International Conference on Women’s Role in Peacebuilding
Author: Womens UN Report Network
Date: May 15, 2006
Attachments: GAPSpressrelease.doc
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, May 26th, 2006
Contact: Karen
Barnes
Work +44 (0)207 627 6844
Mobile +44 (0)7766 760657
INTERNATIONAL LEADERS MEET TO HIGHLIGHT WOMEN’S ROLE IN
PEACEBUILDING
“Despite their
exclusion from formal peace processes and decision-making, women play a critical
role in preventing conflict, building peace and reconstructing their societies,”
says Karen Barnes, coordinator of
Gender Action for Peace and Security UK (GAPS). This was given official
recognition with the passing of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325
(SCR 1325) in October 2000, which mandated the inclusion of women and a gender
perspective in all aspects of peace and security.
international policy discussions, is hosting a conference from May
30th to June 2nd 2006 to discuss the
implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325 (SCR 1325) on Women, Peace
and Security. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of Liberia, will be giving the
keynote address. This
conference represents a unique
opportunity to bring together high-level policy-makers and grassroots women
peacebuilders to exchange experiences and strategies to find constructive ways
forward for implementing SCR
1325. This conference is
being organised in partnership with GAPS, and
in co-operation with the UK Government’s Global Conflict Prevention Pool, the
Commonwealth Secretariat and the Canadian International Development Agency.
“We applaud the commitment and
leadership of the conference partners, in particular the
and the Commonwealth Secretariat, for their efforts to promote and support
women’s participation in peacebuilding initiatives,” says Maria Olson of
International Alert, a GAPS member.
Women peacebuilders and practitioners from countries such
as
Lanka
Guinea
to speak about the situation in their countries. For more information and to
arrange interviews by ISDN link please contact Karen Barnes, Coordinator (GAPS)
at +44 (0)7766 760657 or k.n.barnes@lse.ac.uk.
In order to
effectively implement SCR 1325, GAPS calls on all actors to:
-
Develop and implement
national action plans to ensure that government actors fulfil their
responsibilities as set out in SCR 1325 -
Allocate greater
financial support and other resources for women’s civil society groups and
grassroots peacebuilding initiatives in conflict-affected
regions - Ensure integration of
gender issues in all policy, programming and monitoring mechanisms at
national, regional and international levels
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