As well as raising awareness of resolution 1325 (2000) in the Pacific, New Ze...

As well as raising awareness of resolution 1325 (2000) in the Pacific, New Zealand's aid programme identifies women and girls as a priority group for attention, supports initiatives to mitigate the exposure of women and girls to violence and specifically includes the need to support the full implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). Elsewhere, New Zealand's Provincial Reconstruction Team in Bamyan, Afghanistan, has several initiatives to ensure the full participation of women in our Provincial Reconstruction Team and in the Afghan National Security Forces which the Team supports. Likewise, in Timor-Leste, New Zealand is working with the National Police Force on projects to address high rates of gender-based violence.