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Gender, Peace and Security: Women’s Advocacy and Conflict Resolution
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M’Cormack-Hale, Fredline. 2012. Gender, Peace and Security: Women’s Advocacy and Conflict Resolution. London: Commonwealth Secretariat.
Author: Fredline M'Cormack Hale
Abstract:
Examines women's role in both conflict and post-conflict reconciliation. It describes how UNSCR 1325 provides support for women in peace-building processes and provides case studies of how it has been implemented in selected countries, including the benefits of NAPs and women's involvement in their adoption. (WorldCat)
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Table of Contents
Foreword
1. Introduction
2. Women, Conflict and UNSCR 1325
The role of women in conflict and post-conflict countries UNSCR 1325: In support of women in peace-building processes
3. Women's Peace-building Efforts across the Commonwealth
Examples of limited engagement in peace negotiations
Sierra Leone
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Solomon Islands
Papua New Guinea (Bougainville)
Why women's engagement may be limited following conflict
4. Women and National Action Plans (NAPs)
Women's involvement in the adoption of NAPs
Rwanda
Sierra Leone
Uganda
NAPs in countries at peace: a different experience
United Kingdom
Canada
Benefits of NAPS
5. Peace and Conflict in the Commonwealth
Implementation of UNSCR 1325 in selected countries (2000-2011)
India Nigeria
Papua New Guinea (Bougainville)
Rwanda
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Uganda
Afghanistan (a non-Commonwealth example)
Possible scenarios for women, peace and conflict in these countries, 2011-2015
India
Nigeria
Papua New Guinea (Bougainville)
Rwanda
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Uganda
Afghanistan (a non-Commonwealth example)
6. Recommendations
Recommendations for the Commonwealth Secretariat and other strategic partners
Address cultural beliefs
Address structural inequalities: economic opportunities
Address structural inequalities: laws
Address monitoring and evaluation
Develop a Commonwealth model for the adoption of NAPs
Collaborate with other local and international actors
Support women's inclusion in peace processes
Work with countries at peace to prevent conflict and engender peacekeeping
Recommendations for Commonwealth member states
Document lessons learned and best practices
Take a multi-sectoral approach to the adoption of NAPs
Collaborate with the private sector and civil society organisations
Align reporting of NAPs with the Commonwealth Gender Plan of Action
Domesticate NAPs into national laws
Dedicate funds for the implementation of NAPs
Introduce accountability measures for NAPs
Topics: Armed Conflict, Gender, Women, Peacebuilding, Post-Conflict, Post-Conflict Reconstruction, UN Security Council Resolutions on WPS, UNSCR 1325
Year: 2012
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