| Posted: May 05 2005,21:17 |
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PROGRESS: Has your organization seen
progress toward a culture of peace and nonviolence in your domain of
action and in your constituency during the first half of the Decade? |
* Participation in conferences, public seminars and programmes of capacity building and development of the Iraqi civil society.
* Promotion of women and enhancing their role in society through the national elections.
* Organizing a workshop for homeless children.
* Holding educational and cultural seminars.
Measures of success:
* Developing training programmes.
* Conducting polls.
* Special remarks and comments.
* The viewpoints of women and specialists.
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OBSTACLES: What are the most important obstacles that have prevented progress?
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* Absence of security and order.
* Poor participation of women.
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Families are usually preoccupied with their own concerns and affairs
and do not effectively take part in the activities of the organization.
* Lack of funding and financial support.
* Lack of adequate international telecommunication media
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ACTIONS: What actions have been
undertaken by your organization to promote a culture of peace and
nonviolence during the first half of the Decade?
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The organization has been working for one year and a half, in which the following has been achieved:
* Organization of a local conference.
* Communication with families and organization of awareness-raising sessions
* Participation in specialized conferences and seminars.
* Development of a rehabilitating programme for women
* Organization of educational and cultural training programmes for women on various fields, especially the use of computers.
* Distribution of books and magazines to raise the awareness of children aged between 6 and 9.
* Development of a project that aims to design and execute educational programmes and games for children.
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ADVICE: What advice would you like to
give to the Secretary-General and the General Assembly to promote a
culture of peace and nonviolence during the second half of the Decade? |
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PARTNERSHIPS: What partnerships and
networks does your organization participate in, thus strengthening the
global movement for a culture of peace? |
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PLANS: What new engagements are
planned by your organization to promote a culture of peace and
nonviolence in the second half of the Decade (2005-2010)? |
We are thinking of setting up several branches in the other governorates of Iraq.
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Postal address of organization
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E-mail address of organization
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iraqiwomenandchildren@yahoo.com
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Website address of organization
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www.iraqiwomemandchildren.org
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Highest priority action domain of a culture of peace
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Human rights
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Second priority action domain of a culture of peace
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Highest priority country of action (or international)
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Iraq: the governorate of Baghdad
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Second priority country of action (or international)
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