United Nations Peacekeeping

Issues

• Military
• Police
• Rule of law
  • Justice
  • Corrections
• Civil affairs
• Electoral assistance
• Security sector reform
• Mine action
• Gender and peacekeeping
  • Recent gender work
  • Women, peace and security
  • Women in peacekeeping
• Field support
• Conduct and discipline
• Protection of civilians
• Environment and sustainability
  • Conflict and resources
  • Our approach
  • Sharing best practice
• Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration
• Children in conflict
• Human rights

Gender and Peacekeeping

Women and men experience conflict differently and therefore understand peace differently.

Recognizing and integrating these differences – known as gender perspectives – into all aspects of UN peace operations, is essential for the success of the UN’s peacekeeping efforts.

Watch the live stream presentation: Gender and electoral violence

UN Peacekeeping hosted a guest presentation by Ms. Gabrielle Bardall, Université de Montréal, on Gender and electoral violence, facilitated by Mr. David Haeri, Chief of Policy and Best Practices for UN Peacekeeping.

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How does UN Peacekeeping tackle this issue?

The Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) has a number of ways to ensure that gender issues are at the core of our work.

One of the most important is the policy of gender mainstreaming. This ensures that gender perspectives are integrated into all elements of policy development in all sections (Security Sector Reform, Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration, Police, Military, Elections) from initial planning through to evaluation.

DPKO also analyses the impact that peacekeeping has on the lives of both men and women in post conflict situations.

To guarantee that gender is mainstreamed throughout peacekeeping operations, DPKO draws from the directive “Policy on Gender Equality in Peacekeeping operations" .

Where we work

Find out where we have gender advisers and what work they do.

Women, peace and security

Did you know we are mandated to address gender issues through Security Council Resolutions on women, peace and security?

Women in Peacekeeping

Find out about why it is essential that we have women peacekeepers.