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The Impact of Armed Conflict on Women and Girls. A Consultative Meeting on Mainstreaming Gender in Areas of Conflict and Reconstruction

Document number
1795
Date
2001
Title
The Impact of Armed Conflict on Women and Girls. A Consultative Meeting on Mainstreaming Gender in Areas of Conflict and Reconstruction
Author/publisher
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Availability
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Document type(s)
Research/Study/Analysis,
Keywords
Violence, Human rights violation, Crime against humanity, War crime, Armed conflict, Post-conflict situation, Terrorism,
Summary
A UNFPA Strategy for Gender Mainstreaming in Areas of Conflict and Reconstruction. A consultative meeting, “The Impact of Armed Conflict on Women and Girls,” was held in Bratislava, Slovakia, on 13-15 November 2001. The purpose of the meeting was twofold: first, to examine and explore the impact of armed conflict on women and girls; and, second, to formulate strategies and tools to ensure that reproductive health programmes accurately reflect this population’s needs, specifically by addressing them through a comprehensive, gender sensitive approach. This report is intended to contribute to a United Nations study, The Impact of Armed Conflict on Women and Girls, requested by the United Nations Security Council in Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, and adopted on 31 October 2000. The Council asked the Secretary-General to “carry out a study on the impact of armed conflict on women and girls, the role of women in peacebuilding and the gender dimensions of peace processes and conflict resolution.”
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