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THE DAKAR DECLARATION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1325 IN WEST AFRICA 1

THE DAKAR DECLARATION &

ECOWAS PLAN OF ACTION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATIONOF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS

1325 AND 1820 IN WEST AFRICA

OUTCOME DOCUMEnTs OF THE rEgiOnal FOrUM On WOMEn, pEaCE anD sECUriTy

Dakar, sEpTEMbEr 2010

in WEsT aFriCa

The Dakar Declaration on the implementation of Un security Council resolution 1325 and its related regional plan of action for the Economic Community of West african states (ECOWas) were adopted in Dakar on 17 september at a regional Forum entitled «Women Count for peace».

The event took place at ministerial level on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Un security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. it was organized under the auspices of the Un Office for West africa (UnOWa) in collaboration with various regional Offices in West africa such as the United nations Development Fund for Women (UniFEM), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human rights (OHCHr), the United nations population Fund (UnFpa), the High Commissioner for refugees (UnHCr), the United nations Development programme (UnDp), the United nations Children’s Fund (UniCEF) and the Un information Centre in Dakar (UniC).

For more information :

Madame aminatta Dibba, Director of the ECOWas gender Development Centre (EgDC), Dakar, sénégal Tel: +221 33 825 03 27 / 33 825 03 33 - Fax: +221 33 825 03 30 Email : [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Christiana adokiye george,gender adviser - UnOWa Tel: +221 33 869 85 54 E-mail : [email protected]


a regional Forum on the implementation of the United nations security Council resolution 1325 on Women, peace and security was held in Dakar, senegal from 15 to 17 september 2010 at the initiative of the United nations Office for West africa (UnOWa) and in close collaboration with the african Union (aU), the Economic Community of West african states (ECOWas), the Mano river Union (MrU), the United nations population Fund (UnFpa), the United nations Fund for Women (UniFEM), Un-insTraW, the Office of the United nations High Commissioner for Human rights (OHCHr), the United nations Development programme (UnDp), United nations High Commissioner for refugees (UnHCr), and the United nations Children Fund (UniCEF).

The Forum was attended by the Vice president of the republic of the gambia, the Ministers in charge of gender and women empowerment of senegal, niger, Togo, sierra leone, ghana, Mali, guinea, guinea bissau, Mauritania and senior government officials from Cote d’ivoire, benin, liberia and nigeria.

representatives of the african Union, United nations peace Missions, programs and Funds as well as Civil society institutions and organizations from West africa also participated at the forum.

For three days participants took stock of the implementation of resolution 1325 in the Member states and devoted particular attention on the challenges as well as the perspectives of the resolution in the area of participation, protection, prevention and relief and recovery. The forum adopted the ECOWas plan of action for the implementation of the UnsCr 1325 in West africa. The implementation of the ECOWas plan of action will be coordinated by ECOWas through its gender Development Centre while the network on peace and security for Women in the ECOWas region (nOpsWECO) will serve as the coordinating body for Civil society Organisations in West africa. an entity comprising West african Ministers in charge Women affairs and gender, ECOWas, MrU, the african Union and United nations will be responsible for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the plan of action. The Forum agreed on the following recommendations:

1. Member states of the West african region that have not yet done so should, before December 2010, elaborate a national plan of action on the implementation of resolution 1325 with the financial support of the United nations.

2. Member states should guarantee and promote the systematic integration of gender in the processes of judicial and security sector reforms.

3. UniFEM/Un-insTraW should work with ECOWas through the gender Development Center to support key actions of the departments in charge of gender in the implementation of the national plans of action and the United nations secretary general’s campaign to end violence against women.

THE DAKAR DECLARATION ON THE IMPLEMENTATIONOF UNSCR 1325 IN WEST AFRICA

REGIONAL FORUM ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITYDAKAR, SEPTEMBER 2010

in WEsT aFriCa

Regional Forum on Women, Peace and Security - Dakar, September 20104

4. Technical and financial partners should be committed to supporting the actions of civil society organizations in the area of peace and security.

Participation

• promote women’s participation in mediation: more women will be trained as mediators and a community of practice of women mediators will be established at the regional level; ECOWas and the aU will appoint more women as special envoys and senior mediators; database of female mediators in the region will be created; measures will be strengthened to encourage women’s full participation in electoral process and at all levels of decision making instances;

• popularise resolution 1325: through translations in local languages, training, sensitization, and awareness campaigns targeted at decision makers, police and military, judicial sector, schools, youth, local women as well as men groups. in addition the ‘Open Day’ will be institutionalized as a means for srsgs to meet with women’s representatives regularly and be briefed on women’s issues in the region as well as an opportunity for sensitisation on the resolution at national as well as regional levels,

Protection

• strengthen measures to combat sexual and gender based Violence (sgbV): political and security measures will be strengthened to protect women and girls from sexual and gender based violence during and after conflict; existing measures will be strengthened and new measures put in place where necessary to punish perpetrators of sexual and gender based violence. Furthermore, trainings, including pre-deployment trainings, on the prevention of sexual and gender based violence will be harmonized and conducted targeting civil and military personnel in peace keeping operations.

Prevention

• strengthen preventive diplomacy: request the special representative of the secretary general of the United nations to use his good offices to actively and systematically consult with women, representing their demands in their efforts at preventive diplomacy in the region,

• promote the development of a culture of peace by drawing on women’s traditional role as mediators and educators for peace so that future generations can be spared the scourge of war and violence; establishing a regional network of peace clubs in secondary schools and universities,


• strengthen early warning mechanisms by launching the ECOWas gender and early warning indicators and making resources available to populate them with data

• Encourage research and documentation of lessons learned as well as causes and dynamics of conflicts to enhance response effectiveness.

Relief and Recovery

• adopt measures to ensure provision of adequate and accessible humanitarian services-measures will be adopted to ensure that humanitarian services provided reach women and girls and that such services can be accessed safely;

• strengthen post-incident relief measures - measures will be strengthened to provide adequate access to health, psycho-social services and trauma counseling for sexual and gender-based violence survivors

• strengthen socio-economic reintegration measures - measures will be strengthened to ensure effective socio-economic integration of women in post conflict reconstruction and rehabilitation programmes.

The Forum mandated H.E. aja njie-saidy, Vice-president of the gambia, H.E. Henriette Olivia akossiwa-kouevi Minister for Women of the republic of Togo, and H.E. awa ndiaye, Minister of state for gender and african Women Organisations of senegal, to submit the West african plan of action on the implementation of the UnsCr1325 to the forthcoming ECOWas summit of Heads of states for consideration.

The forum further requested H.E. said Djinnit, special representative of the secretary general to present this declaration and the regional plan of action to the Un secretary-general and Member states during the ‘global Open Day’ on 21 October held in the context of the 10th anniversary celebration of resolution 1325 for recognition and support.

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num

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d se

curi

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pro

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r an

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rais

ed

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mon

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vise

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nd

foca

l poi

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sitiz

e he

ads

of s

ecur

ity s

ervi

ces

on

the

need

s of

wom

en p

artic

ipat

ing

in p

eace

ke

epin

g op

erat

ions

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bby

for

the

inte

grat

ion

of g

ende

r in

pe

ace

keep

ing

oper

atio

ns-

lobb

y an

d ad

voca

te fo

r th

e in

crea

sed

part

icip

atio

n of

wom

en in

pea

ce s

truc

-tu

res

and

secu

rity

inst

itutio

ns-

rai

se a

war

enes

s an

d tr

ain

mili

tary

, civ

ilian

po

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hum

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n ho

w

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gend

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es in

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mak

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and

peac

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e th

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atic

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grat

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ms

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cial

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d se

curi

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, pea

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uals

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ablis

h a

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ork

of g

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r ad

vise

rs

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er fo

cal p

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ns a

t re

gion

al a

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try

leve

ls

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r of

hea

ds o

f sec

urity

ser

vice

tha

t ha

ve b

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sens

itize

d on

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nee

ds o

f wom

en

part

icip

atin

g in

pea

ce o

pera

tions

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umbe

r of

wom

en in

volv

ed in

pea

ceke

epin

g op

erat

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-num

ber

of w

omen

invo

lved

in t

he k

ey a

reas

of

pea

ce a

nd s

ecur

ity

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umbe

r of

ssr

pol

icy

docu

men

ts in

whi

ch

gend

er is

inte

grat

ed

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ber

of p

erso

ns t

rain

ed in

the

reg

ion

- fr

eque

ncy

of m

eetin

gs o

f net

wor

k


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ateg

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xpec

ted

resu

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ori

ty a

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dica

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ors

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spo

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le

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ific

obje

ctiv

e 3:

to e

nsu

re e

qual

par

tici

pat

ion o

f w

om

en a

nd m

en in p

eace

, se

curity

and r

econst

ruct

ion p

roce

sses

in p

ost

conflic

t si

tuat

ions

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mo

ting

w

om

en’s

pa

rtic

ipa-

tio

n an

d en

suri

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avai

labi

lity

of f

emal

e m

edia

tio

n ex

pert

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par

liam

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s of

EC

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-be

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clud

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he

net

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iste

rs h

ave

adop

-te

d le

gisl

atio

ns f

or t

he c

ontr

ibut

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of

wom

en in

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pre

vent

ion

and

reso

lutio

n of

arm

ed c

onfli

cts

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apac

ity o

f wom

en in

the

tec

hniq

ue

of p

rote

ctio

n an

d re

solu

tion

of c

onfli

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are

stre

ngth

ened

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bby

at t

he le

vel o

f par

liam

enta

rian

s an

d th

e n

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ork

for

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ale

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iste

rs a

nd

parl

iam

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echn

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voca

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med

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edia

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t ha

ve a

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supp

ort


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elo

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na

tio

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plan

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plan

of a

ctio

n in

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as

mem

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e an

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it

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ns o

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sitio

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g on

an

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ting

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men

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pos

ition

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dec

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n m

akin

g

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lari

sing

re

solu

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ns

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and

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idel

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own

at a

ll le

vels

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form

and

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omen

on

reso

lu-

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d 18

20

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nsla

te r

esol

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ns 1

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and

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natio

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angu

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sem

inat

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d 18

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th

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ber

stat

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min

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en t

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ent

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ctiv

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edia

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n re

solu

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volv

e tr

aditi

onal

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sett

lem

ent

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onfli

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prot

ectio

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vic

tims

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entif

y an

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en a

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nd 1

820

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rge

part

of c

onfli

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sett

led

amic

ably

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ithin

the

com

mun

ities

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r of

tra

ditio

nal m

edia

tors

tha

t ha

ve a

go

od k

now

ledg

e of

res

olut

ions

132

5 an

d 18

80


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xpec

ted

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ctio

nsIn

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spo

nsib

le

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itori

ng a

nd e

valu

atio

n fr

amew

ork

for

the

impl

emen

tatio

n of

the

pla

n of

act

ion

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ting

in

plac

e a

mo

-ni

tori

ng a

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eval

uati

on

mec

hani

sm

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ence

situ

atio

n on

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impl

emen

-ta

tion

of r

esol

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ns 1

325

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1820

in

the

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ber

stat

es in

the

EC

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as

regi

on is

ava

ilabl

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plem

enta

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he p

lan

of

actio

n is

ass

ured

at

ever

y st

age

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onito

ring

of r

espe

ct o

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mitm

ent

take

n by

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diff

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t ac

tors

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ssur

ed-

gui

danc

e is

giv

en w

here

nec

essa

ry-

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targ

eted

obj

ectiv

es o

f the

pla

n of

ac

tion

are

atta

ined

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arry

out

a ba

selin

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udy

of t

he im

ple-

men

tatio

n of

res

olut

ion

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tabl

ish

a ne

twor

k of

gen

der

and

wo-

men

em

pow

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ent

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iste

rs t

o m

onito

r an

d en

sure

com

mitm

ent

on p

eer

leve

l

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arry

out

reg

ular

mon

itori

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issi

ons

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ondu

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erly

rev

iew

of i

mpl

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proc

ess

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arry

out

annu

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rize

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t fo

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of i

mpl

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nd 1

820

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tent

of o

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umbe

r of

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r an

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ality

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ken

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impl

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gen

der

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elop

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d n

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RESOLUTION 1325 ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY 13

RESOLUTION 1325 ON WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY

The United nations security Council resolution 1325 was unanimously adopted in October 2000. it is a landmark legal and political framework that acknowledges the importance of the participation of women and the inclusion of gender perspectives in peace negotiations, humanitarian planning, peacekeeping operations, post-conflict peacebuilding and governance. resolution 1325 has 4 main focus areas.

1. participation of women at all levels of decision making, including:- in national, regional and international institutions;- in mechanisms for the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts;- in peace negotiations;- in peace operations, as soldiers, police and civilians;- as special representatives of the Un secretary-general.

2. protection of women and girls from sexual and gender-based violence, including:- in emergency and humanitarian situations, such as in refugee camps;- through pre-deployment and in-theatre training to peace operations personnel on the rights

of women and girls and effective protection measures.

3. prevention of violence against women through the promotion of women’s rights, accountability and law enforcement, including by:

- prosecuting those responsible for war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity and other violations of international law;

- respecting the civilian and humanitarian nature of refugee camps;- excluding sexual violence crimes from amnesty agreements, as they may amount to crimes

against humanity, war crimes or genocide;- strengthening women’s rights under national law;- supporting local women’s peace initiatives and conflict resolution processes.

4 Mainstreaming of gender perspectives in peace operations, including by:- appointing gender advisors to all Un peace operations;- considering the specific needs of women and girls in the design and development of policy in

all areas;- incorporating the perspectives, contributions and experience of women’s organizations in

policy and programme development.

RESOLUTION 1820 ON CONFLICT RELATEDSEXUAL VIOLENCE

resolution 1820 (2008) recognizes conflict-related sexual violence as a matter of international peace and security. The resolution calls for:

a. armed actors to end the practice of using sexual violence against civilians to achieve political or military ends b. all parties to conflict to counter impunity for sexual violence and provide effective protection for civilians c. the United nations and peace operations to develop mechanisms to prevent and respond to sexual violence.


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