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Mainstreaming a gender perspective in peace
and security is a process of assessing the
implications for women and men of all planned action,
including legislation, policies or programmes, in all
areas and at all levels.
It is a strategy for making women's as well as men's
concerns and experiences an integral dimension of
design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
of policies and programmes in all political, economic
and social spheres so that women and men benefit equally,
and inequality is not perpetuated.
The ultimate goal
is to achieve gender equality and to build sustainable
peace and security.
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UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict
A new, cross-UN initiative, the UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict, is committed to prevent all forms of gender-based violence, including sexual violence, in conflict and to support survivors. It will work with national governments and NGO partners to:
· Generate public awareness on the growing use of sexual violence as a weapon of warfare, and how to prevent it;
· End impunity for perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict;
· Improve and scale up services for survivors;
· Address the longer term impacts of sexual violence on communities and national development.
For more information,
>> Download 2-pager in: English | French | Spanish
>> Download brochure in: English | French | Spanish
>> Go to StopRapeNow.org
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"We stress the important role of women in the
prevention and resolution of conflicts and in peacebuilding.
We reaffirm our commitment to the full and effective
implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000)
on women and peace and security. We also underline the
importance of integrating a gender perspective and of
women having the opportunity for equal participation
and full involvement in all efforts to maintain and
promote peace and security, as well as the need to increase
their role in decision-making at all levels. We strongly
condemn all violations of the human rights of women
and girls in situations of armed conflict and the use
of sexual exploitation, violence and abuse, and we commit
ourselves to elaborating and implementing strategies
to report on, prevent and punish gender-based violence."
2005 World Summit Outcome, paragraph 116
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"Resolution
1325 (2000) holds out a promise to women across the globe
that their rights will be protected and that barriers to their
equal participation and full involvement in the maintenance
and promotion of sustainable peace will be removed. We must
uphold this promise."
(Secretary-General's
2004 report on women, peace and security)
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| The Security Council open debate on women, peace and security |
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| Calendar
of Events 2008 |
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| The Inter-agency task force on women, peace and security |
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In
2000, the Security Council adopted its landmark
resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security.
Resolution 1325 and the six subsequent presidential
statements on women, peace and security...
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| Background
to Resolution 1325 |
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From
the UN Charter to Security Council
resolution 1325
It took several decades and many different actors
until the Security Council held its first debate
ever on women, peace and security and adopted
resolution 1325 on 31 October 2000. Member States,
the UN system and civil society played a role
in national and international processes to promote
the goal of gender equality and recognize the
central role of women in conflict prevention,
peace processes and peacebuilding.
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| National Implementation of Resolution 1325 |
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Following up on the implementation of the resolution, in Presidential Statements S/PRST/2004/40 and S/PRST/2005/52, the Security Council called on Member States to continue to implement resolution 1325 (2000), including through the development of national action plans or other national level strategies. The creation of an action plan provides an opportunity to initiate strategic actions, identify priorities and resources, and determine the responsibilities and timeframes...
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In keeping with the spirit and objectives of Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000), the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (DESA/OSAGI), with the sponsorship of Norway, has undertaken a project to strengthen the implementation of the resolution at the regional and national levels through awareness-raising and capacity-building.
As part of this project, a High-Level Policy Dialogue (HLPD) on the National Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) in Latin America and the Caribbean was organised by OSAGI in collaboration with the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and hosted by ECLAC in Santiago, Chile, from 19 to 21 November 2007. Participants came from Ministries of defense, foreign affairs, justice and women/gender, as well as from parliaments. The key objectives of the HLPD were to raise awareness among government officials in Latin America and the Caribbean about the importance of national implementation of SCR 1325 (2000), highlight key areas of concern, and build their capacity for the development of national action plans/strategies.
For your information, please find below: The final report of the meeting and the needs assessment report commissioned by OSAGI.
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| Peacebuilding
Commission |
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| Documents |
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A
lasting peace cannot be established without the equal participation
of women and men and the inclusion of gender perspectives
in both formal and informal peace processes.
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| Publications
and Resources |
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Group Meetings on Elections and Peace agreements: |
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Contact: osagi@un.org |
Presidential Statement 2008 (S/PRST/2008/39)
Inventory
of UN Resources on Women, Peace and Security
FACES:
Women as Partners in Peace and Security