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At the occasion of the High-Level Policy Dialogue on National Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325, held on 6-8 February 2008, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW) launched two new projects in Africa. The projects aim to support the implementation of resolution 1325, by calling for the full and equal participation of women in all peace and security initiatives, and calling for gender mainstreaming in the context of armed conflict, peacekeeping and post-conflict reconstruction. The projects will assess the situation of women in peace and security areas, while promoting awareness among policy-makers, the security sector and civil society for a national consensus building process and development of a national agenda. One project will be carried out in Burundi and Liberia, with support from the Government of Austria, and another one will be in Somalia, with support from the Government of Italy.
Link to further information
UN-INSTRAW website
