3 FIRST INTERTITLE WHAT IS WOMEN PEACE AND SECURITY? This Chapter introduces the Women Peace and Security agenda. Key statistics indicative of the scope and scale of the problem are given. The Chapter headings are discussed in brief. 4 FIRST INTERVIEW SEQUENCE SLIDE (stats to fade in and out one at a time to footage and music) 250,000–500,000 women and girls were raped during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda More than 95% of United Nations peacekeepers are men 14 Agreements in 2011: 4 women participated in negotiation teams Fewer than 3% of signatories to peace agreements are women NARRATOR In October 2000, the United Nations Security Council adopted resolution 1325. This resolution highlighted how women are particularly affected by conflict and recognised that women’s full participation in peace processes can significantly contribute to the maintenance and promotion of international peace and security. SLIDE contribute to the maintenance and promotion of international “significantly peace and security” NARRATOR Since the adoption of resolution 1325, the issue of women, peace and security has continued to gain attention, with growing recognition: that engagement with women and their active participation in decision making are instrumental to the of women and the of protection prevention armed conflict; and that the increased participation of women in post-conflict decision-making and recovery is a linchpin to sustainable peace. Helen Clark for a long time women didn’t really get to have a place at the tables which were negotiating peace, seeing through the post conflict agendas, developing the strategies going forward, so ..... the UN Security Council had this landmark resolution on Women, Peace and Security
3 FIRST INTERTITLE WHAT IS WOMEN PEACE AND SECURITY? This Chapter introduces the Women Peace and Security agenda. Key statistics indicative of the scope and scale of the problem are given. The Chapter headings are discussed in brief. 4 FIRST INTERVIEW SEQUENCE SLIDE (stats to fade in and out one at a time to footage and music) 250,000–500,000 women and girls were raped during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda More than 95% of United Nations peacekeepers are men 14 Agreements in 2011: 4 women participated in negotiation teams Fewer than 3% of signatories to peace agreements are women NARRATOR In October 2000, the United Nations Security Council adopted resolution 1325. This resolution highlighted how women are particularly affected by conflict and recognised that women’s full participation in peace processes can significantly contribute to the maintenance and promotion of international peace and security. SLIDE “significantly contribute to the maintenance and promotion of international peace and security” NARRATOR Since the adoption of resolution 1325, the issue of women, peace and security has continued to gain attention, with growing recognition: that engagement with women and their active participation in decision making are instrumental to the protection of women and the prevention of armed conflict; and that the increased participation of women in post-conflict decision-making and recovery is a linchpin to sustainable peace. Helen Clark for a long time women didn’t really get to have a place at the tables which were negotiating peace, seeing through the post conflict agendas, developing the strategies going forward, so ..... the UN Security Council had this landmark resolution on Women, Peace and Security
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