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Over two and a half years have passed since the first peacebuilding report wa...
Over two and a half years have passed since the first peacebuilding report was commissioned. That report was commissioned as a result of concerns about the support provided by the international community, including particularly the UN, to countries emerging from conflict. Many of the issues that it identified were not new. But the process gave fresh impetus to the effort to resolve familiar problems of fragmentation, weak leadership, lack of strategy and sluggish deployment of civilian experts and finance. The same is true for the women and peacebuilding report. Many of the issues in this good report are also not new. The problem has been delivery, not ignorance of the issues.
Fifth and finally, post-conflict peace building cannot be truly successful wi...
Fifth and finally, post-conflict peace building cannot be truly successful without ensuring that women are an equal part of the process. They need to be routinely involved in conflict resolution, post-conflict peacebuilding and governance in order to achieve sustainable peace. In this, the tenth anniversary year of 1325, we welcome the Secretary-General's report on women's participation in peacebuilding as an important step in that direction.
The challenges to effective women's participation in peacebuilding are signif...
The challenges to effective women's participation in peacebuilding are significant, but this is all the more reason for unity of effort. The Secretary-General's report sets out a clear direction for the UN system, the international community and conflict-affected states to deliver a practical difference to women's involvement on the ground. And we consider that the newly established UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women – UN Women - will have an important role in driving this forward.