UAE, Georgetown Institute to advance women’s participation in post-conflict reconstruction

NEW YORK / WAM

The UAE and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security (GIWPS) have launched a new Research Report and a UN Action Plan to advance women’s participation in post-conflict reconstruction, following a year-long series of high-level panel discussions on the subject.
Key areas of the discussions were focussed on included post-conflict governance, economic recovery and environmental sustainability, justice and the rule of law, as well as security sector reform.
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton joined the event as the keynote speaker, underscoring the importance of accelerating efforts to secure women’s meaningful participation and advancing the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda.
She said, “Around the world, we know that the period after conflict is a window of opportunity not only to determine whether or not violence will recur, but to address deep-seated inequalities, including gender inequality. It’s a crucial moment to ensure women’s participation at every stage of relief and recovery. For too long, the role of women in post-conflict reconstruction has been an understudied aspect of efforts to advance peace and security. With this report, that is finally beginning to change.”
For her part, Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the UAE to the UN, stated, “I am extremely grateful that so many of us have come together today. We call on all of our fellow WPS Champions to endorse and sign on to this Action Plan, to put their commitment on paper. And I just ask again that we all jointly redouble our efforts in enhancing women’s inclusion in post-conflict settings by
creating action plans that are achievable, implementable, and measurable so that we can create more peaceful and stable societies all over the world that people deserve.”