On the 10th anniversary of the UN Resolution 1325 Coping with Crises, Ending Armed Conflict – Peace Promoting Strategies of Women and Men

Ten years after the adoption of the UN-Resolution 1325 “Women, Peace and Security”, the Gunda-Werner-Institut (GWI) of the Heinrich Böll Foundation is hosting an international conference with three main aims. In the first part of the conference, we want to critically take stock of the implementation of Resolution 1325, and ask about the relevance of this universal tool for specific country cases on the ground. In the second part, we want to look beyond the mere implementation of the resolution and enhance the analysis of gender dynamics in conflict. We will therefore inquire both about sexualised violence and the construction of masculinities in conflict, as well as the use of feminist projects to legitimise armed intervention. On the final day, we will discuss political strategies with major political stakeholders in order to place the problems discussed at the conference on the agenda of the international community.

Evening events:

28/10/2010
Importance of the UN resolutions 1325 for conflict - by country examples from Liberia and Israel-Palestine

29/10/2010
Women's rights as basic intervention or pretext - What does this mean for military intervention policy?

30/10/2010
Men and women in conflict management strategies, demands, visions: the answers, the policy