The Impact of Armed Conflict on Women and Girls - UNFPA

The Impact of Armed Conflict on Women and Girls - UNFPA The Impact of Armed Conflict on Women and Girls - UNFPA

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UNFPA, organized the meeting with overall coordination by Ms. Sahir Abdul- Hadi. ong>Theong> Country Technical Services Team (CST) based in Bratislava, Slovakia, assisted in organizing the consultative meeting. In today’s world, women remain grossly underrepresented in decisionmaking forums related to conflict prevention and peace-building. This must change. As a multilateral organization committed to all dimensions ong>ofong> women’s and girls’ health and well-being, UNFPA has clear comparative advantages in helping to strengthen women’s contributions. This important meeting has helped UNFPA clarify its role and broaden its possibilities. Kunio Waki Deputy Executive Director (Programme) United Nations Population Fund iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword List ong>ofong> Acronyms and Abbreviations iii vii PART I. CONSULTATIVE MEETING 1 Introduction 1 Background 3 Opening Session 6 Background Paper Summaries 7 Working Group Reports 17 Working Group One: 17 Reproductive Health Working Group Two: 23 Gender-based Violence – Trafficking, Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Working Group Three: 29 ong>Theong> ong>Impactong> ong>ofong> Peacekeeping Operations on Women and Girls Working Group Four: 35 ong>Theong> Role ong>ofong> NGOs in Post-ong>Conflictong> Situations for Women and Girls Closing Session 40 PART II. BACKGROUND PAPERS ong>Theong> ong>Impactong> ong>ofong> ong>Conflictong> on Reproductive Health 41 Samantha Guy v

TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />

Foreword<br />

List <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Acr<strong>on</strong>yms <strong>and</strong> Abbreviati<strong>on</strong>s<br />

iii<br />

vii<br />

PART I. CONSULTATIVE MEETING 1<br />

Introducti<strong>on</strong> 1<br />

Background 3<br />

Opening Sessi<strong>on</strong> 6<br />

Background Paper Summaries 7<br />

Working Group Reports 17<br />

Working Group One: 17<br />

Reproductive Health<br />

Working Group Two: 23<br />

Gender-based Violence – Trafficking, Domestic<br />

Violence <strong>and</strong> Sexual Violence<br />

Working Group Three: 29<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Impact</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Peacekeeping Operati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong><br />

<strong>Women</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Girls</strong><br />

Working Group Four: 35<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> Role <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> NGOs in Post-<str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>flict</str<strong>on</strong>g> Situati<strong>on</strong>s for<br />

<strong>Women</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Girls</strong><br />

Closing Sessi<strong>on</strong> 40<br />

PART II. BACKGROUND PAPERS<br />

<str<strong>on</strong>g>The</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Impact</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>C<strong>on</strong>flict</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> Reproductive Health 41<br />

Samantha Guy<br />

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