Women, Peace and Security

New tools and methodologies

In the period between 2011 and 2015 the 1325 community in the Netherlands forged partnerships that would explore methodologies and develop tools in various countries to strengthen women's participation in peace building. Country groups were formed to discuss best approaches in Sudan (including South Sudan in the beginning), Afghanistan, Burundi, Colombia, Congo and Great Lakes, Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The Ministry created a channel for financing small initiatives and larger interventions form consortia of experienced Netherlands NGO’s in international cooperation. They financed the Dutch Gender Platform WO=MEN to organize meetings and events for the community of the NAP 1325 partners.

In addition to the documents below, which can be further explored here, the WO=MEN platform has an interesting archive of documents on Gender, Peace and Security, which can be found here

2011 – Diplomacy, Defence and Development in Partnership, Marking the 10th Anniversary of the SCR1325, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, brochure 24 pgs

2012 – Peacebuilding Toolbox, Care Netherlands, Manual 128 pgs and Women’s political participation in the Arab Spring, implications for international donor policy, Care International, brochure 32 pags

2013 – Men and Women working as partners for Gender-sensitive Active Nonviolence, Women Peacemakers Program, brochure 82 pgs

2014 – Resolutie 1325 in de praktijk, Platform Vrouwen & Duurzame Vrede, brochure 32 pgs

2014 – Women’s Leadership for Peace Building in Darfur (Sudan), Report of a Pilot Project, Stichting Vrouwenorganisatie Nederland-Darfur (VOND), report 41 pgs plus annexes

2015 – Women, Peace and Security, The Netherlands National Action Plan 2016-2019, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, brochure 48 pgs

2015 – Sparks of Change, Inspirational stories from men and women working on Women, Peace and Security, WO=MEN, brochure 38 pgs: https://www.wo-men.nl/kb-bestanden/1571731154.pdf 

2015 – Gender, Peace and Security, Evaluation of the Netherlands and UN Security Council resolution 1325, IOB Evaluation, PDF, 178 pgs

2018 - Religion: analysis of the relationship between religions, women and violence in Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Christianity, Gender en Duurzame Vrede, Magazine 4, brochure with illustrations, 58 pgs

2019 - Fighting for Peace: experiences with the implementation of resolution 1325, Gender en Duurzame Vrede, Magazine 7, brochure with illustrations, 58 pgs