Gender and Security Sector Reform (SSR) Toolkit
UN-INSTRAW, the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed
Forces (DCAF) and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human
Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation Europe
(ODIIHR/OSCE) have launched the “Gender and Security Sector Reform
(SSR) Toolkit”, a comprehensive tool that provides concrete examples,
checklists and other practical information for integrating gender
issues into SSR processes and strengthening the security sector’s
response to violence against women and other gender-based crimes. The
SSR, which includes the armed forces, police, border guards, penal and
justice systems, ministries of defence and justice, parliamentarians,
civil society organizations, private military and security companies
and other key actors – can play an active and vital role in protecting
and promoting sustainable peace and human security. In this context,
the security sector reform that fully integrates gender issues,
including increasing the recruitment of female staff and preventing
human rights violations to collaborating with women’s civil society
organizations, is a crucial element in building a responsive and
effective security sector.
Read more:
http://www.un-instraw.org/en/media-center/press-releases/working-with-the-security-sector-for-inclusive-security-justice-and-gender-equ-3.html
Read the Gender and Security Sector Reform Toolkit:
http://www.un-instraw.org/en/gps/general/gender-and-security-sector-reform-5.html
Women act for sustainable peace and gender equality in Africa
UN-INSTRAW has launched two new projects in Burundi, Liberia and
Somalia in support of the implementation of UN Security Council
Resolution 1325 (UNSCR). The projects were launched during the
High-Level Policy Dialogue on National Implementation of UNSCR 1325 in
Africa (6-8 February 208, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) organized by the
United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and
Advancement of Women (OSAGI) and the United Nations Economic Commission
for Africa (ECA). In the framework of the year-long project in Burundi
and Liberia, financed by the Government of Austria, UN-INSTRAW will
conduct assessments of the women, peace and security situation; support
the full implementation of Resolution 1325 by generating national
consensus on these issues and promoting a national action-planning
process; and stimulate awareness-raising and capacity-building
activities through tools and workshops to relevant stakeholders. The
project in Somalia, financed by the Government of Italy, will evaluate
and strengthen the role of Somali women in ongoing conflict resolution
and peace-building processes as well as the role of Somali women in the
Diaspora.
Read more:
http://www.un-instraw.org/en/media-center/press-releases/women-act-for-sustainable-peace-and-gender-equality-in-a-2.html
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Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) – 52nd Session
Carmen Moreno, Director of UN-INSTRAW, participated in the 52nd Session
of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) being held from 25
February to 7 March 2008 at United Nations Headquarters. In her
statement, and in line with the priority theme of the CSW session,
Moreno emphasized that investment in the empowerment of women is a
prerequisite to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. Moreno also
pointed out that the top five biggest spenders dedicate a combined
annual total of US$735 billion to military expenditures, while only
US$19 billion are needed to eradicate global hunger and malnutrition,
US$12 billion to provide education for every child on earth, US$15
billion to provide access water and sanitation for every person in the
world, and US$23 billion to reverse the spread of AIDS and Malaria.
Read more:
http://www.un-instraw.org/en/media-center/e-news/commission-on-the-status-of-women-csw-52nd-session-2.html
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Seminar with women from the Somali Diaspora
UN-INSTRAW was co-organizer of the Seminar “ Gender and Peace in
Somalia - Implementation of Resolution 1325: Rights and Protection for
Asylum Seekers and Political Refugees of Somalia”, hosted by the
Province of Milan and held on 23-24 February 2008 in Milan, Italy. The
Seminar’s objective was to promote the implementation of United Nations
Security Council Resolution 1325 in Somalia by strengthening the role
of women in the Somali Diaspora and in Somalia during the peacebuilding
process. Thirty women of the Somali Diaspora living in northern Italy
participated in the Seminar. Among the issues discussed during the
event were the need to recognize Resolution 1325 as an essential tool
for giving women a voice in the peacebuilding process and the need to
strengthen networking between women of the Somali Diaspora and in
Somalia. Also, participants underlined the need for greater
awareness-raising on Resolution 1325 among Somali women and
institutions in Somalia. This Seminar will be followed by another to
be held in Bari (Italy) by the end of March and an international
conference in the Horn of Africa later this spring.
Read More:
http://www.un-instraw.org/en/media-center/e-news/un-instraw-co-organizes-a-seminar-with-women-of-the-somali-diaspora-in-i-2.html
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First International Forum on Women and Local Politics
UN-INSTRAW participated at First International Forum on Women and Local
Politics on 26 February 2008 in Córdoba, Spain. The aim of the Forum
was to analyze and agree upon local initiatives to confront the
challenges of the processes resulting from a globalized and
interconnected world. The Forum gathered women politicians and
municipal negotiators from Europe, Latin America, the Maghreb,
Sub-Saharan Africa and the Near East to debate and share agendas and
networks on global issues that have an impact at the local level, as
well as to create a space for permanent exchange and projection of
information. Some of the issues discussed during the Forum focused on
the role of women in the Alliance of Civilizations, managing local
intercultural issues, network participation, women as subjects and
objects of local politics and management of territorial and citizenship
spaces. The Forum was organized by the Andalusian Municipal Fund for
International Solidarity, with support from Ministry of Foreign
Relations and Cooperation of Spain, The Spanish Agency for
International Cooperation for Development (AECID), The Arab House, the
Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public Policies
(FIIAP), the Cordoba Congress, UNIFEM and the ART Initiative.
Read more:
http://www.andaluciasolidaria.org/
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Global Gender News
Integration of Female Migrant Domestic Workers: Strategies for
Employment and Civic Participation
The Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS) in collaboration
with the University of Nicosia, hosted this international conference on
28 February 2008 in Nicosia, Cyprus. In the framework of the
transnational project entitled “Integration of Female Migrant Domestic
Workers: Strategies for Employment and Civic Participation”, the
conference has as its objective to develop an integration model that
will be responsive to the needs of female migrant domestic workers in
Europe who are susceptible to exploitation and discrimination in the
countries of destination due to the type of work that they perform.
Participants to the conference included NGO representatives, policy
makers, public authorities, representatives of international and local
migrant organizations, experts in the field of migration and gender
studies and representatives from the five partner European countries,
namely, Cyprus, Italy, Greece, Germany and Spain.
Read more:
http://www.medinstgenderstudies.org/wp/?p=331
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UN Agencies Rally for End to Female Genital Mutilation Within a
Generation
Ten United Nations agencies issued a joint statement on 27 February
2008 joining hands to help eliminate female genital mutilation within a
generation and “stressing the need for strong leadership and greater
resources to protect the health and lives of millions of women and
girls”. The agencies highlighted the damaging effects on women, girls
and newborn babies and have pledged their support to governments and
communities in their efforts to abandon the practice, which is still
performed in many parts of the world and which to date has affected
approximately 140 million women in parts of Asia, the Middle East and
Africa.
Read more:
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=25777&Cr=females&Cr1=
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Combating Sex Trafficking: Prevention and Intervention in North
Carolina and Worldwide
The Carolina Women’s Center at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, in partnership with the Jordan Institute for Families, the
UNC School of Social Work, the Law School, Diversity and Multicultural
Affairs, and the Office of Research Development, along with other
campus, state and community partners, will sponsor a national,
action-oriented conference entitled Combating Sex Trafficking:
Prevention and Intervention in North Carolina and Worldwide on 3-4
April 2008 at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill, NC. This conference
will focus on sensitive advocacy for survivors of various ages, races,
and ethnicities; shutting down demand for commercial sexual
exploitation; the role of the travel and tourism industry; legal
research and advocacy; local prevention models and efforts; the media’s
impact in educating the public; and the role of corporate, private,
non-profit, and faith-based sectors in dealing with this global
problem. The conference will provide training to first responders,
educators, health professionals, and the legal community, for the
purpose of developing a working plan for North Carolina and beyond to
help victims, raise global awareness, and put a stop to sex
trafficking. Online registration is now available at:
http://fridaycenter.unc.edu/pdep/trafficking/
Read more:
http://womenscenter.unc.edu/08conference/
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