Hard-Won Progress on Gender Equality Destroyed: The Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Women and LGBTIQ 2020 was expected to be the feminist super year - the anniversaries of the UN Resolution on "Women, Peace, and Security" and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action were supposed to be celebrated, and discussions about the lack of their implementation to be held. Instead, this became the year that, according to UN Women, would destroy 25 years of feminist achievements. By Jana Prosinger
German government treading on dangerous ground in the UN Security Council Statement As a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, Germany will help to shape international security policy in the years 2019-2020. The goal is another resolution on women, peace, and security. pdf
For a Foreign Policy Based on Human Rights and Gender Equality Need for action on the implementation of the agenda „Women, Peace and Security“ by the German Foreign Office. pdf
UN Security Council adopts new UN Resolution 2106: Combating sexualised violence in conflicts has absolute priority Sexual violence in armed conflicts must be combated and punished more forcefully. In unanimously adopting the new Resolution 2106 on 24 June 2013, the 15 members of the UN Security Council sent a clear signal to every national government that combating sexualised violence in conflicts must have absolute priority.
National Action Plans - National Implementation Overview Presently, 37 countries have approved national action plans and numerous others are currently in the drafting phase. The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom has published a comprehensive and detailed overview.
Aspects of a sustainable peace and security policy with gender perspective Two factors are glossed over in political and academic circles, namely the significance of women in terms of peace solutions and the role of gender relations in societies for the dynamics of crises and armed conflict. Both are, however, essential for a stable and sustainable peace policy.
Sexualized Violence against Men and Boys: Security Council Resolutions 1325, 1820 and 1888 In recent years, considerable attention has been paid to the serious problem of sexual violence perpetrated in armed conflicts.
Does work on masculinities undermine feminist approaches? Input on panel discussion with Paul Higate, Department of Politics, University of Bristol, U.K., and Henri Myrttinen, International Affairs Consultant and Contractor, Germany, on 29.10.2010.
‘Embedded Feminism’: Women’s rights as justification for military intervention? Presentation in the context of the international conference held by the Heinrich Böll Foundation, ‘Coping with Crises, Ending Armed Conflict - Peace promoting Strategies of Women and Men’ By Helmut W. Ganser
Embedded Feminism- Women’s Rights as a Justification for War Al-Ali's contribution to the public panel discussion: "Embedded Feminism": Women’s rights as justification for military intervention. By Nadje Al-Ali
