African women’s organizations have an opportunity, as part of commemorating 15 years since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA) of 1995, to mobilize at the national, sub regional, and regional levels in order to hold their governments accountable for commitments made to women’s rights including those in the BPfA, the African Union Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa, CEDAW (which was adopted 30 years ago in 1979)) and the Millennium Declaration and Goals. African women’s organizations and individual activists also have the opportunity to strategize on the role they can play at the national and regional level going forward to truly advance women’s access to and enjoyment of human rights over the next five years. Full Report
Isis-WICCE and Urgent Action Fund-Africa have convened a three days international conference in Nairobi, Kenya beginning 7th December 2009 to share and highlight the potential and capacity of women living positively with HIV/AIDS in conflict and post conflict settings in taking lead in transforming themselves when money and resources are directly given to them. The conference is a result of a two years project that the two organisations have been carrying out in Uganda, Zimbabwe and Liberia to address the intersection between conflict, Gender Based Violence and HIV/AIDS. [+]
The Peace, Recovery and Development Plan for North and North Eastern Uganda (PRDP), whose full-scale implementation started in July 2009, establishes the guiding principles, the institutional framework and the strategic objectives for any future peace building, recovery and development interventions in the Greater Northern region of Uganda. [+]
Isis Women’s International Cross-Cultural Exchange (Isis-WICCE) in partnership with Club de Madrid (CdM), Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) and Institute for Security Studies (ISS) held a high-level mission to Kampala, Uganda on Women’s Leadership for Peace and Security in the Greater Horn of Africa from 3rd to 5th November 2009. [+]Women's Statement
The Government of Uganda responded to the challenges created by armed conflicts in North and North Eastern Uganda by developing the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan for Northern Uganda (PRDP), whose full-scale implementation started in July 2009.
This clip voices women’s concerns on the PRDP process and presents recommendations for all stakeholders involved in the PRDP implementation. To watch the video clip visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWNh_rFC34E
The Peace, Recovery and Development Plan for North and North Eastern Uganda (PRDP), whose full-scale implementation started in July 2009, establishes the guiding principles, the institutional framework and the strategic objectives for any future peace building, recovery and development interventions in the Greater Northern region of Uganda. 
Isis Women’s International Cross-Cultural Exchange (Isis-WICCE) in partnership with Club de Madrid (CdM), Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) and Institute for Security Studies (ISS) held a high-level mission to Kampala, Uganda on Women’s Leadership for Peace and Security in the Greater Horn of Africa from 3rd to 5th November 2009. 
The Government of Uganda responded to the challenges created by armed conflicts in North and North Eastern Uganda by developing the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan for Northern Uganda (PRDP), whose full-scale implementation started in July 2009.