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11-12 October 2022 |
Venue |
Virtual (hosted by Vietnam) |
3rd PKO-EWG |
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Agenda:A4P (Action for Peacekeeping) and A4P+, Effective Coordination with the United Nations
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2nd WPS Seminar |
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Agenda:Promoting Women’s Participation in the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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A4P(Action for Peacekeeping)
: Launched by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in May 2018. In September 2018, the “Declaration of Shared Commitments” was announced at a high-level meeting in the fields of
① politics,
② WPS (Women, Peace and Security),
③ protection,
④ safety and security,
⑤ performance and accountability,
⑥ peacebuilding and sustaining peace,
⑦ partnerships,
⑧ conduct of peacekeepers and peacekeeping operations.
A4P+
:The implementation strategy of A4P for 2021-2023. It focusses on the following key priorities to improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of peacekeeping operations.
① collective coherence behind a political strategy
② strategic and operational integration
③ capabilities and mindsets
④ accountability to peacekeepers
⑤ accountability of peacekeepers
⑥ strategic communications
⑦ cooperation with host countries
The Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda and innovative, data-driven and technology-enabled peacekeeping will be mainstreamed across the above seven priorities as crosscutting priorities.
WPS(Women, Peace and Security)
: In 2000, a landmark UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on WPS (Women, Peace and Security) which indicates that women’s equal participation, protection from sexual violence during the conflicts, and gender equality are necessary for international peace, conflict prevention, and conflict resolution was adopted.