Scorecard of United States of America 2014-01-01 00:00:00
All indicators
40.1%Security Council Actions
40.0%Inclusion of WPS-sensitive Language in All Security Council Open Debates
50.0%Inclusion of WPS-sensitive Language in the Security Council Open Debates on the Threats Caused by Terrorist Acts
WILPF/PeaceWomen themes covered:
General Women, Peace and Security: 0/2;
Conflict Prevention: 0/2;
Disarmament: 0/2;
Displacement and Humanitarian Response: 0/2;
Participation: 0/2;
Peace Processes: 0/2;
Peacekeeping: 0/2;
Protection:1/2;
Reconstruction and Peacebuilding: 0/2;
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: 0/2;
Implementation: 0/2;
Justice, Rule of Law, SSR: 0/2;
Human Rights: 0/2.
S/PV.7351: "Yesterday we learned that more than 100 women and children were kidnapped and 35 people killed during a weekend raid in the northeastern Nigerian village of Gumsuri, believed to have been carried out by Boko Haram."
20.0%Inclusion of WPS-sensitive Language in the Security Council Open Debates on the Maintenance of International Peace and Security
WILPF/PeaceWomen themes covered:
General Women, Peace and Security: 1/5;
Conflict Prevention: 0/5;
Disarmament: 0/5;
Displacement and Humanitarian Response: 0/5;
Participation: 1/5;
Peace Processes: 1/5;
Peacekeeping: 0/5;
Protection: 1/5;
Reconstruction and Peacebuilding: 0/5;
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: 1/5;
Implementation: 0/5;
Justice, Rule of Law, SSR: 0/5;
Human Rights: 0/5.
S/PV.7105: "We are becoming more proactive in including women in efforts to preserve security and make peace. We have started giving more robust peacekeeping mandates to Blue Helmets, and the peacekeepers themselves are becoming more creative in their use of technology and new tactics. All of this learning is helpful. None of it is a panacea."
0.0%Inclusion of WPS-sensitive Language in the Security Council Open Debates on the Protection of Civilians
100.0%The Use of Veto
The United States used its veto right 0 times out of 2 vetoed draft resolutions in 2014.
75% - A state uses its veto right in less than (or equals to) 50% of vetoed draft resolutions (no gender-sensitive language);
50% - A state uses its veto right in more than 50% of vetoed draft resolutions (no gender-sensitive language);
25% - A state uses its veto right in less than (or equals to) 50% of vetoed draft resolutions (with gender-sensitive language);
0% - A state uses its veto right in more than 50% of vetoed draft resolutions (with gender-sensitive language).
30.8%Commitments Intended to Strengthen the Implementation of the WPS Agenda
Civil Society Engagement | Financial:
The United States will commit nearly $44 million to a set of initiatives designed to empower women. The largest portion, about $17 million, will support civil society groups that focus on women in Afghanistan.
$14 million will also go to nongovernmental organisations working to make clean water more available in conflict zones, because women and girls are at higher risk of being attacked when collecting water.
Financial | UN Engagement:
$1.7 million will help fund UN activities, including Special Representative Wallstrom’s office, and $11 million will help expand literacy, job training, and maternal health services for refugee women and girls.
Policy:
Develop our own National Action Plan with determined funding to accelerate the implementation of Resolution 1325 across our government and with our partners in civil society. But as several have already said: Action plans and funding are only steps toward a larger goal.
**Note: Data is provided for 2010. No WPS commitments have been made in 2014.
35.0%Women, Peace and Security Financing
35.0%Balance Between UN Women Total Contribution and Arms Sales Revenue
Profit from Arms Transfer: $10,470,000,000
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UN Women Government Total Contribution: $9,700,000
The United States receives 35% due to the high difference between the Arms Transfer Revenue and UN Women Total Contribution.
Profit from Arms Transfer in 2013: $7,687,000,000
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UN Women Government Total Contribution in 2013: $8,100,000
Congressional Budget:
The FY 2014 request reflected a strategic focus on gender equality and advancing the status of women to achieve U.S. foreign policy objectives. One key example of this was an investment in programmes and activities that advanced peace and security by fully integrating women, including through the new WPS attribution, which amounted to $154.0 million.
USAID:
Of the President’s $4 billion assistance request for Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, USAID implemented $2.45 billion for economic assistance, continuing to work closely with interagency partners including the State and Defense departments, to move toward long-term stability, promote economic growth, and support democratic reforms, including the rights of women.
Of the President’s $768 million assistance request for East Asia and the Pacific, USAID implemented $593 million for programmes to support the Administration’s Asia-Pacific Rebalance by addressing critical gaps in core programmes to renew U.S. leadership, deepen economic ties, promote democratic and universal values, and strengthen diplomatic engagement.
USAID, with the Department of State, is systematically applying the USAID gender policy, the new State gender policy, and implementation plans for Women Peace and Security (WPS) and Gender-Based Violence, with the goal of integrating gender equality and women’s empowerment into all aspects of foreign assistance. Additional to the integrated programming, the budget includes $20 million for USAID’s Women’s Leadership, and WPS will support gender integration across USAID, public-private partnerships that advance the rights of women and girls, and women’s inclusion in peacebuilding.
UN Women Contribution increases; Arms Transfer Revenue decreases (90-100%);
UN Women Contribution increases; Arms Transfer Revenue does not change (79-89%);
UN Women Contribution does not change; Arms Transfer Revenue decreases (68-78%);
UN Women Contribution does not change; Arms Transfer Revenue does not change (57-67%);
UN Women Contribution decreases; Arms Transfer Revenue decreases (46-56%);
UN Women Contribution increases; Arms Transfer Revenue increases (35-45%);
UN Women Contribution decreases; Arms Transfer Revenue does not change (24-34%);
UN Women Contribution does not change; Arms Transfer Revenue increases (13-23%);
UN Women Contribution decreases; Arms Transfer Revenue increases (0-12%).
72.2%International Gender and Human Rights Indicators
71.1%Ranking via Gender Inequality Index (GII)
HDI (Human Development Index): The United States was ranked 8th.
The United States is included in the "Very High Human Development" category.
WILPF/PeaceWomen themes covered:
General Women, Peace and Security: 3/20;
Conflict Prevention: 2/20;
Disarmament: 0/20;
Displacement and Humanitarian Response: 1/20;
Participation: 3/20;
Peace Processes: 0/20;
Peacekeeping: 2/20;
Protection: 6/20;
Reconstruction and Peacebuilding: 1/20;
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: 5/20;
Implementation: 2/20;
Justice, Rule of Law, SSR: 2/20;
Human Rights: 1/20.
S/PV.7289: "One way to address such challenges is to bolster funding for projects that support women’s empowerment. Such investments can support crisis recovery and stability by enabling women to contribute economically to their families and their communities."