1325 in UN Peace Keeping Missions November 28, 2013 Maud Edgren-Schori Pierre Schori Maud Edgren-Schori Indevelop UN Resolution 1325: Women, Peace and Security
1325 in UN peacekeeping missions Presentation – AM Introduction (PS, ME-S) UN Peace Keeping (PS) Break Gender Mainstreaming, Human Rights: guiding documents (ME-S) Gender Advisor in the Field (ME-S) Legstretcher SC Resolutions and Mandates ONUCI (PS) Responsibility to Protect - R2P (PS) Q and A Thank you!
Dag Hammarskjöld (1905 – September 18, 1961) served from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash. He is the only person to have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize posthumously. C F Reuterswärd, 1980
The Blue Helmets were created by Hammarskjöld and his team. Three guiding principles for PKO:s: The UN Blue Helmets (1) shall have the consent of the parties, (2) be impartial and (3) use force only in self-defence or in defence of the mandate.
UN Peacekeeping Began in 1948 when the Security Council authorized the deployment of UN military observers to the Middle East and Pakistan. The observers role were to monitor the Armistice Agreement between Israel and its Arab neighbors (UNTSO) and in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) Both of these missions continue operating to this day. 67 peacekeeping operations67 peacekeeping operations have been deployed by the UN, 54 of them since Over the years, hundreds of thousands of military personnel, as well as tens of thousands of UN police and other civilians from more than 120 countries have participated in UN peacekeeping operations. 120 countries
The Suez and the Congo Crises The earliest armed peacekeeping operation was the UN Emergency Force (UNEF) deployed successfully in 1956 to address the Suez Crisis.UN Emergency Force (UNEF) The UN Operation in the Congo (ONUC), launched in 1960, was the first large-scale mission having nearly 20,000 military personnel at its peak.UN Operation in the Congo (ONUC) ONUC demonstrated the risks involved in trying to bring stability to war-torn regions – 250 UN personnel died while serving on that mission, including the Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold.
UN PK workforce (March 2013) troops, military observers, police personnel international civilian personnel; local civilian staff UN Volunteers 116 countries contributed.
Gender Mainstreaming … assessing the implications for women and men in any action, including legislation, politics and programmes … making concerns and experiences of women and men an integral part of design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes, so that women an men benefit equally
Age and Sex Matter
–Commisssion on HR established 1946 – UDHR was adopted in 1948 – 9 HR conventions (1965 – 2006) Eleanor Roosevelt
International Agreements DECLARATION Morally binding, not legally. CONVENTION Legally binding for the nations that ratified RESOLUTION Binding when adopted by the SC
Guiding documents HR Conventions Beijing Platform of Action National policies on GE UN Agencies gender policy UNSCR 1325/2000, 1820/2008,1888/2009,1960/2010, 2106/2013, 2122/2013 UNSC resolutions UN policies on Gender, Codes of Conduct
Gender Advisor UNDP assignments (examples) Training (In-house + partners) Drafting Gender Policy Declaration/ Strategic Action Plan (CI) /National Gender Policy (L) Reviewing of Programs/Projects Data collection/Needsassessment (G) Develop program: ”Women in Peace and Reconciliation” (CI) Resource mobilisation (CI)
Gaps in Gender Mainstreaming are caused by: Resistance Ignorance Indifference
Gender Perspective requires Knowledge Commitment Priority Resources
Key commitments in UN SC Resolution 1325(2000) Women, Peace and Security Participation of women in peace processes on all levels Protection of women and girls and respect for their rights including fight against GBV Gender perspective in PKO
Who is responsible for implementing 1325 and other UNSCR? UN Security Council UN Secretary-General UN Member States/TCCs Armed groups – national militaries, rebel groups, etc. Humanitarian agencies Mediators in peace negotiations
ONUCI (established 2004) March 2013: Troops (113 w) Military Experts 193 (13 w) Police 509 (54 w) FPU 998 (0 w)
TCC in Côte d’Ivoire Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Chad, China, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, India, Ireland, Jordan, Malawi, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, RoKorea, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Tanzania, Uruguay, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Responsibility to protect (R2P)
Laurent Gbagbo, former President of Côte d ’ Ivoire Warrant of arrest issued 23 November Transfer to the ICC 30 November Charges hearing: February 2013
Charges Laurent Gbagbo allegedly bears individual criminal responsibility, as indirect co-perpetrator, for four (4) counts of crimes against humanity: 1) murder 2) rape and other sexual violence 3) persecution and 4) other inhuman acts, allegedly committed in the context of post-electoral violence in the territory of Côte d ’ Ivoire between 16 December 2010 and 12 April 2011
”The United Nations was not created to bring us to Heaven but to save us from Hell”
Discrimination of Women Definition (CEDAW 1979) any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by women, irrespective of the marital status, on a basis of equality of men and women, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field.