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Gender Mainstreaming in the Work of the United Nations on Peace and Security: Note by the Secretariat

  • United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

Abstract

This paper provides a brief overview of the status of implementation of gender mainstreaming in the area of peace and security since the adoption of Economic and Social Council agreed conclusions 1997/2. It reports on achievements at the inter-governmental level and within United Nations entities working in peace support operations. It highlights inter-agency collaboration for gender mainstreaming. It concludes with a set of challenges for strengthening gender mainstreaming in peace-building and peacekeeping operations.

Citation

Gender Mainstreaming in the Work of the United Nations on Peace and Security: Note by the Secretariat. New York: United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, 2004.

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