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Women, Peace and Security: Translating Policy into Practice book cover

1st Edition

Women, Peace and Security Translating Policy into Practice

Edited By Funmi Olonisakin, Karen Barnes, Eka Ikpe Copyright 2011
272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge
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This book provides a critical assessment of the impact of UN Resolution 1325 by examining the effect of peacebuilding missions on increasing gender equality within conflict-affected countries. UN Resolution 1325 was adopted in October 2000, and was the first time that the security concerns of women in situations of armed conflict and their role in peacebuilding was placed on the agenda of... Read more

Part 1: Introduction  1. Introduction Karen Barnes and ‘Funmi Olonisakin  2. The Evolution and Implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325: An Overview Karen Barnes  Part 2: Country Case Studies  3. Kosovo Gendered Violence and UNSCR 1325: Shifting paradigms on Women, Peace and Security Catherina H. Hall-Martin  4. Security Council Resolution 1325 Implementation in Liberia: Dilemmas and Challenges E. Njoki Wamai  5. Nepal and the Implementation of United Nations Security Council 1325 Lesley Abdela  6. Implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 in Nigeria Eka Ikpe  7. Rwanda and the Implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 Kiri-Ann E. Richardson Olney  8. Lost in Translation? UNAMSIL, Security Council Resolution 1325 and Women Building Peace in Sierra Leone Karen Barnes  9. The Impact of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and Peacekeeping Operations in Sudan Gihan Eltahir  10. Women and Gender Issues in Peacebuilding: Lessons Learned from Timor-Leste Sumie Nakaya  Part 3: Regional Case Studies  11. The African Union and Implementation of UNSCR 1325 Bineta Diop  12. The Gender Dimensions of the ECOWAS Peace and Security Architecture: a Regional Perspective on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 Awa Ceesay- Ebo  13. A look at Security Council Resolution 1325 in SADC Nyaradzo Machingambi-Pariola  14. Turning policies into action? The European Union and the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 Karen Barnes  Part 4: Conclusion  15. Conclusion ‘Funmi Olonisakin and Eka Ikpe

Biography

’Funmi Olonisakin is Director of the Conflict, Security and Development Group at King's College London. She initiated the establishment of the African Leadership Centre to build the next generation of African scholars and analysts on peace and security. Prior to this, she worked at the United Nations.

Karen Barnes is Gender Project Coordinator at the OECD Development Centre. Previously, Karen lead the gender and peacebuilding team at International Alert and she is currently completing her PhD at the London School of Economics.

Eka Ikpe is currently a Research Associate with the Conflict Security and Development Group, King’s College London.

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