Basu, Soumita

New Directions in Women, Peace and Security - Bristol Bristol University Press 2020 - 1 electronic resource (41 p.)

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"Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, associated with the United Nations Security Council resolutions of a similar name, is widely recognized as the most significant and wide- reaching global framework for advancing gender equality in military affairs, conflict resolution and security governance. The first of these resolutions, UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325, bound the international community to ensure, among other provisions, greater participation of women in decision making in national, regional and international institutions; their further involvement in peacekeeping, field operations, mission consultation and peace negotiations; increased funds and other support to the gender work of UN entities; enhanced state commitments to the human rights of women and girls and the protection of those rights under international law; the introduction of special measures against sexual violence in armed conflict; and due consideration to the experiences and needs of women and girls in humanitarian, refugee, disarmament and postconflict settings."


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English

9781529207774.001 9781529207743 9781529207750 9781529207774

10.47674/9781529207774.001 doi


United Nations & UN agencies

conflict conflict resolution girl's rights human rights international law sexual violence the United Nations WPS women's rights women, peace and security