BOSNIA DAYTON PEACE ACCORD DID NOT INCLUDE WOMEN IN NEGOTIATIONS – PROCESS FOR PEACE NOT FULLY IMPLEMENTED – BOSNIAN WOMEN NOW RECLAIMING PEACE
Institute for Inclusive Security – https://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=f28209b9247faafc1caa37f33&id=3d8784016a&e=f07daa90b8
On December 14, 1995, the presidents of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia signed the Dayton Peace Agreement at a lavish ceremony in Paris. The accord ended the most bloody conflict Europe has seen since WWII, but it also fueled ethnic, religious, and political divisions that still plague Bosnia and Herzegovina today. This agreement stopped the bloodshed. Yet its key provisions—return of refugees or human rights protections for all citizens—were never fully implemented. One of the reasons is that the negotiations that produced the Dayton pact largely excluded the voices of Bosnian women. Half the population was ignored as the political elites divided the spoils.
The lesson we draw from that flawed Dayton process is clear: Peace is only sustainable when it is inclusive.
Today, the Bosnian women reaching across borders are finally being recognized and emerging as decision-makers in forging genuine security. National action plans on women, peace, and security in the Balkans now require concrete actions to rectify the effects of the Dayton Accords.
https://www.inclusivesecurity.org/bosnian-women-after-srebrenica-massacre/#home
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Bosnian Women Reclaim Peace
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