2 Why women peace and security?

 1999 first deployed Gender Advisers to Kosovo/East Timor  Today Gender Advisers in all missions  Architecture of policy and guidance  Core functions gender:  Provide technical support and guidance to senior management.  Mainstream gender into all civilian, police and military components  Build capacity of personnel to guide mainstreaming efforts

Goal Ensuring that peacekeeping missions uphold international standards for promoting women’s empowerment and gender equality Specific Security Council Mandates  SCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (2000)  SCR 1820 on Women, Peace and Security (2008)  SCR 1888 on Women, Peace and Security (2009)  SCR 1889 on Women, Peace and Security (2009)  SCR 1960 on Women, Peace and Security (2010)  SCR 2106 on Women, Peace and Security (2013)  SCR 2122 on Women, Peace and Security (2013)  SCR 2242 on Women, Peace and Security (2015) DPKO/DFS Guidance  Policy on Gender Equality in Peacekeeping (2010)  DPKO/DFS Strategy Forward Looking Strategy  DPKO/DFS Guidelines on Integrating Gender Into Peacekeeping Operations for Military

Policies: translating mandate of into policies and guidelines; ensuring attention to gender-specific conflict analysis Participation: facilitating the participation of women in post- conflict processes and all decision-making processes Personnel: goal of achieving 50/50 and creating an enabling environment to attract and retain more women personnel Protection: ensuring that all actions take into account protection of women and girls Partnerships: broadening impact of gender mainstreaming through and facilitating sustainability through partnerships`

 2005: Adoption of Under-Secretary-General Policy Statement on Gender Mainstreaming in Peacekeeping  2006: Adoption of DPKO Policy Directive on Gender Equality in Peacekeeping  2008: Adoption of Guidelines and SOPs on reporting for Gender Advisers and Focal Points in Peacekeeping Missions  2006-now: Development of Gender Guidelines for various mission components: political affairs, electoral, police and military  components  2010: Adoption of Policy on Gender in Peacekeeping  2014 – development of SOP on reporting, Guidelines for Gender Advisers, Gender Strategy

Policy and Planning:  Integration of gender into strategic and technical assessments Gender Architecture :  Relocation of Gender Adviser to O/SRSG  Relocation of HQ Gender Adviser Partnerships  Enhanced coordination across the UN system on WPS Senior management accountability  Senior management checklist  Indicators for gender equality  Director Level Gender Task Force

 Facilitate of women into political processes – (MINUSCA inter-communal dialogue)  Integration women into elections –  Women in the land reform process – UNMIL  Women dialogue in community dialogue – UNAMID IDP camps management

 Support the integration of gender into POC policy and implementation –  Enhance women protection networks – (UNAMID)  Adoption of early warning indicators – ( MONUSCO CLA)  Monitoring and verification activities draw on the contribution and perspectives of women and men – (UNMISS)

 Participation in Gender Task Force for mainstreaming (global)  Open days for Peace and Security – (global ) National Police and Security Sector – (MINUSTAH)  UNCT Gender Theme Group – (UNMIL)

 Promote recruitment of women in non- traditional sectors (security, drivers etc.)  Double number of service women in military operations  Senior Women Talent Pipeline – mentoring female staff