Gender Mainstreaming In Peacekeeping Operations ... - Resdal

1. Background
In 2000, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution
1325 on women, peace and security. The central goal of 1325 was
to ensure that the contributions, needs, and priorities of men
and women -- (boys and girls) -- would be taken into account in
the planning and implementation of peacekeeping operationsin
a manner that creates greater equality and access to resources
and benefits for all.
The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), was established
in 2003-- following a 14-year civil war in the country (1989-
2003) under Security Council Resolution 1509 (2003) which
incorporates Resolution 1325 stressing the “importance of a
gender perspective and women’s participation in peacekeeping
operations and post conflict peacebuilding”. The resolution
also paid special attention to “addressing violence against
women and girls as a tool of warfare and encouraged UNMIL
as well as the Liberian parties to actively address these issues.” 1
Subsequent Council resolutions for UNMIL have reaffirmed the
original commitment of 1509, including issues of gender-based
violence, protection, and sexual exploitation and abuse. 2
1 Security Council Resolution 1509.
2 UNSCR 1836/2008: which welcomed UNMIL’s effort to promote and protect women
through continuing to “cooperate with the United Nations country team and civil society
in order to achieve further progress in these areas and in particular to combat violence
against children and women, including gender based violence, sexual exploitation and
abuse, and recalling its resolutions 1674 (2006) and 1612 (2005), as well as resolutions 1325
(2000) and 1820 (2008) on women, peace and security.”
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