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Remarks by Jacqueline O'Neill

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 March 2019

Jacqueline O'Neill*
Affiliation:
Inclusive Security.

Extract

The gap between rhetoric and implementation is exactly what I want to talk about. Sanam described the flurry of activity and really intentional, dogged advocacy of civil society in getting this foundational resolution passed, 1325, and lo and behold, there was no immediate and dramatic change, and there has not been since then. But there have been some ways that countries and civil society have reacted to try to get us closer to that implementation, and one of those has been a focus on and a creation of what are called national action plans on Women, Peace, and Security, on the implementation of 1325; countries name them different things. And for those who are not familiar, they are usually basically just a multi-agency strategy, ideally with an implementation plan that spans a range of departments, agencies, and includes any spectrum of things. They can call for more women to be appointed mediators, for more support to women's groups for conflict prevention, meeting the unique physical needs of women in humanitarian crises or refugee camps. Some countries say they want to deploy more women to peacekeeping missions, recruit more female police officers, provide support to people raped during war, training security forces, et cetera. There is a broad range of things that are included in them.

Type
The Security Council's “Women, Peace, and Security” Agenda in Practice
Copyright
Copyright © by The American Society of International Law 2019 

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