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	an article by		DISCUSSION Question(s) related to this article: Does the UN promote equality for women?, * * * * * LATEST READER COMMENT: The following article by Lyndal Rowlands in the Inter Press Service, suggests that the UN is not making much progress on its commitments for women's equality: 2015 marks anniversaries for two significant commitments made to increasing women’s participation at peace tables. Yet despite the Beijing Platform for Action and the Security Council Resolution 1325 both committing to increasing women’s participation in peace building 20 and 15 years ago, respectively, there has been very little progress to report. The latest available statistics show that women made up only 9 per cent of negotiators at peace tables between 1992 and 2011. That the most recent data is from 2011 shows that more work is needed even in basic areas such as data collection and reporting of women’s participation in peace building. IPS summarises here four reasons we should value women’s participation at the peace table more, based on discussions at the 59th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) over the past week. Beijing Platform for Action Section E Women and Armed Conflict Diagnosis Strategic objective E.1. Increase the participation of women in conflict resolution at decision-making levels and protect women living in situations of armed and other conflicts or under foreign occupation. Actions to be taken. Strategic objective E.2. Reduce excessive military expenditures and control the availability of armaments. Actions to be taken. Strategic objective E.3. Promote non-violent forms of conflict resolution and reduce the incidence of human rights abuse in conflict situations. Actions to be taken. Strategic objective E.4. . ...more.
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