International Women’s Confab on Peace in Colombo
[April 24, 2002 - 12.10 GMT]

Women peace activists from war-torn regions around the world will arrive in Colombo next week to attend the International Conference on ‘Women, Peace Building and Constitution Making’. The event hosted by the International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES) will be held at the Lanka Oberoi from 2^nd to 5^th May, 2002.

“Around 50 international activists are expected from Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Afghanistan, the Middle East, Indonesia, Colombia, Guatemala and Northern Ireland,” a spokesperson of the International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES) said.

“Among them would be Luz Mendez, General Coordinator of the National Union of Guatemalan Women, Carmel Roulston, a member of the Northern Ireland Women's
Coalition (NIWC), and Sahar Saba, a member of The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA),” she added.

The Conference will address issues such as the effect of war on women and the gender specific needs of women during times of war and women’s roles in peace building and constitution making.

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Last Updated Date: April 24, 2002  - 12.10 GMT.