WILPF/PeaceWomen themes covered:
General Women, Peace and Security: 2/15;
Conflict Prevention: 1/15;
Disarmament: 0/15;
Displacement and Humanitarian Response: 1/15;
Participation: 1/15;
Peace Processes: 1/15;
Peacekeeping: 2/15;
Protection: 2/15;
Reconstruction and Peacebuilding: 0/15;
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: 2/15;
Implementation: 2/15;
Justice, Rule of Law, SSR: 2/15;
Human Rights: 1/15.

S/PV.6411: "Implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) remains imperfect. Sexual violence continues at an intolerable level, and only 7 per cent of peace negotiating teams are women. Hence, a great deal remains to be done."

**Note: Data is provided for 2012. There were no Security Council open debates on the threats caused by terrorist acts in 2010. 

WILPF/PeaceWomen themes covered:
General Women, Peace and Security: 0/2;
Conflict Prevention: 0/2;
Disarmament: 0/2;
Displacement and Humanitarian Response: 1/2;
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: 1/2;
Human Rights: 1/2.

S/PV.6354: "All the parties to a conflict, States as well as armed non-State groups, must respect international humanitarian law. They must spare civilians in the conduct of hostilities and grant special attention to women and children. Our primary responsibility is to ensure that they do not shirk that obligation."

Implementation:
Implementation of 1325 National Plan of Action adopted in October 2010.

Protection:
France was instrumental in recasting operational documents of the European Security and Defence Policy to include protection of women in conflict situations and promotion of their role with respect to emerging from crisis.
 

Arms Transfer Revenue in 2009: $1,918,000,000
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UN Women Government Total Contribution in 2009: $1,200,000

Since 2006, France and the Netherlands have advanced an annual resolution of the UN General Assembly, aimed at strengthening action to eliminate all forms of violence against women. In March 2010, French diplomacy contributed to the adoption of an important ministerial declaration by the International organisation of la Francophonie (OIF) on the same issue.

In 2010, the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs implemented an FSP project to combat violence against women (Algeria, Morocco, Jordan, Mali, Niger, Cameroon), endowed with a budget of €1.5 million over three years.

**Note: Gender Inequality Index ranking is provided for 2011. Information for 2010 is not available.

HDI (2011) (Human Development Index):
France was ranked 14th.

France is included in the "Very High Human Development" category.

Women from France are on duty in the following peacekeeping missions:

MINURCAT (2),

MINURSO (1),

MINUSTAH (4),

MONUC (0),

UNIFIL (77),

UNMIL (0),

UNOCI (1),

UNTSO (0).

The representative of France made no statements at the meetings of the Security Council on its position on the sexual exploitation and abuse committed by peacekeepers.

Key women's organisation's (Women's Lobby - French Coordination) efforts in regard to gender issues include the following:
- Number of conferences: 10+;
- Number of publications: 1 (annual report);
- Social services provided: coordination, networking, and policy championing between national NGOs, international NGOs, and governments.

Types of social support provided:
Education: Yes
Anti-violence: Yes
Women's empowerment: Yes
Gender-related training: Yes
Political participation: Yes
Anti-human trafficking: Yes
Women's health: Yes
Lobbying and policymaking: No
Fundraising: No

France hosted the following high-level events in 2010:
- OECD Conference on Gender Equality in Government and Business;
- UN Expert Group Meeting on Gender, Science and Technology;
- International Women's Day Event.

**Note: The information about the high-level events has been collected using available media sources.

French NAP was launched in 2010. Main objectives are:
1. Protecting women against violence and working to ensure respect for their fundamental rights;
2. Participation of women in managing conflict and post-conflict situations;
3. Raising awareness of respect for women’s rights in training programmes;
4. Developing political and diplomatic action.

The French NAP specifies France’s action towards fulfilling the goals of UNSCR 1325. It calls for inter-ministerial and inter-institutional coordination to fulfill these goals, and includes the plan for fulfilling general European goals concerning women, peace, and security.

The NAP does not include an allocated or an estimated budget. No indicators or actions are included that formulate strategies for fundraising, detail what level of funding is required for which specific activities, or what accountability mechanisms will ensure funding is raised and used in implementing the NAP.

Military Expenditure in 2009: $66,884,000,000
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The NAP does not include an allocated or an estimated budget. No indicators or actions are included that formulate strategies for fundraising, detail what level of funding is required for which specific activities, or what accountability mechanisms will ensure funding is raised and used in implementing the NAP.

Lower: 18.9%;

Upper: 21.9%.

Ratio (0 = Inequality, 1 = Equality): 0.36.

Latest available/public data sourced from 2010 government statistics via the "Women in Police Services in the EU" report.

Total number of uniformed staff/officers: 116,484;
Total female uniformed staff/officers: 20,934.

Top rank:
Female: 0;
Male: 11.

Superior rank:
Female: 370;
Male: 1,318.

Medium rank:
Female: 2,421;
Male: 8,303.

Lower rank:
Female: 35,159;
Male: 5,614.

Officers:
Female: 12, 529;
Male: 50, 759.

Total number of professional judges: 5855
Women: 3667 (59.8%);
Men: 2188 (40.2%).

Professional judges sitting in First instance Courts:
Women: 3143;
Men: 1819.

Professional judges sitting in Second instance Courts:
Women: 908;
Men: 787.

Professional judges sitting in Supreme Courts:
Women: 153;
Men: 223.

Ratio (0 = Inequality, 1 = Equality): 0.87.

Unemployment rate (percentage of female/male labour force):
Female: 8%;
Male: 7%.

Estimated earned income (PPP US$):
Female: 25,677;
Male: 40,000.

Legislators, senior officials, and managers (%):
Female: 39, Male: 61;
Ratio (0 = Inequality, 1 = Equality): 0.63.

Professional and technical workers (%):
Female: 49, Male: 51;
Ratio (0 = Inequality, 1 = Equality): 0.97.

The enrolment difference between males and females is provided below (The theoretical maximum value is 100%. Increasing trends are considered a reflection of improving coverage at the specified level of education):

Literacy rate (%):
Female: 99;
Male: 99;
Ratio (0 = Inequality, 1 = Equality): 1.

Enrolment in primary education:
Ratio (0 = Inequality, 1 = Equality): 1.

Enrolment in secondary education:
Ratio (0 = Inequality, 1 = Equality): 1.02.

Enrolment in tertiary education:
Ratio (0 = Inequality, 1 = Equality): 1.28.

While gender perspectives within the legal frameworks exist, they are not always fully effective, and discrimination (i.e.: gender, racial, and economic discrimination) can cause some groups to have disproportionate challenges equally accessing justice and utilising their rights.

Law on Professional Equality between Women and Men (2009);
Law on Diverse Adaptations of Community Law in the Field Of the Fight Against Discrimination (2008);
Legislation on the equal payment of women and men (2006);
Establishment of France's Ministry for Women’s Rights.

Presence of gender perspective in the Constitution of France:

- …Statutes shall promote equal access by women and men to elective offices and posts as well as to position of professional and social responsibility. (Constitution of 4 October 1958, Art. 1);

- Statutes shall promote equal access by women and men to elective offices and posts as well as to professional and social positions. (Preamble to the Constitution of 27 October 1946, Sec. 3);

- The law guarantees women equal rights to those of men in all spheres. (Preamble to the Constitution of 27 October 1946, Sec. 3;)

- It shall guarantee to all, notably to children, mothers and elderly workers, protection of their health, material security, rest and leisure. All people who, by virtue of their age, physical or mental condition, or economic situation, are incapable of working, shall have to the right to receive suitable means of existence from society. (Preamble to the Constitution of 27 October 1946, Sec. 11);

- It shall guarantee to all, notably to children, mothers and elderly workers, protection of their health, material security, rest and leisure. … (Preamble to the Constitution of 27 October 1946, Sec. 11).

While legal frameworks exist, they are not always fully effective, and discrimination (i.e.: gender, racial, and economic discrimination) can cause some groups to have disproportionate challenges equally accessing justice and utilising their rights.

The government of France fully complies with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. The government continued to train prosecutors and judges to make better use of France’s anti-trafficking law, continued to prosecute forced prostitution and forced labour offenders, and increased public-private partnerships to prevent trafficking.

While specialised services to support victims/survivors of sexual violence exist, the service quality, resource provision, geographic availability, adequate service availability based on national demand, and the functionality of national mechanism are not fully effective. 

While veterans services for women veterans exist, the quality of service, outreach to engage female veterans in service access and utalisation, and the availability of gender-sensitive services at all locations are not fully effective.

Issues remain in unequal access and utilisation of services for women and men.

While specialised services to support victims/survivors of sexual violence exist, the service quality, resource provision, geographic availability, adequate service availability based on national demand, and the functionality of national mechanism are not fully effective. 

1 national helpline and 66 regional helplines specified to provide service for victims of domestic violence as well as for professionals working with women affected by violence.

41 women’s shelters providing specified services for women survivors of violence.

The first French national helpline for women survivors of violence was established in 1992. in 2007, the number changed from a 10 digit to a four digit number: 3919; simultaneously, the organisation was renamed 3919. the organisation 3919 is run by the WAVe focal point fédération national Solidarité femmes -fnSf.2 Counselling is offered in french, Spanish, English, Arabic and African languages, but not 24 hours a day (from 8 am to 10 pm). in 2009, 19,274 incoming women’s calls were answered. Clients pay the cost of a standard phone call when accessing this service. 74 percent of the costs for operating the helplines are covered by the state.

Some of the 41 shelters have adopted similar standards and working strategies as applied by shelters of the fnSf-network. Since there is no nationwide network of women’s organisations/women’s shelters in France, no data is available about the exact number of shelters providing standardised services for women and children affected by domestic violence. there is a need for resources and structures to enable coherent data collection concerning services for women survivors of violence.

Approximately 2,350 women and 2,600 children were accommodated by the 41 shelters of the network and 30,000 women were welcomed by the 65 organisations.

While specialised services to support victims/survivors of human trafficking exist, the service quality, resource provision, geographic availability, adequate service availability based on national demand, and the functionality of national mechanism are not fully effective. 

The national government and city of Paris continued to partner with NGOs in order to provide trafficking victims with a network of services and shelters during the reporting period. The government provided some indirect funding for victims’ care in 2009; however, it did not report overall funding allocations to NGOs for victims of trafficking. A trafficking victim may receive a permanent residency card though only if the defendant is successfully convicted by the government.

While a wide range of services and resources are made available to refugees, asylum seekers, and IDPs, these services are usually provided by local service providers, therefore making these services and resources less available in some geographic locations.

Total population of refugees, stateless persons, IDPs, and asylum-seekers: 250,394

UNHCR and the French Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs signed a framework agreement on resettlement in 2008. According to this agreement, UNHCR can submit up to 100 cases to the French authorities each year. The Ministry of Interior is in charge of the selection of refugees to resettle, among the 100 cases.

The number of refugee and migrant women living in appalling conditions in shanty towns or squats in Calais in France and its region was rising since 2009. They now represent about 14% of the mobile population present in the region. Doctors and volunteers from Gynécologie Sans Frontières who carry out visits to these places have witnessed the hardship that refugee and migrant women endure there, lacking basic living conditions and access to adequate health care, including reproductive health care. Cases of sexual violence against women including rape, in some cases causing pregnancy, were noted. However, most of these crimes go unreported for different reasons, including the victim’s fear of reprisal.