the Ground" - a manual directed towards international mission staff in the field of security sector reform (SSR) and women's participation. The release party attracted several interested guests, who exclaimed...

Yesterday, Operation 1325 had its annual meeting, where all the member organisations gathered to discuss the future project that will be run through the course of 2012. After a meeting with many discussion points and decisions, Maud Eduards finished the meeting with a...

The 24th of January, the Swedish Armed Forces launched the Nordic Centre for Gender in Military Operations, a center with the mission of strengthening the competence in gender issues for the Nordic countries. In connection with the inauguration a workshop was held...

South Sudan is currently in a  position where the women's civil society is strongly protesting against the exclusion towards them in the National Constitution Review Commission (NCRC). Operation 1325:s partner in South Sudan, EVE Organization, is one of the driving...

Government agencies should educate men and women in resolution 1325. It should not be a job for just women. This was emphasised by Sundus Abass, a political scientist from Iraq and Ida Lindwall, active in the Ecumenical Fellowship Programme during a seminar at...