Pearson Peacekeeping Centre Workshop Highlights the Need to Integrate Gender Perspectives in Training
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - The Pearson Peacekeeping Centre through its Latin American Peacekeeping Partnership (LAPP) project and in partnership with the Brazilian peacekeeping training centre (CCOPAB) is holding a workshop on gender perspectives in peace operations from December 6 to 8 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The activity will bring together representatives from ALCOPAZ’s training centres plus Bolivia and Mexico to strengthen their understanding and capacity to integrate a gender perspective as part of peace operations training.
During the workshop, participants will work toward creating an action plan for incorporating a gender perspective as part of their peace operations training curricula, according to UN best practices and guidelines.
“Integrating a gender perspective as part of peace operations training is not only desirable, but is critical to ensure that all activities are sensitive to the concerns, needs and experiences of women and men, and have a positive impact for both women and men,” says Mike Snell, Project Manager of the LAPP project “It is also important to recognize the different roles that women and men play in a society and their contribution to peace and security processes.”
The workshop will follow a sequence of plenary presentations and small group discussions. Plenary presentations will be conducted in English and Spanish; small group discussions will be conducted in Spanish only.
Following the workshop, an analytical report of the discussions and recommendations from the participants will be shared with partners and stakeholders.
The workshop is a follow-on to the Crosscutting Challenges to Complex Peace Operations seminar held in Montevideo, Uruguay, in December 2010, which discussed gender, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) and protection of civilians in the context of peace operations. This workshop builds on recommendations identified during this seminar.
This activity is funded by the Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force (START) of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada.
The Canadian-based Pearson Peacekeeping Centre continues delivering its unique programs in capacity building, training and peacekeeping exercises/simulations to contribute to effective international peace and security.
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