Gender Mainstreaming In Peacekeeping Operations ... - Resdal

in responder attention to victims. Stakeholders see improved
coordination as better response, and the NGOs involved are
thankful for the new training resources.
KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
Success in addressing Sexual and Gender Based Violence in Liberia
has been achieved by building coordination bodies strategically.
By harnessing the political will to address sexual and gender
based violence, resources have been delegated to increase
buy-in and participation of partners. Additionally, programmes
have been designed to make use of limited resources while
still promoting the capacity of long-term frameworks within
the national context. This has increased the sustainability and
efficiency of programming, and promoted a sense of ownership
on the national level.
Results have also been achieved from encouragement by the
UN and GoL leadership for the parties to coordinate efforts.
This is fundamental to reducing programming duplication
and increasing communication between parties. The Joint
Government/UN Programme on SGBV, for example, has had a
strong effect in establishing and supporting key partnership
through programming activities. Several networks for service
provision have emerged strong, based on the formalization of
pathways for responders. Given the large number of service
providers (including INGOs and local NGOs) and responders (LNP
Women and Children Protection Units), UNMIL is supporting
institutions to boost their service delivery initiatives.
The response to SGBV has been highly streamlined by the Joint
SGBV Programme and participation as an integrated UN. Led
by an Interagency Steering Committee and the MoGD, the
programme was created in 2008 to coordinate the response
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