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							Gender and Peace in Somalia:
Implementation of Resolution 1325
UN-INSTRAW/ADEP
Peacebuilding Project for Somali Women in Italy
         Gender and Peace in Somalia: Implementation of
                       Resolution 1325

 Recognise the contribution of women of the Somali Diaspora as agents to
  promote the peace and reconstruction in Somalia;
 Support the cooperation between Somali women's rights organisations in
  Somalia and in countries of the Somali Diaspora to ensure the
  implementation of Resolution 1325 in Somalia;
 Empower women's work within the Somali civil society to promote
  women's participation in the ongoing peace process and for the planned
  political elections in 2009;
 Contribute to gain more attention from the international community in
  favour of the political work of Somali women.




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                                  The Project Partners


 UN-INSTRAW - United Nations International Research
  and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women
 ADEP - Associazione Donne e Pace


 Funders: Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Region of
  Puglia, Province of Milan, Municipality of Bari, Italian
  Cooperation in Nairobi



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                                  Project Timeline


 7 Somali women living in Italy – ADEP
 - Different background, common goal
 Contacts with Italian MFA and UN-INSTRAw
 Project started in autumn 2007
 - International networking
 - Research
 Project Seminars, February and May 2008
 Final Conference in Tanzania, September 2008



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Project Seminars


 Milan for Somali women in Northern Italy
 - 23 – 24 February 2008
 Bari for Somali women in Southern Italy
 - 3 – 4 May 2008
 Platforms for networking between women of the Somali Diaspora to
  discuss how to build peace in Somalia and within the Diaspora
  communities
 Focus on UNSCR 1325 as a tool for peace
 Discussion about – clan affiliations – 4.5 Formula
 - Bridge-building with women in Somalia



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Final Conference in Tanzania


 “Gender and Peace in Somalia – Implementation of Resolution
  1325 (2000): The Role of Women of the Somali Diaspora in the
  Reconciliation and Reconstruction of Somalia”
 2 – 5 September 2008
 Participants from Italy, Somalia, Kenya, USA et. Al.
 Discussions mainly on how to
 - Establish a Somali women’s international roundtable for peace
 - Push the agenda of the TFG to include women’s issues



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What is Resolution 1325?



Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security
Adopted on 31 October 2000 by the United
 Nations Security Council
First time in history that the UN Security Council
 formally recognised women’s roles in armed
 conflict, conflict-resolution and peacekeeping
 operations


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What is Resolution 1325?


 Increase the representation of women in decision-making for peace-building,
  conflict resolution and peace processes
 Support women’s local peace initiatives
 Take into account the particular needs of women and girls in refugee camps and
  settlements
 End impunity of those responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity and war
  crimes, including those related to gender-based violence
 Take measures to protect women and girls from gender-based violence
 Integrate gender perspectives into peacekeeping operations and provide training
  on the rights and needs of women
 Consider the different needs of female and male ex-combatants in disarmament,
  demobilisation and reintegration initiatives


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Roadmap to Report




         Seminars for the Diaspora: Milan & Bari




                                          Conference Tanzania




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My role


Outsider: Non-Somali, not an expert on Somali
 culture or context, do not speak Somali
Opportunity: Neutral, fresh eyes, no perception of
 internal dynamics
Added value to the project: Expertise on UNSCR
 1325



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Women can create a bridge for peace


 Bridge-building between women is essential for the Somali peace
  process
 Challenges to create platforms
 - Between women of the Diaspora
 - Between women of the Diaspora and women in Somalia
 - Experiences both from Italy and Norway
 When trust is created there is much to gain!
 - Example of the creation of ADEP



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                                   Thank you!




                              UN-INSTRAW/ADEP Project
“Gender and Peace in Somalia: Implementation of Resolution
                         1325”




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