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Gender Mainstreaming for the Gender Mainstreaming for the Effective Implementation Effective Implementation

• f the UN
• f the UN Programme

Programme of Action

• f Action

Gender Guidelines Gender Guidelines June 2006 June 2006

Mandates for Mainstreaming Gender Mandates for Mainstreaming Gender

• Security Council Resolution 1325

Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) (2000)

• Convention on the Elimination of all forms

Convention on the Elimination of all forms

• f Discrimination Against Women
• f Discrimination Against Women

(CEDAW) (CEDAW)

• Beijing Platform for Action

Beijing Platform for Action

Gender Entry Points for the Effective Gender Entry Points for the Effective Implementation of the Implementation of the PoA PoA

Key Implementation Areas: Key Implementation Areas:

• Illicit trade in SALW, and the linkage between

Illicit trade in SALW, and the linkage between different forms of trafficking; different forms of trafficking;

• DDR Programmes;

DDR Programmes;

• National and Regional focal points: defining

National and Regional focal points: defining specific regional and national approaches; and specific regional and national approaches; and

• Civil society integration and public awareness

Civil society integration and public awareness initiatives initiatives

Illicit trade in SALW and different Illicit trade in SALW and different forms of trafficking forms of trafficking

Example Example: :

• Reports of instances where trafficking in women

Reports of instances where trafficking in women and arms rise simultaneously; and arms rise simultaneously;

• After a cessation of conflict, groups previously

After a cessation of conflict, groups previously involved in in arms trafficking begin to focus on involved in in arms trafficking begin to focus on women; women;

• Women freed from trafficking networks were

Women freed from trafficking networks were able to confirm that the same networks were able to confirm that the same networks were dealing in SALW. dealing in SALW.

Illicit trade in SALW and Illicit trade in SALW and different forms of trafficking different forms of trafficking

Recommendations Recommendations

• Context

Context-

• specific impacts and data on SALW proliferation

specific impacts and data on SALW proliferation

• n communities;
• n communities;
• Linkages between all types of trafficking;

Linkages between all types of trafficking;

• Knowledge and experience of different civil society

Knowledge and experience of different civil society groups for training processes; groups for training processes;

• Economic opportunities and survival strategies for men,

Economic opportunities and survival strategies for men, women, boys and girls; women, boys and girls;

(Preamble Paragraphs 6 & 7, and III - Implementation International Cooperation & Assistance Paragraph 7)

DDR Programmes DDR Programmes

Example Example: The Liberian Women's Initiative : The Liberian Women's Initiative (1994), advocated (1994), advocated ‘ ‘disarmament before disarmament before elections elections’ ’, , targeting all parties of the peace targeting all parties of the peace talks and in a programme to assist in the talks and in a programme to assist in the collection of small arms. They proved to collection of small arms. They proved to be influential consultants during the be influential consultants during the process and also acted as effective process and also acted as effective monitors of the process. monitors of the process.

DDR Programmes DDR Programmes

Recommendations Recommendations

• Broadened definitions of combatants in DDR programmes;

Broadened definitions of combatants in DDR programmes;

• Inclusive community consultations;

Inclusive community consultations;

• Incentives benefit all groups participating in disarmament;

Incentives benefit all groups participating in disarmament;

• Inclusive training and income

Inclusive training and income-

• generating initiatives;

generating initiatives;

• Women politicians and disarmament experts, military and/ or

Women politicians and disarmament experts, military and/ or combatant representatives as participants or advisors in peace combatant representatives as participants or advisors in peace negotiations; negotiations;

(II - Preventing, Combating & Eradicating the Illicit Trade in All its Aspects para 34 & 35)

DDR Programmes DDR Programmes

Recommendations (cont.) Recommendations (cont.)

• DDR mandates should be explicit

DDR mandates should be explicit vis vis-

• à

à-

• vis:

vis:

• gender expertise;

gender expertise;

• reintegration;

reintegration;

• gender

gender-

• disaggregated information in budgeting

disaggregated information in budgeting

(II - Preventing, Combating & Eradicating the Illicit Trade in All its Aspects para 34 & 35)

Defining specific regional and national Defining specific regional and national approaches approaches

Example Example: : In some cases, the participation In some cases, the participation

• f government entities in national
• f government entities in national

commissions has gone beyond involving commissions has gone beyond involving the ministries of foreign affairs, defense the ministries of foreign affairs, defense and police agencies, to include and police agencies, to include government agencies dealing with government agencies dealing with intelligence, the judiciary, public health, intelligence, the judiciary, public health, human rights, youth, children and women. human rights, youth, children and women.

Defining specific regional and national approaches Defining specific regional and national approaches

Recommendations Recommendations

• Allocate financial and technical assistance to civil society gro

Allocate financial and technical assistance to civil society groups; ups;

• Effective inter

Effective inter-

• agency and gender

agency and gender-

• inclusive civil society engagement

inclusive civil society engagement

• n the implementation of the PoA;
• n the implementation of the PoA;
• Address gender

Address gender-

• specific security needs of those drawn into trafficking

specific security needs of those drawn into trafficking networks; networks;

• Alternative industries for weapon manufacturing employees;

Alternative industries for weapon manufacturing employees;

(II - Preventing, Combating & Eradicating the Illicit Trade in All its Aspects para 5 & 6 and III - Implementation International Cooperation & Assistance para 3 & 5)

Civil society integration and public Civil society integration and public awareness initiatives awareness initiatives

Example Example: : In March 2000, 1,000 women In March 2000, 1,000 women marched to parliament in South Africa to marched to parliament in South Africa to say say “ “no to gun violence no to gun violence” ” and to call for the and to call for the implementation of the Firearms Control implementation of the Firearms Control Act. Act.

Civil society integration and public Civil society integration and public awareness initiatives awareness initiatives

Recommendations Recommendations

• Identify and support civil society groups (particularly women

Identify and support civil society groups (particularly women’ ’s groups); s groups);

• Integrate human perspectives and gender analysis in all research

Integrate human perspectives and gender analysis in all research; ;

• Gender specific data at national, regional and international lev

Gender specific data at national, regional and international levels; els;

• Use gender indicators suggested by the Millennium Task Force on

Use gender indicators suggested by the Millennium Task Force on Gender Equality. Gender Equality.

(Preamble para 16, II Preventing, Combating & Eradicating the Illicit Trade in All its Aspects para 40 and III Implementation International Cooperation & Assistance para 2 & 18)

Conclusion Conclusion

Ownership Ownership Inclusivity Inclusivity Sustainability Sustainability