SGTM 17: Gender Equality in Peacekeeping Slide 1 SGTM 17: Gender Equality in Peacekeeping

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SGTM 17: Gender Equality in Peacekeeping Slide 3  Impact of conflict on women and men  Women and men building peace  Gender equality, culture and human rights  How peacekeepers can promote gender equality  Impact of conflict on women and men  Women and men building peace  Gender equality, culture and human rights  How peacekeepers can promote gender equality

SGTM 17: Gender Equality in Peacekeeping Slide 4 Different impacts of  Upheaval  Displacement  Forced recruitment  Abduction  Sexual abuse  Upheaval  Displacement  Forced recruitment  Abduction  Sexual abuse

SGTM 17: Gender Equality in Peacekeeping Slide 5  Collapse of law and order  Absence of cultural, traditional restraints  Differing security concerns  Collapse of law and order  Absence of cultural, traditional restraints  Differing security concerns During conflict

SGTM 17: Gender Equality in Peacekeeping Slide 6 Volatile post-conflict situations  Collapse of services, infrastructure  Fewer economic opportunities  More crime and violence  Collapse of services, infrastructure  Fewer economic opportunities  More crime and violence

SGTM 17: Gender Equality in Peacekeeping Slide 7  Needs of female ex-combatants  Wives and dependants of combatants  Successful DDR should meet the needs of all  Needs of female ex-combatants  Wives and dependants of combatants  Successful DDR should meet the needs of all

SGTM 17: Gender Equality in Peacekeeping Slide 8  Heads of households  Combatants and leaders  Equal to men  Heads of households  Combatants and leaders  Equal to men Women as

SGTM 17: Gender Equality in Peacekeeping Slide 9 Photo: Jesuit Refugee Service Photo: World Vision Australia

SGTM 17: Gender Equality in Peacekeeping Slide 10  Conflict brings about social change  Both women and men play key roles in peace  Building peace requires participation of men and women  Conflict brings about social change  Both women and men play key roles in peace  Building peace requires participation of men and women

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SGTM 17: Gender Equality in Peacekeeping Slide 12  Sex is…  Biologically determined  Determined by birth  Universal  Unchanging  Gender is…  Socially determined  Determined by culture  Culture specific  Changes over time  Sex is…  Biologically determined  Determined by birth  Universal  Unchanging  Gender is…  Socially determined  Determined by culture  Culture specific  Changes over time

SGTM 17: Gender Equality in Peacekeeping Slide 13  Culture changes over time  Universally accepted human rights standards  Peacekeeper must promote human rights  Respect and trust contribute to security  Culture changes over time  Universally accepted human rights standards  Peacekeeper must promote human rights  Respect and trust contribute to security

SGTM 17: Gender Equality in Peacekeeping Slide 14  Observe carefully!  Investigate properly!  Report accurately!  Behave respectfully!  Observe carefully!  Investigate properly!  Report accurately!  Behave respectfully!

SGTM 17: Gender Equality in Peacekeeping Slide 15  Conflict impacts differently on women and men  Women and men build peace together  Promoting gender equality is a human rights issue and essential for effective peacekeeping  Conflict impacts differently on women and men  Women and men build peace together  Promoting gender equality is a human rights issue and essential for effective peacekeeping