The Impact of Armed Conflict on Women and Girls - UNFPA

participation in missions and direct areas for improvement and
support;
• Support should be provided for the institutionalization <strong>of</strong> a gender
adviser post in each peacekeeping mission. <strong>The</strong> post should be
established at a level appropriate to ensure solid and consistent
consideration <strong>of</strong> gender issues in policy and operations (UNIFEM);
• <strong>The</strong> operations budget <strong>of</strong> peacekeeping missions should include
provisions for required personnel and activities to support genderrelated
interventions (Security Council, Secretary-General, Gender
Adviser); and
• An information package on the mandate, anticipated scope <strong>of</strong>
interventions, and structure and division <strong>of</strong> responsibilities within
each peacekeeping mission should be provided immediately upon
the initiation <strong>of</strong> operations to all implementing partners (Resident
Coordinator, other agencies).
2) Ground-level interventions targeted at the peacekeeping forces,
initiated by and addressed predominantly through UNFPA-funded
organizations, other United Nations organizations and agencies and other
donors. <strong>The</strong> relevant entities are specified directly following each
recommendation.
• Vulnerability analysis should be a mandatory process to identify
entry points for action and to guide programming (Resident
Coordinator);
• Information and training in gender, reproductive health and
population issues, including HIV/AIDS, must be provided through
regular training programmes in all peacekeeping operations on a
routine and ongoing basis. Additionally, all programmes should
underscore that peacekeeping forces should be regarded as
community role models. It is important that all United Nations
groups reflect established United Nations principles <strong>of</strong> equality and
responsibility (UNIFEM);
• Gender, reproductive health and population issues should be
adequately reflected in all communication and informationdissemination
activities initiated by the peacekeeping operations
(UNIFEM);
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