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Peace and Security Policy Needs a Gender Perspective

The Gunda Werner Institute is involved particularly in a peace politics appropriate for gender and security policy, because this politics area is up to now a special man's domain. Draughts and strategies are widely gender-blind. Women hardly seem to occur at the decisive level about war, conflict prevention or peace negotiations. And women and men are concerned by forcible conflict holdings differently. Hence, a lasting peace politics and security policy needs a gender perspective.

Violence & Conflict

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Transitional Justice

- In recent years, concepts of transitional justice for dealing with societies‘ conflict-ridden past have become increasingly important and are often emphasized by peace researchers and politicians as ways of securing peace. The aim is to achieve reconciliation or at least an improvement in relations between the parties that were involved in the conflict, and to find a way for an often divided society to find peaceful forms of coexistence and thus prevent future conflicts. more»

Gendered memories

- Co-organized by Sabanc› University Gender and Women’s Studies Forum and Central European University, the conference looked at how war and political violence are remembered from the perspective of gender. The conference, supported by the Heinrich Boell Stiftung Turkey Representation, hosted 46 feminist academics as speakers or panelists, and 200 participants from 22 countries.  Semahat Sevim more»
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No longer silent

- Through six testimonies of women abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), ‘No Longer Silent’ highlights their experience in returning to their communities and rebuilding their lives. Access to housing and land, as well as food security and the desire for their children to receive an education, are amongst their primary challenges and concerns. The documentary exposes the shortcomings of the current Peace, Recovery and Development Plan of the Ugandan Government which has to date not included women as beneficiaries in the reconstruction programmes. more»
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Expert Talk

Militarised masculinity in armed conflicts – counter-strategies

- May 18, 2011 - Gender roles and images change in times of crises, during and following armed conflicts, and so, too, do gender relations in a conflict-ridden society. The expert talk aimed for an in depth discussion with experts from civil society and public institutions in order to develop strategies to constructively counteract expressions of brutalised masculinities, focussing on examples from the sub-Saharan region. more»
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Expert Talk

Transitional Justice – an instrument against wartime sexualised violence?

- November 3, 2011 - In recent years, concepts of Transitional Justice have been becoming increasingly important in the context of coming to terms with societies’ past conflicts. The aim is to achieve reconciliation or at least an improvement in relations between the parties that were involved in the conflict, and to find a way for an often divided society to find peaceful forms of coexistence and thus prevent future conflicts. more»

SALMA Project: Final Report 2007-2010

- The "SALMA campaign" calls for increased gender equality and improved social and legal position of women in the Arab world, focusing on Egypt, Jordan and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The name SALMA was chosen by the partner organizations reflecting the network vision; Salma stands for “strong and healthy woman, living in a peaceful society, free from violence and discrimination.”. Here you find it's final report on activities implemented during January 2007-December 2009. more»

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Publications

Roadmap to 1325

- The UN resolution 1325 It could be a milestone for gender-equitable security policy. This volume contributes to filling the gap in knowledge about approaches both to gender-sensitive peace and security policy. Edited by the Gunda Werner Institute. Verlag Barbara Budrich, Leverkusen/ Farmington Hills 2010 more»
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Peace and Security for All

- Feminist Positions and Perspectives on Peace and Security Policy. In this publication the Gunda Werner Institute presents a detailed position paper to contribute to the international debate on peace and security policy. Publication series of the Gunda Werner Institute, Volume 6, March 2010 more»

Peace Work

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Advocacy Paper

The Challenge of Becoming Invisible:Understanding Women’s Security in Kabul

- Although the overthrow of the Taliban opened up new opportunities for women, it did not give rise to the “women’s liberation” many were expecting. Currently, there are growing concerns about an “apparent backlash against the empowerment of women and their participation in public life.” The current situation in Afghanistan demonstrates that while conflict and its aftermath can shake up gender roles, rapid social change can also provoke “a retreat to conservative notions of masculinity and femininity.” more»
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CAMPAIGN CALL

Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict

- May 4, 2012 - The Nobel Women's Initiative calls to join the campaign Stop Rape & Gender Violence in Conflict.
The campaign will be launched in the Week of Action May 6-13. more»
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Nobel Peace Prize goes to three women's rights activists! An encouraging sign.

- Leymah Roberta Gbowee and Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf – both from Liberia – and Tawakkul Karman (Yemen), three outstanding women's rights and peace activists, have been awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize. They have, for years, campaigned in different ways and in different forms against the exploitation of women, oppression, war and violence, and for women's rights and those of other suppressed people, doing so at times under extreme conditions and at high personal risk. Gitti Hentschel more»
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Peace Direct

- Support to local peacebuilders. The aim of the NGO ist to empower local people to prevent, resolve and heal conflicts and to build their own future without depending on outside help.  more»

Security Architecture

Interventions Abroad Must Take Account of Gender

- Peace and security for all people require sustainable concepts. Wars and violent conflicts can only be successfully prevented if human rights are protected worldwide and if women participate equally in the planning and implementation of peace and security policy.  more»

Strengthen the UN and Promote Engendering

- In recent decades, many interstate and intrastate conflicts have required external intervention to bring the warring parties to the negotiating table. The UN and the UN Security Council are the only institutions authorized by the international community to intervene. The question of when, under what circumstances, and by what means an intervention will be carried out often reveals a problematic interpretation of security. more»

UN Resolutions

Peace and security policy needs gender analyses

- As Germany’s status as an international player has risen, the image of the citizen in uniform, including in its public presentation, has given way to that of the combatant, and been extended to include the cyber warrior, as can be seen in the USA’s current use of drones as part of its warfare tactics. Gitti Hentschel more»

The Story of the Implementation of 1325 UN Security Council Resolution in Israel

- Exactly 11 years ago, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 1325 (October 31, 2000). This groundbreaking resolution sent a significant message to many countries,including Israel. The principles of the decision, which emphasize representation of women in peace negotiations and increased protection of women and children against violence in conflict situations, were found to be very relevant to the Israeli society that has been dealing with a long-term conflict situation over the years. Adv. Anat Thon Ashkenazi of the NGO Itach-Maaki Women Lawyers for Social Justice - a partner of the Israel office of the Heinrich Boell Foundation, describes the efforts of the implementation of UNSCR 1325 in Israel to date. Adv. Anat Thon Ashkenazy more»

Results from Op-Ed Competition - Women on Transatlantic Security

- The contest was a great success. The Atlantic Community received more than one hundred articles on the Arab uprisings, UN resolution 1325, the role of women in conflict dynamics, the international arms trade, cultural diplomacy, Afghanistan, Iran and on climate change. Most of them were of very good quality, with interesting analyses and insightful policy recommendations. more»

CSO position paper

10 Points on 10 Years Security Council Resolution 1325 in Europe

- In view of the 10th anniversary of SCR 1325 and on the initiative of EPLO (European Peacebuilding Liaison Office), civil society organisations from different EU countries developed  a 10-point position paper to implement SCR 1325 in Europe. Gitti Hentschel has contributed to this paper. Over 60 organisations, among them the Gunda Werner Institute and the Women's Security Council, explicitly align themselves with its recommendations. more»

German Women's Security Council

German Women’s Security Council

- In March 2003, women working in research institutes, politics and non-governmental organisations founded a German network for feminist peace and security policy, the Women’s Security Council in Germany. more»
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Knowledge Box
  • Roadmap to 1325 – a Project for Engendering the European Peace and Security Policy
    The talk by Gitti Hentschel at the conference 'Women: From Target Group To Stakeholders In Peace And Security', 6./7.11.2007 in Brussels. [» PDF]
  • Churches for UN 1325
    In 2007 The Interchurch Organisation for Development Cooperation (ICCO) and Kerk in Actie organised  a conference entitled "Women: From Target Groups to Stakeholders" in Brussels.  The aim was to increase support and networking in order to put into practice UN-Resolution 1325. [» PDF]
  • Women, Peace and Security: from Resolution to Action - Ten Years of Security Council Resolution 1325
    This publication summarizes the proceedings of the seminar of the same title, held in Geneva on 15 September 2010 more»
  • Implementation of the UNSCR 1325 in Serbia
    Women in Black Serbia provides all the Informations about the implementation of the UNSCR 1325 in Serbia on their website. more»
  • Results of the 55th UN Commission of Status of Women concerning gender, peace and security
    Composed by peacewomen.org more»
  • Towards a Typology of Wartime Rape
    The Typology in "Bonn International Center for Conversion - brief 43" was designed on the basis of a definition of wartime, which includes a myriad of war dynamics that surround and influence the perpetration of rape, and which can be organized into the following ‘themes’: type of conflict in which wartime rape occurs, characteristics of the armed group, motivations for the rape, characteristics of the rapist, characteristics of the raped person, and characteristics of the rape. more»
  • Women, Peace and Security Handbook
    Divided into thirteen thematic chapters, the handbook is a reference guide for both progress made and action to be taken on the Women, Peace and Security agenda. The analysis assesses the consistency with which Council resolutions reflect the language and intent of SCR 1325. Good practice extracts from resolutions are presented and critical recommendations are made. more»