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Why women?

Why women?. Helga Thorolfsdottir Advisor to the Ministry for Foreign A ffairs Iceland. UNSCR 1325 (2000).

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Why women?

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  1. Why women? Helga Thorolfsdottir Advisor to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Iceland

  2. UNSCR 1325 (2000) “Reaffirming the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and in peace-building, and stressing the importance of their equal participation and full involvement in all efforts for the maintenance and promotion of peace and security, and the need to increase their role in decision makingwith regard to conflict prevention and resolution.”

  3. Kofi A. Annan former Secretary-General of the United Nations “If women are not active participants in peace building and reconciliation, the views, needs and interests of half of the population in a conflict area are not properly represented. That is simply wrong. It can also undermine the peace.”

  4. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (2010) Women’s issues are not an “add-on”. They must be an integral part of all our thinking on peace and security. Women must play a key role in bringing peace.

  5. On 10th Anniversary review the status of Resolution 1325, the Security Council met to discuss the role of women in the peace process.Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon states “Participation alone is not sufficient. Women must not just sit at the peace table, they must be heard. Not only should women serve in police forces and peacekeeping missions, they must influence decision-making.”

  6. H.E. Dr. Zahir Tanin Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations At the Security Council debate on Women, Peace and Security (November 30, 2012) “ The Afghan Government recognises the vital role that women have in the peaceful resolution of conflicts, and remains committed to including women’s rights throughout the peace process. Women are playing an important role in regards to the Afghan-led reconciliation, including through participation in the High Peace Council.”

  7. We know WHAT should be done AND.. these good intentions have been taken further in the development of national and institutional policies, plans of actions, and directives.

  8. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to ministerial meeting on Security Council resolution 1325, September 2010 : “ We can point to some successes, but our achievements over the past decade have not met our own expectations. • Women are still excluded from peace processes. The security sector in most countries is still dominated by men. • When conflicts end, and international aid begins to come in, it is still not geared to the needs of girls and women.”

  9. Questions to ask How does corruption in defense and security sector affect men and women differently? Do men and women support and engage in corrupt practices in the same way or not? How do women contribute to building integrity and fight corruption in the sectors, and how does it differ from men?

  10. Women are affected by corruption and can contribute to less corrupt defence and security sectors • War, insecurity and corruption in defence and security sectors affects men and women differently. • Excluding women (because they are women) from being hired, promoted, trained, equipped or having influence in decision-making (how money is being spend) is corruption. • Violence against women, and other criminal activities against women, committed by security forces or where security forces turn a bind eye are symptoms of dysfunction and corruption. • Women not being part of “all men networks” are less likely to get contracts etc..

  11. Women, having been outsiders (not part of the power structure) have a different view and might be able to identify how “common accepted practices” are corrupt or can create risk of corruption and crimes. • Women, if having influence can contribute to increased security of other women within or outside security and defense sectors. • Defense and security sectors spends considerable amount of taxpayers’/donors’ money – at the cost of other sectors such as health and educations (affecting theirs and others security and well being. Therefore it is the business of women to know and to be involved in how this money is being spent.

  12. HOW do we change in order to ‘do the right things in the right way’?

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