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Gender and peace in Somalia – Implementation of Resolution 1325
United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW) and Associazione Diaspora e Pace (ADEP), 2008
The Project “Gender and peace in Somalia – Implementation of Resolution 1325” is promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and implemented by UN-INSTRAW and its Italo-Somali project partner Associazione Diaspora e Pace (ADEP). The Project aims to promote the implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) by supporting the role of women in the Somali peace process and emphasising their role and their engagement for the survival of their communities during the conflict in Somalia. The Project is based on the participation of women of the Somali Diaspora in Italy, of women's rights associations and of Somali civil society organisations, leading the way to a peace and state-building process that already start in exile by encouraging women's full participation during the political elections in Somalia planned for 2009.

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Take action on women's security
UN resolution 1325 recognised the impact of war on women and their role in conflict resolution. Now it must be implemented
Margot Wallström
The Guardian, 2008
Women suffer from a disproportionate amount of violence, poverty and disease. And while this is often the result of warfare or civil unrest, gender-based security threats exists even where white flags have been raised for many years. Perhaps it is an issue of semantics, as the word "security" has traditionally applied only to armed conflict and weapons of mass destruction. Yet, persistent mass destruction of the health, livelihood, and personal safety of women occurs everyday throughout the world. Some 70% of the world's poorest people, characterised as those living on less than $1 a day, are women.

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Enhancing the EU Response to Women and Armed Conflict
Andrew Sherriff, Karen Barnes
European Centre for Development Policy Management, 2008
Women's multiple and diverse roles in conflict are hidden, poorly understood and, at times, consciously or unconsciously dismissed. Women are usually perceived as victims and analysis tends to examine exclusively this idea.

This study concentrates on women as both being affected by and affecting armed conflict. It focuses on women, rather than gender, and armed conflict but does recognise the importance of gender analysis as a tool to promote a better response to women and armed conflict (WAC).

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Towards Full Implementation of UNSCR 1325 in the Philippines: Crafting a National Action Plan for Women and Peacebuilding
Josephine C. Dionisio and Mavic Cabrera-Balleza
International Women's Tribune Centre, 2008
This article presents the results of a national workshop on the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (SCR 1325) conducted in the Philippines by the International Women’s Tribune Centre in partnership with the Sulong CARHRIHL (Comprehensive Agreement on the Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law) Network and the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women. The workshop drew attention to the importance of a national action plan in ensuring the full implementation of UN SCR 1325 at the national and subnational levels. This article outlines the key principles and tasks that need to be taken into account in the crafting a Philippine national action plan. It also provides updates on current efforts in developing the Philippine national action plan.

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Gender Training & Fragile States: What Works?
Cindy Hanson and Kate Mcinturff, Ph.D
PEACEBUILD- Gender & Peacebuilding Working Group, Oxfam Canada, 2008
The Gender and Peacebuilding Working Group of Peacebuild and Oxfam Canada held a two-day workshop in Ottawa in January 2008, to examine the state of gender training in the context of security and fragile states. The participants represented staff from national and international machineries and non-governmental organizations, as well as consultants. The interactive workshop sessions identified a number of key priorities for taking the field forward. In light of the United Nations Security Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, these priorities provide direction for policy, guidelines, methodology and materials in this area.

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Enhancing the EU Response to Women and Armed Conflict with Particular Reference to Development Policy
European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM), April 2008
Women’s multiple and diverse roles in conflict are hidden, poorly understood and, at times, consciously or unconsciously dismissed. Usually it is women’s role as victims that is given most prominence. Though, in recent years the international community has become more responsive to women’s diverse roles as actors on conflict prevention, resolution and peace-building, there is recognition that the EU’s response to this reality must be scaled up, widened and deepened. Local, national or international action that does not involve and empower women is less likely to be successful and sustainable in any field, including that which is intended to bring development or peace. This study is based on the premise that a more effective international/EU response to women and armed conflict must incorporate the three inter-related and mutually reinforcing concepts of gender equality, women’s empowerment and upholding women’s rights.

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UN-INSTRAW Anual Report 2007
United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women, 2008
This report presents the work accomplished throughout the year including a section on gender, peace and security and Resolution 1325 implementation.

Gender and Security Sector Reform Toolkit
UN-INSTRAW, DCAF, ODIHR, 2008
The Gender and Security Sector Reform Toolkit is an initial respnse to the need for more information and analysis on gender and security sector reform processes. It is designed to provide policymakers and practitioners with a practical introduction to why gender issues are important in SSR and what can be done to integrate them.

The Toolkit includes 12 Tools and easy-to-follow Practice Notes on different areas of security sector reform, including: SSR, police reform, defence reform, justice reform, penal reform, border management, civil society and parliamentary oversight, private military and security companies, national security policy-making, gender training, and SSR assessment, monitoring and evaluation.

To view and download the toolkit, please click HERE

UNSC Resolution 1325: Women and Conflict: From a South Asia Perspective
South Asian Network for Gender Activists and Trainers, January 2008
South Asian Network for Gender Activists and Trainers prepared this basic overview of UNSC Resolution 1325 and South Asia with the aim to target grassroot workers.

Opendemocracy blog: Advocating for Security Council Action
Sam Cook, December 2007
Of the many gendered impacts of war, sexual and gender-based violence is often held up as one of the most obvious and outrageous. Yet it is also one of the most difficult issues on which to get the Security Council to act. Although the Council, in adopting Resolution 1325 in 2000, recognized the gendered impact of war it has done little that is not rhetorical to address this violence.

To read Sam's full blog, please click HERE

Final Report: Monitoring and implementation of UN SCR 1325 in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Women to Women (Zene Zenama), October 2007
In Bosnia & Herzegovina (BiH) the civil society sector is generally familiar with the UNSCR1325 and its importance for women’s participation in all levels of society. Women’s organizations have contributed to the implementation of the Resolution in a number of official and informal trainings, consultations and networking with governmental institutions. The women's organization Zene Zenama implemented the monitoring project in BiH. The monitoring report is a result of an ongoing work since 2005 and provides an assessment of the implementation of the UNSCR1325 in BiH, with the aim of ensuring successful ongoing advocacy of gender issues at the national level. These efforts have been supported by UNIFEM through its programme: “Implementing UNSCR1325 on Women, Peace and Security”.

For the full report, please click HERE

Executive Summary on the Implementation of UNSCR Resolution 1325
Women to Women (Zene Zenama), October 2007
The 2007 monitoring project undertaken by Women to Women in conjunction with partners and in close collaboration with UNIFEM assessed the implementation of the Resolution 1325 in Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to assure successful advocacy for UNSCR1325 at national level.

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IPJ San Diego Summit Final Report 2007: Is Peace Possible? Women PeaceMakers in Action
Institute for Peace and Justice San Diego, October 2007
Presented by the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice (IPJ), the publication includes introductions to the work of 20 Women PeaceMakers from conflict-affected areas around the globe and highlights from the 2007 Women PeaceMakers Summit, “Is Peace Possible? A Summit of PeaceMakers on Today’s Frontlines.” The report also includes information on the filmmakers and Peace Writers who capture the PeaceMakers’ stories.

For the full report, please click HERE

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Integrating Gender in Security Sector Reform Assessments, Monitoring and Evaluation: Summary of a Virtual Discussion
UN-INSTRAW, August 2007
In order to begin a dialogue on how to integrate a gender dimension into systematic assessment of security needs, actors and entry points for reform, UN-INSTRAW organised a platform for discussion on this subject in June 2007. The issues raised during this discussion will serve as an input to a comprehensive tool on this topic, which will be published as part of the Gender & Security Sector Reform Toolkit developed by UN-INSTRAW, DCAF and ODIHR later this year.

During the four-week virtual discussion, almost 170 experts from various areas of expertise on gender and the security sector, and from across the world exchanged experiences and discussed what a gender-sensitive assessment, monitoring and evaluation process could look like. This summary attempts to highlight the main issues that were addressed by the participants of this virtual discussion.

For the summary of the virtual discussion, please click HERE

To read the ten recommendations arising from the virtual discussion, please click HERE

Monitoring Implementation of UNSCR 1325 in Kosovo:Executive summary
Kosova Women's Network, 2007
The monitoring project for Kosovo 2007 was undertaken by the Kosovo Women’s Network (KWN) in close liaison with its constituent groups and was funded by UNIFEM. It assesses the implementation of the UNSCR1325 in Kosovo, with the aim of ensuring successful ongoing advocacy of gender issues at the national level.

For the full report, please click HERE

Scanning Security Sector Institutions for Their Gender Responsiveness
Nicola Popovic
Gender, Peace and Security Specialist, INSTRAW, June 2007
In order to respond to the need for integrating gender into security sector reform (SSR) training, policies and programs, several different gender mainstreaming initiatives have been attempted. The application, monitoring and evaluation of these initiatives are important. There are different ways to apply a systematic approach to integrating gender into SSR programs and initiatives. One good way to start the transformation of the security sector toward greater gender sensitivity and responsiveness is to audit and assess security sector institutions themselves on their applied gender dimension, balance and mainstreaming efforts. This paper is based on one of the tools of a forthcoming jointly developed toolkit by DCAF, ODIHR and UN INSTRAW on gender and security sector reform analysing the integration of gender into SSR assessment, monitoring and evaluation.

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Gender and Security Sector Reform
Kristin Valasek, Gender and Security Sector Reform Officer
Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), June 2007
What are the gender entry points in security sector reform (SSR)? Are gender issues being integrated into current SSR initiatives? As security sector reform is increasingly on the agenda of the international development, peace and security community, it is essential that we develop the arguments, research, methodologies and tools to ensure that gender issues are mainstreamed into SSR policies and programming.

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Involving Men in the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security
Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS), March 2007
This report is based on a discussion held in conjunction with GAPS and the High Commission for Canada on involving men in the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325. It focuses on how and why SCR 1325 is relevant to men, as well as broader efforts to build sustainable peace. It explores strategies to increase their engagement with work around SCR 1325 at the UK and international levels.

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Women, Peace and Security: The Canadian NGO Experience
Gender and Peacebuilding Working Group & Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee, March 2007
This report is an overview of current initiatives by Canadian NGOs to advance the women, peace and security agenda, including gender equality and the full and equal enjoyment of human rights by women and girls, boys and men as requisite conditions for stable peace. The report is based on a survey of Canadian NGOs who operate in conflict-affected areas.

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Women, Peace and Security in Afghanistan: Implementation of United Nations Security Council Resulution 1325
It has been six years since the United Nations (UN) Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1325 and five years since the fall of the Taliban and the international agreement which set the stage for initiating Afghanistan's peace process, democratization and reconstruction. Over these years, what steps have been taken to protect women from a war which continues to rage in many parts of the country? Have the principles of Resolution 1325 been realized to any degreefor Afghan women?

For the full paper, please click HERE

WILPF Submission to DIFD's Draft Conflict Policy Paper
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, November 2006
This paper is WILPF's response to DfID's Conflict Policy Paper which states WILPF's questions and recommendations.

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Women Demand an Immediate End to War Crimes in Burma
Position Paper by the Women’s League of Burma (WLB)
Prepared for the Sixth Anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) 23-27 October 2006.
Armed conflict has been continuing for over half a century in Burma between consecutive military regimes and various ethnic resistance groups. The SPDC has continued to commit war crimes against the ethnic people, whom it labels “insurgents” when in fact they are merely asking for equal rights and freedoms. The military regime’s “counter-insurgency” operations seek to crush the ethnic movement by deliberate targeting of civilians. Common tactics employed by the SPDC under its “Four Cuts Policy”, involve the systematic use of rape as a weapon of war, forced relocations and destruction of villages using scorched earth tactics.

For the full statement, please Click HERE

Gender and Involvement of Women in Local Governance
UN Habitat, 2006
This manual was translated and adapted to Somali language and culture during the Good Governance and Leadership Training Programme (GLTP). Principles and practices of gender balance for local governance are explained and brief exercises at the end of every chapter strengthen the learning.

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Moving Up the Food Chain: Lessons From Gender Mainstreaming at the World Food Programme
Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children, August 2006
This report assesses WFP's experience in gender mainstreaming and explores the nexus with working with displaced populations and collaboration with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The study found challenges similar to those confronting UNHCR, such as staff accountability for mainstreaming and field capacity for policy implementation. Recommendations for both agencies include stronger accountability to age and gender mainstreaming agency-wide, and specifically in joint initiatives such as the WFP-UNHCR Memorandum of Understanding and Joint Assessment Guidelines.

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Out of Area, Out of Sight?: What Role do Gender and Peace Policy Aspects Play in the European Security Policy?
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
This report seeks to answer the question: what role do gender and peace policy aspects play in the security policy of the European Union? The report analyses of the foundations of and documents on security policy. This paper contrasts the expanded concept of security defined in EU documents and the gender-specific concept of human security. The paper argues that a German referendum about the Constitution, would contribute to a public debate about these issues. Strategic alliances between gender activists and actors from development and peace policy as well as other areas that want to achieve a revision of the Constitution would be desirable.

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Canada's Support for the Implementation of Resolution 1325
The GPWG's latest study on Canada's Support for Implementation of UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (in French and English) is now available. The goal of this study is to assess the support provided by the Government of Canada for the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security(UNSCR 1325) in the Great Lakes Region, and in particular in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Burundi.

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Beyond Victimhood: Women’s Peacebuilding in Sudan, Congo and Uganda
International Crisis Group - Africa Report, 28 June 2006
Peacebuilding cannot succeed if half the population is excluded from the process. Crisis Group’s research in Sudan, Congo (DRC) and Uganda suggests that peace agreements, post-conflict reconstruction, and governance do better when women are involved. Women make a difference, in part because they adopt a more inclusive approach toward security and address key social and economic issues that would otherwise be ignored. But in all three countries, as different as each is, they remain marginalised in formal processes and under-represented in the security sector as a whole. Governments and the international community must do much more to support women peace activists.

For the complete report, please click HERE

Peace and Security: Implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1325
Global Conflict Prevention Pool, UK Commonwealth Secretariat, Canadian International Development Agency, Gender Action for Peace and Security, 30 May–2 June 2006
This is a report on the Wilton Park Conference which assesses the challenges facing the implementation of UNSC Resolution 1325. It also gives its recommendations on how to better implement 1325.

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Peace and Security for All: A Feminist Critique of the Current Peace and Security Policy
Feminist Institute of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, May 2006
A discussion paper based on the expert input of the Working Group “Gender in Peace and Security Policy and Civil Conflict Prevention”. Since the mid-1980s feminist research and politics have pointed to the close connection between gender relations and war. With this paper we would like to take up their analyses and embed them in the context of current concepts of security, foreign, and peace policy.

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Women Talk Peace: Radio Productions on UN Security Council Resolution 1325
International Women’s Tribune Centre
IWTC has produced two sets of prototype radio programs about UNSCR 1325 in partnership with community broadcasters in the Philippines and Uganda. The first set was dubbed and broadcast in English and Filipino for an audience in the Philippines and other parts of Asia. The second set was made available in English, Luganda and Swahili for listeners in Uganda and other conflict-affected countries in Africa.

These radio productions are the first in a series of IWTC productions that aim to raise awareness about the varied aspects of SCR 1325 including the National Action Plans on SCR 1325 as well as other international conventions and legal mechanisms relevant to women in conflict situations. Further, they represent IWTC’s efforts to develop a core group of broadcasters, print journalists and other media practitioners who will ensure a sustained flow of information about SCR 1325, other legal mechanisms and how they can be used to protect and promote women’s rights.

All radio productions are now being aired a number of community radio stations in Asia and Africa. In 2006, IWTC plans to produce new local language radio programs related to women, peace and security and translate the existing ones for dissemination to a larger audience. Preparations are now underway for the radio productions in Liberia in June 2006.

To hear these radio productions and to download copies of the scripts, please click HERE

Serbian Draft Resolution on Women, Peace and Security
Women in Black, Belgrade
This draft resolution initiated by Women in Black, was introduced to the Serbian Parliament in October 2005 to mark the 5th Anniversary of UNSCR 1325. Women in Black continue to support its passage through parliament.

Cycles of Violence: Gender Relations and Armed Conflict
Acord Report, 2006
This report describes ACORD's research "Gender-sensitive design and planning in conflict-affected situations", carried out during 2000 and 2001 in five communities living in the shadow of violent conflict in Juba (Sudan), Gulu (Uganda), Luanda (Angola), Timbukta (Mali) and the Lower Shabelle region (Somalia). It also includes analysis of data collected in Eritrea and Rwanda, and addresses the challenges met in the search of methodologies and tools for carrying out research in turbulent environments.

For complete report, please click HERE

Operationalization of UN Security Resolution 1325 at Grassroots Level: Report on Workshop held by the Rural Women's Peace Link in Eldoret, Kenya
Rural Women Peace Link, December 2005
The Rural Women Peace Link, in collaboration with other non-state actors in the North Rift region of Kenya convened a three day regional workshop intended to give women an opportunity to direct their views on peace and security to government officials at the national level. The main focus was on local women's efforts to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1325/2000, while conducting an analysis of the gaps and challenges in the implementation process. The regional workshop, brought together over 70 women and men participants from academia, policymakers, grassroots women leaders, civic bodies, civil society representatives and programme planners from the western part of Kenya as well as representatives from the Office of the president

For the complete report, please click HERE

Revisiting United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325: Opportunities and Challenges for the Future: Report of the 4th Annual Women in Peacebuilding Regional conference, 1-3 November 2005, Contonou, Benin
This report summarizes deliberations from the Fourth Annual Women in Peacebuilding regional conference of the Women in Peacebuilding Network (WIPNET) West African Network for Peace. The conference was organized to coincide with the fifth anniversary of security council Resolution 1325 on women peace and security, and provided WIPNET, policymakers, other women’s groups and civil society the opportunity to revisit the Resolution, examine its relevance to peace and security in West Africa and strategize on how to advance its implementation.

For the complete report, please click HERE

Adolescent Girls Affected by Violent Conflict: Why Should We Care?
Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children, Fact Sheet, November 25, 2005
On the occasion of the International Day Against Violence Against Women, the Women's ommission for Refugee Women and Children, and the Gender and Peacebuilding Working Group of the  Canadian Peacebuilding Co-ordinating Committee have produced a fact sheet on ''Adolescent girls affected by violent conflict''. Through this  document, both organisations seek to raise awareness about the specific  situations of adolescent girls affected by violent conflict and increase support for adolescent girls' participation in conflict prevention,  peacebuilding, and community development. In armed conflict situations, adolescent  girls have distinctive experiences that are often different from those of  older women, younger children and adolescent boys. Yet, adolescent girls tend to fall through the cracks of programming, in part because they are not  women, and not children. The rights of women and girls in armed conflict need to be protected. Their active participation in conflict prevention, peace processes and post-conflict peace- building, especially at decision-making levels, must be promoted. These issues are at the heart of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, unanimously adopted in 2000.

For the complete report, please click HERE

Women in Black Report on UNSC Resolution 1325 Anniversary Celebration
Women in Black, Belgrade, November 2, 2005
Within the framework of our numerous activities realized to mark the fifth anniversary of the passing of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, on Monday, 31 October 2005, Women in Black, Belgrade held a public performance entitled "Women, Peace, Security" (which was conceptualized and planned with the help of Swedish activists) near the Parliament buildings in Belgrade.

Gender and International Justice: Reparations for Crimes against Women in Conflict and Post-Conflict Contexts
Peace Research Center, Bulletin InfoCIP No.7, November 2005
The Centro de Investigación para la Paz (The Peace Research Center, CIP-FUHEM) is a research and education institute which analyzes international issues from a multidisciplinary perspective. It deals with armed conflicts, their causes and the actors involved, prevention and rehabilitation processes, and the effects of globalization on development. This Bulletin focuses on the key aspects of justice and reparations facing women during armed the conflicts of Colombia and Sri Lanka

Women and Peacebuilding in Africa
Centre for Conflict Resolution, United Nations Development Fund for Women, 27-28 October 2005
The Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR) in Cape Town, South Africa, and the United Nations (UN) Development Fund for Women’s (UNIFEM) Southern and Central African Regional Offices cohosted a policy advisory group meeting on “The Impact of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security in Africa”, on 27 and 28 October 2005. The intention of this seminar was to review the progress of the implementation of the resolution in Africa in the five years since its adoption by the United Nations in 2000.

We The Women: Why Conflict Mediation Is Not Just A Job For Men
The Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, October 2005
This paper reveals that there are women who will and can make the choice to be senior mediators if they are given the chance to do so. It also suggests that women’s perspective on conflict causes and solutions,their approaches to communication and problem solving,and their very presence as women both symbolically and literally all have significant benefits in the complex arena of conflict mediation... Anniversaries of resolutions and declarations have a tendency to focus the mind. The fifth anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (SCR 1325) on women,peace and security on 31 October 2005 should be no exception.

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Gender Mainstreaming in Conflict Transformation: Building Sustainable Peace
This is the latest title in the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Gender Mainstreaming Series, which highlights Commonwealth Secretariat and partners’ work in the area of peace and conflict management. Issues of socio-economic development, democracy and peace are inextricably linked to gender equality. Gender Mainstreaming in Conflict Transformation: Building Sustainable Peace brings together a body of work into an advocacy, capacity-building and policy tool to contribute to gender mainstreaming in all processes of conflict transformation and in building sustainable peace.

Don't Forget Us: The Education And Gender-Based Violence Protection Needs Of Adolescent Girls From Darfur In Chad
Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children, H. Heninger, M. McKenna, July 2005
This document examines the conditions in a number of refugee camps for people from Darfur in Chad, focusing on education needs and protection from gender-based violence for adolescent girls.

A New Report From Kvinna till Kvinna: Security on Whose terms? If Men and Women were Equal
This new report discusses the connection between development, security and women's rights. When women are insecure or threatened and have limited freedom of movement they cannot participate in peace and democracy work on the same conditions as men. Therefore women's lack of security is in itself a threat to peace.

For the full report, please click HERE

Making It Work: UNSC Resolution 1325: Experiences in Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom with Recommendations for Sweden's Implementation
Gunilla de Vries, Collegium for Development Studies, Uppsala University, commissioned by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden, June 2005
The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of Canada, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands in implementing Security Council resolution 1325 (2000). This ‘lessons learned’ exercise has identified good practices and effective working methods which should now be used to enhance Sweden’s continued efforts towards implementation of Resolution 1325.

Women, Armed Conflict and Occupation: An Israeli Perspective-Implementaion of the Beijing Platform of Action (Section E): A Shadow Report
Isha L'Isha-Haifa Feminist Center, March 2005
Over the past 10 years, in formal reports submitted by the State of Israel to the United Nations, references to Section E [of the Beijing Platform for Action] were extremely brief in nature. They included, for the most part, reporting on the status of women who serve in the Israeli army, and a very brief reference to the lack of involvement of women in conflict resolution processes. This report by Isha L'Isha-Haifa feminist Center is a first and unique attempt by a non-governmental organization in Israel to add more details and information. The report examines Israeli policy regarding the six-point Strategic Objectives as set out in the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA), and as such, touches upon women and violent conflict and the occupation. Both the BPfA and UN Security Council Resolution 1325 serve as a framework, an opportunity and a stepping stone, for writing this report.

For the full report, please click HERE

UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Trial in Northern Ireland: Summary of Proceedings and Outcome
Northern Ireland Women's European Platform, Belfast, December 2004
A unique event took place at Stormont, the parliament buildings of the Northern Ireland Assembly.  United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 was put on trial for its effectiveness.  The trial was organised by the Northern Ireland Women's European Platform, NIWEP, an umbrella NGO with membership groups across a wide range of civil society and social partners in Northern Ireland.  NIWEP works with its members to strengthen the place of women in civil society in policy and decision making and in all women's roles in their communities.

Inclusive Security, Sustainable Peace: A Toolkit for Advocacy and Action
Women Waging Peace and Internatioanl Alert, November 2004
This toolkit is a resource for women peace builders and practitioners to effectively promote peace and security. Women Waging Peace and International Alert collaborated to produce the Toolkit, which outlines the components of peace building from conflict prevention to post-conflict reconstruction, highlights the role that women play in each phase, and is directed to women peace builders and the policy community.

The Tirana Call for Peace Education
Hague Appeal for Peace and signatories, Tirana, Albania, 23 October 2004
Peace education prevents violence and builds a culture of peace in the midst of injustice, war and all forms of terrorism. Thus concluded representatives of ministries of education and intergovernmental and civil society organizations convened by the Hague Appeal for Peace on 20-23 October, 2004 in Tirana, Albania.

Lives Blown Apart: Crimes Against Women in Times of Conflict
Amnesty International, Stop Violence Against Women campaign, October 2004
Although the UN Security Council has recently recognized that "civilians, particularly women and children, account for the vast majority of those adversely affected by armed conflict, including as refugees and internally displaced persons, and increasingly are targeted by combatants and armed elements",4 there is still a widespread perception that women play only a secondary or peripheral role in situations of conflict. This report describes the use by states and armed groups of gender-based violence in conflict. The use of rape as a weapon of war is perhaps the most notorious and brutal way in which conflict impacts on women. As rape and sexual violence are so pervasive within situations of conflict, the "rape victim" has become an emblematic image of women’s experience of war.

Four Years On: An Alternative Report and Progress Check on the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325 Findings and Recommendations for United Nations Member States and United Nations Entities from Women's Civil Society Organizations
NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, October 2004

A Civil Society Perspective on Canada's Implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security
The Gender and Peacebuilding Working Group (GPWG) of the Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee (CPCC), October 2004

Shadow Report: Related to the Report of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325
Women’s Security Council in Germany, October 2004
This “shadow report” prepared by the Women’s Security Council relates to the report of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325 from 2004. The federal government’s report was written for the UN Secretary General. To mark the fourth anniversary of Resolution 1325 in October 2004, Kofi Annan will submit both an international and internal UN evaluation of the implementation of the resolution. Approximately 50 women belong to the Women’s Security Council, which was founded in March 2003. These women come from political organizations involved in peace and development, as well as from political foundations and peace studies institutes. From the Council’s perspective, its main task is to critically accompany the federal government during its two year membership on the UN Security Council and especially to observe the implementation of Resolution 1325.

Women, Peace and Security: Fourth Anniversary of Security Council Resolution 1325
Amnesty International, IOR 52/004/2004, October 2004
Four years on from the passage of Resolution 1325 on 31 October 2000, this paper attempts to measure the extent to which the provisions of Resolution 1325 have been implemented in eight conflict or post-conflict countries: Afghanistan, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Iraq, Kosovo (Serbia and Montenegro), Liberia, Sudan, and Timor-Leste. Organized around the four broad themes addressed in the resolution - protection, impunity, peacekeeping, and participation - it draws on AI’s research and UN documents. The nature of the conflicts and conditions in each of these countries varies widely and this paper does not set out to compare country specific situations.

Recommendations from Rethink! A Seminar for Sustainable Peace
Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation and seminar participants, Stockholm, Sweden, October 2004
In order to generate concrete recommendations for implementing the women, peace and security agenda, on 14 October 2004 the Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation held a seminar on women’s role in peace building and rebuilding of conflict struck countries. Speakers at the seminar were experts from five different conflict areas: Georgia, Liberia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Israel/Palestine as well as from the UN system and the Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation. Participants were practitioners and scholars from NGOs, universities, government institutions and authorities. Implementing resolution 1325 will require further leadership and concrete directives from the Security Council, and the recommendations generated at our conference are submitted as a contribution towards your thinking and action.

AFUW Resolution:Women – Essential to Peace
International Federation of University Women, 28th Triennial Conference, Perth, Australia, August 2004
Both the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) and the Australian Federation of University Women (AFUW), who have independently adopted their own resolutions on 1325, submitted this resolution for adoption at the IFUW Conference.

Peace, Human Security, and Gender Equality: Moving the International Security Agenda Forward
Commission of the Advancement of Women, InterAction, Forum 2004, Proceedings, 17 May 2004

Women’s International League Outraged at President’s Claim
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom-US Section, Philadelphia, 14 April 2004

Implementing Resolution 1325, an NGO Perspective: Lessons Learned and Realities from the Field
Isabelle Solon-Helal, Rights and Democracy, Panel organized by the Gender and Peacebuilding Working Group, of the Canadian Peacebuiding Coordinating Committee (CPCC) during the Gender and Human Security Conference, organized by the Centre for Developing Areas Studies, McGill University, Canada (February 2004), 17 March 2004
This paper, which examines the implementation of six articles of Resolution 1325 in the context of the peace processes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

1325 On Trial: A Tribunal Investigating the Implementation of UNSC Resolution 1325: Recommendations
Organized by the Women’s National Commission (WNC), United Kingdom, Side event, 48th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), March 2004
These recommendations are the outcome of the CSW side event - “1325 on Trial” – organized by the WNC to examine the implementation of 1325.

Women Can Make Peace a Reality
Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, Interview, Al-Ahram, Issue No. 680, Cairo, Egypt, 4-10 March 2004

Women, Peace and Securiy: A Feminist Analysis of Security Council Resolution 1325
Merav Datan, LLM Research Paper, Law Faculty, Victoria University of Wellington, 2004
Feminist critiques of international law have identified structural and normative characteristics of the law that limit its ability to address women’s issues. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict provides an illustration of the themes presented. The impact of the conflict on women and the opportunities for women to promote peace and seek security are both subject to the general restrictions of international law in the area of peace and security. Similarly, the relevance and applicability of Resolution 1325 are circumscribed by the circumstances of Israeli and Palestinian women, as well as the structure and content of international law. Nevertheless, peacemaking efforts of women in the region, including attempts to use Resolution 1325, demonstrate the potential value of the Resolution as well as the importance of including women in peace processes.

1325 Postcard Campaign
Women's Security Council in Germany or Frauensicherheitsrat, 2004
The 1325 postcard campaign constitutes one of the core activities of the Women’s Security Council in Germany. It’s objective is to send “1325 reasons” to the German government to push for the implementation of the resolution, and to increase the knowledge of and about 1325. During the campaign, well-known intellectuals and artists came forward and presented their reasons for the need to implement 1325. The Women’s Security Council will collect the postcards until 1325 reasons have been received, at which point they will be sent to the German government.

For more information, available in German, please click HERE

Questions and Answers about Resolution 1325
Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation, Sweden, 2004
KTK has developed answers to a series of questions often posed to them concerning Resolution 1325.

Fact Sheets on Resolution 1325
Gender and Peacebuilding Working Group (GPWG), Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee, Canada, 2004
The GPWG has produced three fact sheets on Resolution 1325, with basic background information about the resolution and action ideas: UN Security Council Resolution 1325 for girls and young women, UN Security Council Resolution 1325 Fact Sheet: Understanding UN Security Council Resolution 1325, and UN Security Council Resolution 1325 Fact Sheet: How can we use Resolution 1325?

Vienna Women Without Borders Declaration
Women Without Borders, Women Included! Conference, 13-15 November 2003

Plan of Action for Accelerating the Implementation of UNSC Resolution 1325  [French version]
Women's Security Council in Germany, Frauensicherheitsrat, September 2003
The Women’s Security Council created an expert panel on gender-sensitive foreign policy and security agendas, and launched an action plan for accelerating implementation of 1325. In the action plan the group suggests that the German government focus on a few specific issues in the short and medium-term to speed up the implementation of 1325. This action plan was sent to the German government and Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN in New York in preparation for the Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security in October 2003. It is also translated into French and Italian.

To read the full action plan, please click HERE

From Rhetoric to Reality: Finding the Way Gender Equity and Peacebuilding: A Discussion Paper
Richard Strickland and Nata Duvvury, International Center for Research on Women, 2003
This paper is the product of a review of recent literature on issues of gender in the context of conflict and post-conflict reconstruction. It was prepared as background material for an international workshop on gender equity and peacebuilding jointly convened by the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). Key findings and research questions are presented in relation to the effective integration of gender concerns into policies and programs that shape post-conflict societies. There has been progress in considering a gender perspective in international thinking, policy statements, and programs related to peacebuilding and post-conflict reconstruction, as evidenced by recent documentation on this topic from the United Nations. Findings reported below indicate a slow but positive shift in international opinion and understanding about the consequences of conflict on women and the importance of their participation in peacebuilding processes and post-conflict social transformation. However, gender discrimination continues through political exclusion, economic marginalization, and sexual violence during and after conflict, denying women their human rights and constraining the potential for development.

CFUW Resolution on 1325: Women Essential to Peace
Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW), August 2003

British Federation of Women Graduates Adopt Resolution in Support of Resolution 1325
British Federation of Women Graduates (BFWG), July 2003

UNSC Resolution 1325: South Asian Women's Perspectives
Nicola Johnston, International Alert, June 2003
The South Asia consultation on Women, Peace and Security facilitated by International Alert (IA) forms part of the Gender Peace Audit Project of IA’s Gender and Peacebuilding Programme. It was the fourth consultation of its kind facilitated by IA. The preceding consultations were held in Nepal, the Caucasus and Nigeria in 2002. These consultations aim to bridge the gap between global policy and the practical realities faced by women in regional, national and post-conflict contexts. The outcomes of these consultations are disseminated to global and regional policy-makers for the development and refinement of international policies and practices relating to women, peace and security through the Global Policy Project (IA’s Gender and Peacebuilding Programme). The consultations generate and contribute to local, national and regional advocacy activities and strategies to address issues and concerns that affect women’s peace and security.

WILPF Australia’s Activities Related to Security Council Resolution 1325
WILPF (Australian Capital Territory- ACT) branch, Canberra, 2003
Two years ago, the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Australian Capital Territory (ACT) branch in Canberra began working on Resolution 1325. Over the past two years they have made presentations and conducted workshops at the local level and also at national and international conferences, representing the WILPF Australian Section. In addition, they have received a grant to develop educational /informational packages on Resolution 1325.

Where Are All the Women?: UN Security Council Resolution 1325: Gender Perspectives of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Sarai Aharoni and Rula Deeb (Eds.), Isha L'Isha and Kayan, April 2003
Isha L'Isha- Haifa Feminist Center and Kayan- Feminist Organization organized the first national conference addressing Resolution 1325 in Israel, titled UNSC Resolution 1325 and its Relevance to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, held in April 2003. Conference speakers included academic scholars, attorneys, activists for women's rights, human rights, and peace from both Israel and Palestinian Authority. Isha L'Isha and Kayan organized this forum with the the cooperation of the Human Rights program in Academic College of Law, Ramat-Gan, which hosted the conference. This collection of essays is based on the lectures that were given during the conference.

Brochure on Operation 1325: Swedish NGO Network
Sweden, 2003
Operation 1325, founded in 2003, is a network of 6 women’s organizations based in Sweden.The principal aim of Operation 1325 is to assist implementing 1325, with a special focus on the prevention of conflict and armed conflict in Sweden and internationally.

Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000): How far have we come after three years?
Sandra Krähenmann, Panel on Agenda Item 12a: Violence against women, Room 17. org, NGO News Center

UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security: Two Years On Report
NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, New York, 31 October 2002

Women Peacebuilders in Fiji Commemorate Resolution 1325
Sharon Bhagwan, National Council of Women Fiji (NCWF) at St. Anne’s Primary School for their Peace Day celebrations, 31 October 2002

Women Advocating for Resolution 1325 in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Compiled by Aningina Tshefu Bibiane and the PeaceWomen Project for the 1325 PeaceWomen E-News Issue #10, October 2002

Declaration of Coalition 1325, Azerbaijan
September 2002
This coalition, established in September 2002 to support implementation of Resolution 1325, is comprised of women parliamentarians, state agencies, the NGO community, political parties and mass media, and is an initiative of UNIFEM’s regional project "Women for Conflict Prevention and Peace Building in the Southern Caucasus."

Women, Peace and Security: A Policy Audit: From the Beijing Platform for Action to UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and Beyond- Achievements and Emerging Challenges
Sanam B. Naraghi-Anderlini, International Alert, 2001



UN Documents

UNIFEM Support to the Implementation of SCR 1325 – 2007 in Review
Decemer 2007
Seven years after the adoption of SCR 1325 UNIFEM remains committed to its full and effective implementation. In the last several years, significant progress has been made in meeting the standards set forth by the Resolution: Gender advisors have been placed in most integrated missions; mission mandates are designed to secure women’s participation and address violations against women and girls; and gender-sensitive action plans have been formulated in security and humanitarian areas of UN work.

Bangkok Conference Statement on Men as Partners to End Violence Against Women
3-4 September 2007, Bangkok Thailand
The Regional Conference on Men as Partners to End Violence Against Women was organized by the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Royal Thai Government, the UNIFEM East and Southeast Asia Regional Office, Bangkok and the UNIFEM National Committees of Australia and Singapore.

Global Review of Challenges and Good Practices in Support of Women in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations
UNFPA, June 2007
This report summarizes the views on assisting displaced women in conflict and post-conflict situations presented at the UNFPA Expert Meeting and Workshop on Displaced Women, held in Hammamet, Tunisia, 21-24 June 2007. The recommendations in the report of both field staff and academics focused on improving data collection and evaluation; disseminating and implementing United Nations Security Council resolution 1325; improving collaboration and coordination both within UNFPA and among UNFPA and its partners, including governments; improving training, education and knowledge-sharing; involving men in programmes to empower women and prevent sexual and gender-based violence; and ensuring that programmes for displaced persons also benefit local communities.

For complete report, please click HERE

Report of the Secretary-General on women, peace and security
United Nations Security Council, September 27, 2006

For complete report, please click HERE

Guide on Women, Peace and Security
UN-INSTRAW, 2006
To commemorate the International Day of Peace, September 21st 2006, the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW) offers a new manual on how to create a successful action plan on women, peace and security. Designed as a resource for governments, international and regional agencies and civil society organizations, the guide -"Securing Equality, Engendering Peace: A guide to policy and planning on women, peace and security"-provides good practices, specific recommendations and a practical six-step model process.

Presentation by Mr. Anwarul K. Chowdhury UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States
816th Wilton Park Conference on Peace and Security: Implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1325 in Sussex, England on 30 May, 2006. The agenda of this conference was to address the challenges facing the implementation process of UN-SCR 1325. UN Under-Secretary-General Chowdhury adressed the under-recognized and under-utilized contributions of women to the peace process and acknowledged the violence against women and girls in armed conflict. Some challenges he identified were the lack of women participating in the SC deliberations and that womens needs were not being taken into consideration.

‘Gender mainstreaming: A compendium of good practices’
UNDP, 2006
This guide provides an overview of UNDP gender initiatives and accomplishments per country in the five UNDP practice areas:
Democratic governance; Poverty reduction; Energy and environment; Crisis prevention and recovery (see Sudan on p.12); and HIV/AIDS.
In addition, it highlights a number of focused interventions addressing: Gender and the MDGs; Gender policies and legal reform;
Gender-responsive budgets; Violence against women; Capacity building and training; Data and indicators; and The role of men and boys

Women and Peacebuilding in Africa
Centre for Conflict Resolution, United Nations Development Fund for Women, 27-28 October 2005
The Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR) in Cape Town, South Africa, and the United Nations (UN) Development Fund for Women’s (UNIFEM) Southern and Central African Regional Offices cohosted a policy advisory group meeting on “The Impact of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security in Africa”, on 27 and 28 October 2005. The intention of this seminar was to review the progress of the implementation of the resolution in Africa in the five years since its adoption by the United Nations in 2000.

Securing Equality, Engendering Peace: A guide to policy and planning on women, peace and security
INSTRAW, October 2005
One of today’s greatest challenges is turning policy into practice. This is especially the case in the realm of women’s rights and gender equality, where the commitments made at the international level have yet to be fully realized at the ground level. The purpose of this guide is to help facilitate the development of effective plans of action on women, peace and security through providing good practices, specific recommendations and a six-step model process. The guide is designed as a resource for governments, United Nations and regional organizations as well as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) who are interested in, or in the process of, developing plans and policies on women, peace and security issues.

Bringing Gender Vision to the Responsiblity to Protect framework
INSTRAW, October 2005
This paper seeks to highlight the absence of gender perspectives in current formulations of the doctrine of Responsibility to Protect. This doctrine, which attempts to delineate state responsibility in times of humanitarian crisis, has gained international prominence in recent years and received endorsement from World leaders at the 2005 World Summit in September 2005.

This paper argues that the responsiblity to protect framework should incorporate current issues, experiences and obligations under the framework of women, peace and security as particularly outlined in Security Council Resolution 1325

INSTRAW Progress Report on Women and Armed Conflict (Beijing Platform Critical Area of Concern E)
November 2004
Click here for the INSTRAW related webpage on Women and Armed Conflict

Implementando la Resolución 1325: Las Mujeres Colombianas en Busca de la Paz: Una Aproximacion a sus Iniciativas y Propuestas
UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), Programa de Paz y Seguridad en América Latina, Bogota, Colombia, noviembre de 2004

UN Secretary-General's report on women, peace and security
S/2004/814, 13 October 2004
Informe del Secretario General sobre la mujer, seguridad y paz
S/2004/814, el 13 de octubre del 2004
Rapport du Secrétaire Général a propos les femmes, la paix et la sécurité
S/2004/814, 13 octobre 2004

UNIFEM Currents Electronic Newsletter: Fourth Anniversary of Resolution 1325
UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), October 2004

Faces: Women as Partners in Peace and Security
UN Department of Public Information and UN Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (OSAGI), October 2004
Visages: Les femmes, la paix et la sécurité
Publié par le Département de l'information de l'ONU et le Bureau de la Conseillère spéciale pour la parité et la promotion de la femme, Octobre 2004

UN Security Council Resolution 1556 On Sudan
UN Security Council, New York, 30 July 2004
The Security Council adopted a resolution on Sudan which demands that it shows progress (in 30 days) toward disarming the Janjaweed, a youth group that has incited and carried out violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the country’s Darfur region. The report states it condemns all attacks on civilians, rapes, forced displacements, and acts of violence especially those with an ethnic dimension, including women, children, internally displaced persons, and refugees. The resolution also recalls UNSC Resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security in the preamble.

Africa Cannot Develop Unless Women Exercise Real Power, Says Secretary-General in Message to Addis Ababa Session
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, UN Press Release, SG/SM/9408, 6 July 2004

UN General Assembly Resolution on Women and Political Participation
General Assembly, 58th Session, New York, 6 November 2003

Implementation Of Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000): An Analysis Of The Gender Content Of Secretary-General’s Reports To The Security Council: January 2000 – September 2003: A Summary
UN Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women, October 2003

Gender Checklist for Liberia
Prepared by UN Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women, October 2003

Gender Checklist for Peace Support Operations
Prepared by UN Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women, 2003

Security Council Resolution 1509 on the Situation in Liberia
New York, 19 September 2003

Security Council Resolution 1483 on Iraq
New York, 22 May 2003

Security Council Resolution 1479 on the situation in Côte d’Ivoire
New York, 13 May 2003

Government Statements and Reports

Enhancing the EU Response to Women and Armed Conflict With particular reference to development policy
Andrew Sherriff and Karen Barnes
European Centre for Development Policy Management, April 2008
This study for the Slovenian EU Presidency incorporates a review of the latest relevant reports produced by the United Nations, its agencies and specialist organisations with an established track record in the field of women and armed conflict as well as existing academic research on this issue. In addition to desk study, face-to-face and telephone interviews were undertaken with over 60 officials from EU institutions, EU member-states, NGOs, UN, and other specialist organisations. Certain specialist non-governmental agencies and the United Nations with experience in women and conflict issues were invited to make formal submissions and case studies. Finally, a short research visit to Uganda and African regional institutions in Ethiopia provided useful local context.

Annual Evaluation Report on the Implementation of the 2004 OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, July 11, 2007
The 2004 Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality states that gender equality contributes to security in the Organization's three areas of work: the politico-military, the economic and environmental, and the human dimensions.

For the full report, please click HERE

Report from OSCE Expert Seminar on Women in Conflict Prevention and Crisis Management
Organized by the Permanent Delegation of Sweden to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
Held in Hofburg in Vienna, Austria, 20 June 2005.
This seminar was organized by the Permanent Delegation of Sweden to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in co-operation with Folke Bernadotte Academy, and with the support of the Slovenian OSCE Chairman-in-Office. The objective of the seminar was to promote the implementation in the OSCE of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security. There is a clear role for the OSCE in implementing the Resolution, as manifested in the 2004 OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality. In this context, the aim of the seminar was to discuss and identify possible actions in order to fully implement UNSCR 1325 in the OSCE. A further purpose of the seminar was to exchange information about women’s participation in conflict prevention and crisis management and to exchange experience and lessons learned from participation in conflict prevention and international missions.

Statement by Sweden at the Opening Session of the 2005 Annual Security Review Conference
Mr. Per EJ Carlson, Deputy Director, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Vienna, 21 June 2005
The OSCE’s Gender Action Plan is an excellent basis to work from. In particular it gives us clear guidance on how to implement the UNSCR 1325. It is imperative however, that this plan of ours remains kicking and alive. Not a dead paper in a chest of drawers. It is, as we diplomats so often say, the deed not the words that count…The Swedish Delegation therefore suggests the work is started as soon as possible on a specific decision by our Ministers to proactively follow up the plan, including concrete suggestions on how this should be done. To this effect the Swedish Delegation intends to introduce a draft decision to participating States for their consideration.

Our Common Interest
Commission for Africa, 11 March 2005
The Commission for Africa was launched by the British Prime Minister Tony Blair in February 2004. The aim of the Commission was to take a fresh look at Africa’s past and present and the international community’s role in its development path. The work set out to be comprehensive and challenging, addressing difficult questions where necessary. Five formal objectives were established to guide the Commission’s work. It was tasked with finalising its report by early 2005 and producing clear recommendations for the G8, EU and other wealthy countries as well as African countries.
At all levels, actors should promote the full implementation of UN Resolution 1325 (2000) on the role of women in peace processes and the impact of armed conflict on women and girls (Chapter 5: The Need for Peace and Security, Our Common Interest).

National Response to the UN Questionnaire on the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action
Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, May 2004
The UK is committed to ensuring the participation of women in conflict prevention and resolution, including peace negotiations and to encouraging men and boys to engage positively with women in conflict situations. The UK plays an active role in ensuring the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, both in London and through the UK Mission to the UN. The UK used our Presidency of the UN Security Council in September to further the aims of Security Council Resolution 1325. We held an open debate of the Security Council, with participation by the UN Department for Peacekeeping Operations, UNIFEM and the UN Department for Political Affairs. The UK is working behind the scenes to support the UN Secretariat and relevant agencies in implementing UNSCR1325 and taking every opportunity to mainstream gender into other Security Council resolutions. The UK is also dedicated to raising awareness of the positive role that women and girls can play in peace building and reconciliation, rather than portraying them solely as victims.

Question and Answer on Progress of Implementation of UNSC Resolution 1325 and the European Parliament resolution on the participation of women's in peaceful conflict resolution
House of Lords, Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 15 November 2004

Canadian Senator's Statement on the Anniversary of Resolution 1325
Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer, Ottawa, Canada, 3 November 2004

Governmental statements made at the Security Council Open Debate on women, peace and security
28 October 2004

Urging the Implementation of 1325: National Statement
Swedish government, UN General Assembly, General Debate, 21 September 2004

African Women's Voices- A Role and Place for the Pan African Women's Organization (PAWO)
South African Deputy Minister of Health, Madlala-Routledge in the National Assembly, South Africa, 1 September 2004
In summary, PAWO's time has come to initiate an important and urgent campaign for the rights and role of women in Africa. There is an opportunity for women's organisations to participate in the Pan African Women's Organisation and to campaign for women to exercise real power. In particular we can translate into reality the objectives of 1325 without delay since implementation of this landmark will be reviewed in October. We can also campaign, and support those living with HIV and AIDS, to overcome the scourge, which undermines our efforts for peace and development.

Solemn Declaration on Gender Equality in Africa
Heads of State and Government of Member States of the African Union, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 8 July 2004
We, the Heads of State and Government of Member States of the African Union, hereby agree to:
...Ensure the full and effective participation and representation of women in peace process including the prevention, resolution, management of conflicts and postconflict reconstruction in Africa as stipulated in UN Resolution 1325 (2000) and to also appoint women as Special Envoys and Special Representatives of the African Union;

Inclusive Government: Mainstreaming Gender Into Foreign Policy
United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), May 2004

Women in Post-Conflict Societies Need Access to Power
Ellen Sauerbrey, 13 January 2004, Expert Group Meeting, Enhancing Women's Participation in Electoral Processes in Post-Conflict Countries, EGM/ELEC/2004/OP.2

US House Resolution 432: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should take action to meet its obligations, and to ensure that all other member states of the United Nations meet their obligations, to women as agreed to in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325...
Submitted by Congresswoman Eddie B. Johnson (D-TX), Washington D.C., 4 November 2003

General Assembly Statement by Sweden
H.E. Mr. Jan O. Karlsson, Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Development Cooperation, Migration and Asylum Policy of Sweden
General Debate of the 58th Regular Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, New York, New York, USA, 25 September 2003

Advancing Research, Advocacy and Policy Workshop
25-26 August 2003, York University Centre for International and Security Studies in Toronto, Toronto, Canada
The workshop brought together Canadian researchers - academic, activist and government - working within the area of Security Council Resolution 1325 to assess the current state of art of this work, and identify research/advocacy resources, as well as gaps and strategies for moving Canadian foreign policies in the area of Resolution 1325 forward. Two reports are being produced from the workshop: a policy paper is being formulated for the Canadian policy community and then a conference report is being generated which will be widely distributed in the upcoming months.

Fact Sheet on U.S. Policy on Iraqi Women's Political, Economic, and Social Participation
Office of International Women's Issues, US State Department
Washington, D.C., 17 July 2003

Canada Needs to take a “Clear and Consistent Position to Ensure Respect for Women’s Rights in Iraq"
Letter to Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Graham from the Gender and Peacebuilding Working Group, Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee, Canada (CPCC), 24 June 2003

Athens Forum: Gender, Peace and Foreign Policy: the EU Perspective
Athens, Greece, 12 June 2003

US House Concurrent Resolution 196: Expressing the Sense of Congress that the United States Should Provide Assistance for Women and Women's Organizations in Iraq in Order to Strengthen and Stabilize the Emerging Iraqi Democracy
Submitted by Representative Eddie B. Johnson (D-TX) and Representative Hobson (R-Springfield), Washington D.C., USA, 22 May 2003

Letter on the report Status of implementing the recommendations of Security Council Resolution 1325, Women, Peace and Security
J. de Hoop Scheffer, Minister of Foreign Affairs and C. van der Knaap, State Secretary for Defence to the Speakers of the House of Representatives and Senate, Netherlands, May 2003

Report Status of implementing the recommendations of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000), ‘Women, Peace and Security’ by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence
Netherlands, May 2003

On Iraqi Women’s Participation in Reconstruction
House of Lords, London, England, 13 May 2003

Women in Iraq, Future Prospects: Role of Women in Reconstructing Iraq
H.E. Nasreen M. Sideek, Minister of Reconstruction and Development, Kurdistan Regional Government, Northern Iraq, 22 April 2003

Garner Urged to Involve Women in Talks on Post-Conflict Iraq [extract]
Joan Ruddock MP, UK to General Jay Garner, US, 15 April 2003

Women and the Transition to Democracy: Iraq, Afghanistan, Beyond
Paula J. Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, 11 April 2003

Senate Statement on Women in Situations of Conflict
Senator Elizabeth Hubley, Canada, 25 March 2003

The Role of Women in Peace Building and Reconstruction: More Than Victims
Donald K. Steinberg, Deputy Director, Policy Planning Staff, 6 March 2003, New York City, Released on 17 March 2003

El Rol de la Mujer en las Operaciones de Paz / Building Capacities for Peacekeeping and Women´s Dimensions in Peace Processes
Chile - Unión Europea - Dinamarca Conferencia Junta, Santiago, Chile, 4-5  Noviembre 2002
Chile - European Union - Denmark Joint Conference, Santiago, Chile, 4-5 November 2002

Women, Peace and Security: On the Anniversary of 1325
Josiah Rosenblatt, U.S. Minister-Counsellor for Political Affairs, Remarks in the UN Security Council, 28 October 2002

Public Statement on Women, Peace and Security and 1325
International Assembly of Women Ministers/Council of Women World Leaders, New York, 14 September 2002

A Stone in the Water: Report of the Roundtables with Afghan-Canadian Women on the Question of the Application UN Security Council Resolution 1325 in Afghanistan
Advocacy Subcommittee of the Canadian Committee on Women, Peace and Security and YWCA of Canada, Governement and NGOs, July 2002

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights and on the Rights of Women in Africa Disponsible en français [pdf]
Meeting of Government Experts, Addis Ababa, Etiopia, 16 November 2001

Seminar on Gender Mainstreaming of IGAD Peace Building and Conflict Resolution Programme
Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), October 15-16, 2001
The objectives of the Seminar were:
- To share experiences and enhance the participants capacity and women’s involvement in peace making and peace building.
- To review the current peace initiatives of IGAD in relation to the involvement of women.
- To review the IGAD Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution and Humanitarian Affairs programmes and identify gender gaps.
- To map out a strategic action plan for onward submission to the First Regular Meeting of the IGAD Ministers In-charge of Women’s Affairs.

G8 Roma Initiatives on Conflict Resolution: Strengthening the Role of Women in Conflict Prevention
Conclusions of the meeting of G8 Foreign Ministers, Rome, Italy, 19 July 2001
The G8 includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as the leader of the country holding the presidency of the European Council and the President of the European Commission.

European Parliament Resolution on Participation of Women in Peaceful Conflict Resolution: Gender-Related Aspects of Prevention of Armed Conflicts (html)
A5-0308/2000, 30 November 2000

European Parliament Resolution on Participation of Women in Peaceful Conflict Resolution: Gender-Related Aspects of Prevention of Armed Conflicts Report (pdf)
A5-0308/2000, Text and explanatory statement, 20 October 2000

European Parliament Resolution on Gender Aspects of Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding: A Summary
International Alert (summary), 2000

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Action Plan for Gender Issues
OSCE, SEC.GAL/12/00/Rev.7, 1 June 2000

Books, Journals and Articles

Gender perspective in peace initiatives: Opportunities and challenges
By Satbeer Chhabra, Faculty for Women Development Division, NIPCCD, New Delhi, september 2005
The reprt explores the importance of improving the understanding of how women's and men's perspectives on peace and violence vary and whether or not there are policy and programmatic implications for these differences. The role of women in peace building needs to be investigated and highlighted as part of gender analysis of peace support operations. The perception of women as victims of violence as also actors during war and conflict situations could provide an improved basis to develop effective strategies for incorporating gender perspectives in peace initiatives.

Cycles of violence: gender relations and armed conflict
El-Bushra, J.; Sahl, I.M.G./ Agency for Co-operation and Research in Development (Acord) (2005)

This book describes ACORD's research "Gender-sensitive design and planning in conflict-affected situations", carried out during 2000 and 2001 in five communities living in the shadow of violent conflict in Juba (Sudan), Gulu (Uganda), Luanda (Angola), Timbukta (Mali) and the Lower Shabelle region (Somalia). It also includes analysis of data collected in Eritrea and Rwanda and addresses the challenges in methodologies and tools for research in turbulent environments. The authors examine the impact of war on gender relations and whether gender relations contribute to conflict. The analysis explores the term "gender relations" and unpacks it into several sub- categories: gender "roles", "identities", "ideologies", and "institutions/power structures," examining how each of these changes are as a result of war. The authors find that, while gender is a factor in perpetuating violence, it is also a factor in rebuilding social relations and peace. [adapted from the author]

Women in an Insecure World: Violence Against Women - Facts, Figures and Analysis
Marie Vlachovund Lea Biason (eds), 2005 - Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)

Women in an Insecure World takes stock of the scope and magnitude of violence experienced by women.It highlights the active role women can have in peacemaking and post-conflict reconstruction. For what makes women's role in combating violence indispensable is that they demonstrate the capability of overcoming the trauma of violent acts, to survive and help in the survival of others, and to contribute actively to building peace. The book provides analytical data and statistics, legal documents and policy recommendations complemented by feature stories and illustrations.
ISBN 92-9222-028-4

Peace Begins With Mothers, Daughters, Sisters
Anja Tranovich, Inter Press Service (IPS), 19 July 2005

UN, NGOs to Intensify Battle Against Gender Violence
Michelle Chen, Inter Press Service, TERRAVIVA, UN Journal, Vol. 12 - No. 207, 10 November 2004

Women, Peace and Security: Resolution 1325
Carol Cohn, Helen Kinsella and Sheri Gibbings. International Feminist Journal of Politics. Volume 6, Number 1. 130-140. Routledge, March 2004
 
Feminist peacemaking: In Resolution 1325, the United Nations requires the inclusion of women in all peace planning and negotiation
Carol Cohn, The Women’s Review of Books Special Issue on Women, War, and Peace, Center for Research on Women, Wellesley College, Editorial Advisor: Cynthia Enloe, February 2004

MARWOPNET Awarded 2003 United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS), Press Release, Geneva, 3 December 2003

Innovative Approaches to Promoting Human Dignity and Empowering Women
Midday NGO workshop summary, 56th DPI/NGO Conference, 8-10 September 2003, United Nations, New York

Resolution 1325 – Use It or Lose It
Michele Landsberg, Ms. Magazine, Commentary, Summer 2003

Women, Peace and Security
African Centre for