Gender Mainstreaming In Peacekeeping Operations ... - Resdal

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Documenting the best practices on gender mainstreaming
in UNMIL peacekeeping operations would not have been
possible without the valuable inputs made by the many Liberian
women and men, international peacekeepers, governmental
organizations, and civil society organizations that provided,
through their representation, useful information and data in the
successful production of this document.
Special appreciation goes to the eighty seven key stakeholders who
agreed to be interviewed and share their insights and knowledge:
UNMIL civilian staff and Gender Focal Points, members of the
OGA team, and UNMIL uniformed peacekeepers; UNCT members;
Liberian women leaders, community members and SGBV survivors;
the Ministry of Gender and Development, the Ministry of Justice,
and the Ministry of National Defense; and standing specialized
working groups such as SGBV Working Group, Gender Task Force,
and National Gender Policy Referewnce Committee.
Special recognition goes to the consultant Ms. Kristen Cordell
who under the guidance of the OGA worked effectively to
gather, collate and analyze the necessary data during the
months of July and August 2009.
A word of thanks also goes to our partners: the German
Development Cooperation (GTZ) and the Kofi Annan
International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC) for their
role in facilitating the printing and publishing of this document.
It is hoped that this report will inform some of their joint training
programmes in future.
Lastly, a special acknowledgement to the UNMIL OGA staff for their
consistent efforts and support which has made this report possible.
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