Assignment 08
After reading the article of Non governmental organizations ‘Role in the Build up and Implementation of Security council Resolution 1325 by Felicity Hill, Mikele Aboitz and Sara Poehlman, I understood that the reason behind the Resolution that was pass on October 31, 2000, was due to the stress of the importance on issue on the gender condition towards women, especially towards women, peace and security during war time and prevention towards women and girls suffering in armed conflict especially from rape and other form of gender based violence. Because women issue had not been mixed in the Security Council activities, nor did the council recognize women’s roles as agents (representative) of peace, all of that would change with the Resolution 1325. The resolution was a tool that allowed women to become equal participants in the meetings and negotiations towards the topic of protection of women and girls during armed conflict and gender sensitivity in all UN mission including peacekeeping.
During the CSW(Commission of the Status of Women) the ambassador Anwarul Chowdhury of Bangladesh leaded towards the Security Council, he would state on March 8, 2000 in his gathering discussing the issues on women, the inclusion of women in ‘all level’ of decision making, the process of gender and age specific measures in conflict situations especially for refugees and a displaced person and resource to empower women and the necessities for peace keeping. He would also inform for sessions of the security council to discuss these roles of women in armed conflict and peace, requesting support from the fourteen other security councils. The Women and Armed Conflict Caucus would also make suggestions/recommendations to the Security Council, such as command a report or document on the requirements for the protection of women and girls in armed conflict and to “increase the participation of women of all ages in conflict prevention, peace keeping, peace king, and peace build” (p.1257), and more that would included equality with men.
Yet still many task had to be implemented and put into operation, in 2001 the security council would gather once again with the women’s NGO in the Arria Formula meeting, there it was stressed that “women still account for the largest number of victims in situations of armed conflict and the smallest decision makers” (p. 1261), for the instance the U.S attack own Afghanistan, and the limited role women had been able to act in that region. Prior to that meeting the security council would issue a presidential statement for its strong support for increasing women’s role in decision making towards to conflict prevention and resolution. when it came towards the issue on empowerment, the security council would “urge” (instead of demanding) state members to double their efforts on nominating women candidates as special representative towards to peace missions.
It just still seems that words in this article are based more on urging, and suggesting, and reconsidered towards the importance of women’s needs in such conflict, gender based condition.
