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	West African Women Leaders Train in Peacebuilding and Mediation an article by United Nations Office for West Africa Abuja, Nigeria, 22 July 2011 - This week UN Women and the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) are training women leaders to strengthen their mediation capacities in peacebuilding processes to prioritize women’s specific needs. The training session, which runs from 19 to 23 July in Abuja, Nigeria, brings together 32 women from 16 West African countries and focuses on the techniques of mediation, advocacy, negotiation and the implementation of peace agreements. The training is in line with the strategic priorities of UN Women and UNOWA to increase women’s participation in conflict-resolution efforts, including conflict-related sexual violence. The mediation training responds to a Regional Action Plan adopted by West African Gender and Women Affairs Ministers during the 10th anniversary of UN Security Council resolution (UNSCr) 1325 on women, peace and security last year. One of the key actions includes increasing women’s representation in peacebuilding processes. A UN Women review reveals that since 1992 fewer than 10 percent of peace negotiators have been women and there has been little appreciable increase since the passage of UNSCr 1325 in 2000. This activity is implemented with the support of the Kingdom of Norway and in close collaboration with the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS) and the Network on Peace and Security for Women in the ECOWAS Region (NOPSWECO).		DISCUSSION Question(s) related to this article: UN Resolution 1325, does it make a difference? Thematic forum(s) in which this article is being discussed: WOMEN MAKING PEACE - LES FEMMES ET LA PAIX Latest reader comment: Because of the length of my reply to this question, here is the link to an English summary: Gender and Peace, and the full-blown original article in Spanish: La Mujer y la Paz
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