Please send all signatures to: "Women Building Peace" Campaign, International Secretariat

International Alert, 1 Glyn St., London SE11 5HT, United Kingdom

You can also e-mail us on: gendercampaign@international-alert.org

Dear Secretary-General Kofi Annan,

Women everywhere applaud the efforts made for peace by the United Nations. Women recognise the progress made in including women in peace making and peace building efforts within the UN itself and the pledges made to women during the UN Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995.

However, we believe that five years later not enough has been done to make these pledges a reality. They must be implemented, as sustainable peace can only be achieved with the full participation of women from all levels of society.

We ask the governments of the international community and the United Nations to stand by the commitments they have made to women.

These are to:

1 Include women in peace negotiations as decision-makers

2 Put women at the heart of reconstruction and reconciliation

3 Strengthen the protection and representation of refugee and displaced women

4 End impunity for crimes committed against women and ensure redress

5 Give women and women's organisations the support and resources they need to build peace

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