UN Handbook on Gender Training

A Summary of UN Handbook on Gender Training

In the , WHY GENDER MATTERS , METHOLOGY , the proper approaches to Peace Support Operations is captured clearly . Any personnel engaged in Peace Support Operations should be at home with them in to achieve an effective result . There is a strong need for the personnel to understand the interconnecting strands that underlines the military political , economic and social life of the community of the operations in to improve relation with members . Understanding that communities consist of different people with different needs and priorities will help

the personnel to improve on the planning of responses thus facilitating overall achievement of mission target . In all , an increased level of sustainable peace should be the target

Furthermore , the FOUR CASE STUDIES open up vistas on the need for enlightenment . The Iraq case study shows that in to save life there is the need to recognise women 's roles and responsibilities in a crisis situation . Men alone could not have been assigned to distribute food items . Also the rights of the community of operations should be protected as seen in the Cambodian case study . Peacekeeping missions should avoid creating negative atmosphere in the host communities by laying down clear policies and practices based on respect for human rights . Similarly , for effective conditions for peace and stability to be created , no organisation should be overlooked . For instance , after 28 yrs of violence and ethnic conflict , Sudanese women came together to stop the violence through a...