28 January, 2010
10 Years of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 - “RETROSPECTIVE, CHALLENGES AND PERSPECTIVES”
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From 24 to 26 of March of 2010 Peace Dialogue NGO has been invited to participate in the work of the International Conference Celebrating 10 Years of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 - “Retrospective, Challenges and Perspectives”, organised by OWEN e.V. in Berlin/Germany. The purpose of the conference is to analyse different experiences in the implementation of UN Resolution 1325, as well as to understand the needs of local actors.
• in peace processes, conflict transformation strategies and reconciliation work.
• in the development of democratic societies in post-conflict regions.
• in the training and deployment of military and civil personnel in intervention countries.
Participants will identify examples of “Good Practice” and “Lessons Learnt”. The programme will also provide a forum for the diverse views of the actors involved including local and foreign NGOs, foundations, international security personnel and government organisations. Recommendations for political negotiations and strategies will also be developed in order to answer the question: What are the needs and aims of local organisations and how can German institutions support them? This conference will generate an atmosphere of meaningful dialogue rich in its diversity:
• At an international level between civil society representatives from the Middle East, the Balkans, the Caucasus and Germany
• At the German level, between representatives of civil society, government organisations, foundations and academic organizations
• At the national and international level between military and civil personnel, together with their target groups abroad
Peace Dialogue NGO will present to participants its experience on working towards the involvement of the gender perspective and to the stimulation of participation of the civil society to decision-making in peace processes; Peace Dialogue NGO will also discuss the obstacles and difficulties encountered during its work and present its proposals on possible improvements.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, accompanied by his wife and representatives of the Russian government, arrived in Yerevan on August 19 on a state visit to cement the Russo-Armenian military alliance with a new defence agreement. During his visit he also took part in unofficial summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). 
Edgar Khachatryan, the director of “Peace Dialogue” NGO, was the guest of “Gender and Gender equality” program within the framework of the TV project “Our rights” on Vanadzor’s “MIG-TV” on April 14, 2010. The aim of “Our rights” project, which is being implemented within the framework of the German Marshall Foundation’s “Black Sea regional co-operation” project, is to increase the level of Vanadzor citizen’s legal awareness towards human rights by informing people. The guests of the live broadcast, along with project’s experts, are trying to represent to the TV audience the idea of Gender, its connection with human rights and democracy, and its influence on social and political developments in Armenia. 
SUMMARY: The “Gender Counts: 10 Years of UN Resolution 1325 - Retrospective, Challenges and Perspectives” international conference was held from 24th-26th March, 2010 in Berlin. The conference was aimed to analyze different experiences in the implementation of UN Resolution 1325, as well as to understand the needs of local actors in conflict transformation strategies and reconciliation work, in the development of democratic societies, in conflict and post-conflict regions, and in training and deployment of military and civilian personnel in intervention countries. 
The Peace Action, Training and Research Institute of Romania (PATRIR) is recognized as a leading organisation in the fields of peacebuilding, conflict transformation, violence prevention and post-war recovery.