Long way to go before women are fully involved in peacebuilding
Twenty years after the UN Security Council resolution 1325 established that women have a right to participate on equal terms in every aspect of the work to prevent and manage conflicts, women’s participation in efforts for peace and security is not yet indisputable.
2020-07-03 10:34Read our publications
An Introduction to Human Rights and Security Sector Reform
Successful security sector reform (SSR) must be guided by the understanding of people as rights-holders and the state, including core security actors, as duty-bearers in providing security as a service to the people.
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An Introduction to Human Rights and Security Sector ReformTHE FBA BLOG
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The evolution of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programs – from programs to processes
South Sudan 2013
The prop-plane bounces through turbulence and I am awoken. I gaze out the window at the landing strip. From high above it looks busy, with many aircraft on the tarmac. When we land I realize that all of the cargo planes, troop carriers, and small aircraft are actually all destroyed and the fuselages have merely been pushed to the side of the mortar-potted runway. The wounds of war are still fresh here.
After several hours ... Read entire post »
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Stories of partners and colleagues are what I bring with me
“Your facilitation brought us to a safe space and process where we shared our stories, really listened to each other and learned from each other.”
These are words that I bring with me as I say goodbye to partners and colleagues at the FBA this time around, heading for a new adventure.
The feedback means a lot to me since it indicates that we achieved what we had set out to do. I and my colleagues at the ... Read entire post »
2020-06-26 13:29 -
20 years of women, peace and security – what do we have to celebrate?
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325), a groundbreaking step for gender equality in international peace and security. Nine resolutions have followed and together they make up what we today call the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda.
It’s not the first international framework for women’s rights and gender equality. So why is it called groundbreaking? Because the agenda for the first time recognized inequalities between women and men ... Read entire post »
2020-06-10 10:23
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>Saba Nowzari
Saba Nowzari is expert on Mali, the Middle East and women, peace and security
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