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12 Mar. 2013		Celebrating female leadership at NATO An exhibit, ’Celebrating Female Leadership within the International Staff at NATO’ was unveiled on International Women’s Day on 8 March at NATO Headquarters. The aim was to create greater awareness and to demonstrate NATO’s commitment to gender diversity.
08 Mar. 2013		Involving women in preventing, managing and resolving conflicts NATO and its operational partners in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Kosovo Force (KFOR) are demonstrating a strong commitment to promoting the important role that women can play in preventing, managing and resolving conflicts.
08 Mar. 2013		NATO supports struggle for gender equality Mari Skåre, the NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security, underlined NATO’s continued support for the worldwide struggle for gender equality in a video statement to mark International Women’s Day. "Achieving gender equality is our collective task. And NATO is doing its part," she said.
08 Mar. 2013		NATO engages young women and men in Afghanistan Ambassador Kolinda Grabar, Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy, addressed Kunduz, Kandahar and Baghlan Universities via videoconference on the occasion of International Women’s Day. The Director of Gender Issues of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Higher Education, Ms Sohaila Hofyani took part in the event to talk about the policies on women’s issues pursued by her ministry. The audience was made up of lecturers, students and members of sports and cultural associations.
07 Mar. 2013 - 08 Mar. 2013		Women’s role in promoting good governance in the defence and security sector Experts on gender and building integrity met to discuss women’s role in reducing the risk of corruption and promoting good practices in the defence and security sector at NATO Headquarters on 7 and 8 March 2013. This was the first ever seminar on this subject, organised to coincide with International Women’s Day.
15 Jan. 2013		NATO Secretary General releases annual report on women, peace and security The Secretary General detailed the Alliance’s efforts over the past year to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 in its operations and activities in his second annual report on this issue, which was released on Tuesday 15 January. Adopted in 2000, the Resolution recognizes the disproportionate effect of armed conflict on women and children. All NATO Allies and partners are committed to ensuring that gender considerations are integrated into security work.
18 Dec. 2012		A hundred days of promoting the role of women in peace and security “Throughout my career I have worked on challenging and interesting issues,” says Mari Skåre, who was recently appointed as the NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security. “It is with great humility and honour that I have taken on this job, but also with a sense of being very privileged at having the opportunity to promote such an important agenda.”
17 Dec. 2012 - 18 Dec. 2012		NATO officials attend high-level political military seminar on UNSCR 1325 in NATO-led Operations and Missions Earlier this week NATO co-hosted a political-military seminar with the Swedish Government on United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security which was held on 17-18 December 2012 in Stockholm.
30 Nov. 2012		NATO Special Representative calls for greater participation of women in defence and security Mari Skåre, NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security, stressed the importance of fully involving women in security issues such as conflict resolution in a speech at the United Nations Security Council on Friday.
18 Sep. 2012		Implementing UNSCR 1325: The NATO Perspective In a live video link from Brussels to Tbilisi as part of an international conference on women’s role in building peace and security, NATO’s Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy Kolinda Grabar highlighted the growing recognition of the role of women as peacemakers, and underlined the Alliance’s commitment to advancing the role of women in building peace and security around the world.