Women, Peace and Security: Translating Policy into Practice

by Karen Barnes and Eka Ikpe

This book provides a critical assessment of the impact of UN Resolution 1325 by examining the effect of peacebuilding missions on increasing gender equality within conflict-affected countries.

UN Resolution 1325 was adopted in October 2000, and was the first time that the security concerns of women in situations of armed conflict and their role in peacebuilding was placed on the agenda of the UN Security Council. It was an important...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415532493
• ISBN13: 9780415532495
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"