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On May 6-8, Swedish women’s organzation Kvinna till Kvinna organized the conference in Montenegro on the topic "reaching out to make change”, for the women represenatives of Balkans women’s organization and the women from the Middle East, Southern Caucasus and Liberia.
The main aim of the meeting was to discuss the challenges facing the women’s movement in the Balkans and the rest of the world, to make new contacts and exchange experience. The conversations also touched the issue of making room for the new generation of women’s rights activists.
The Ambassador of Liberia in South Africa, Lois Brutus made the impressive speech on her experience from the women’s movement in Liberia. She focused on the strategies that they used for making positive changes.
Interesting discussions were held on the issue of using the UN Security Resolution 1325 by the women movement. Many women expressed their disappointment over so little have been done for proper implementation of the resolution in practice. Sanam Anderlini, UN expert from Iran answered all questions of the participants. She will try to present their remarks at the 10th anniversary event of the resolution, planned in October 2010.
Upon the end, the Secretary General of Kvinna till Kvinna, Lea Ag sumnmed up the fulfilled acitivities during the conference. | 
