Peace Support Operations from a Gender Perspective

No 13

Publication date:	2004
Type:	Government booklet
Source:	Ministry of Defence

Summary

International peace-keeping forces are playing an increasingly important role in global security policy. This is particularly noticeable in the cooperation within the European Union, where discussions on the Union's crisis management capability have become more concrete. There is also an enhanced awareness of the need for operations to reflect the world we wish to live in. In the autumn of 2000, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 (2000), "Women, Peace and Security". The Resolution establishes that the international community must take special account of women's vulnerable situation in times of war, and that the UN member states must cooperate to involve women in peacebuilding and conflict-resolution efforts. A concrete example of this awareness is the current UN mission in Liberia, which is based on the guidelines from the Brahimi report.