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Moving forward Recommendations for the UK NationalAction Plan on Women, Peace and Security

“Until the human rights of women and girls are equallyguaranteed, there is no justice or peace anywhere” – Women’s Partnership for Justice and Peace, Sierra Leone

February 2014

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About Womankind

Womankind Worldwide is the UK’s leading international women’s rights and internationaldevelopment organisation working with 35 women’s rights organisations across 14countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Many of our partners are based in fragile andconflict-affected countries, and work to eliminate violence against women and to increasewomen’s participation in decision-making at all levels.

www.womankind.org.ukUK Registered Charity No. 328206

Acknowledgements

This briefing was written by Abigail Hunt for Womankind Worldwide. The violence againstwomen section was written by Bethan Cansfield. It is based on research carried out by ateam at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP led by Natalie Sheehan and Christina Franzese,and consultation responses provided by our partner organisations in conflict-affectedcountries: Afghan Women’s Resource Centre (Afghanistan), Liberian Women Media ActionCommittee (Liberia), Feminist Dalit Organisation (Nepal), SAATHI (Nepal), Women’sPartnership for Justice and Peace (Sierra Leone), Women Against Violence and Exploitationin Society (Sierra Leone) and Isis-WICCE (Uganda).

Thanks for input from Kellie Smith, Lee Webster and Jessica Monson.

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Cover photo: Human Rights Day gathering, Nepal

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1. Most recently through thePreventing Sexual ViolenceInitiative, the G8 LeadersDeclaration and the Call toAction on protecting womenand girls in emergencies.

Introduction

The UK government is a global forerunnerin promoting women’s rights in fragile andconflict-affected countries. Currentlyleading on Women, Peace and Security inthe UN Security Council, the UK has beeninstrumental in building internationalconsensus on women’s central role inpreventing and resolving conflict andensuring sustainable peace.1

In 2006 the UK become one of the firstcountries in the world to launch a NationalAction Plan on Women, Peace, and Security(NAP). The government’s implementation ofUnited Nations Security Council Resolution(UNSCR) 1325 progressed significantlythroughout the second NAP (2010-2013).

The new UK NAP, due to be launched inJune 2014, provides a renewed opportunityfor the UK government to build upon thisprogress. Priority must be given to

coherence and the coordination of currentand future Women, Peace and Securitywork. This will mean taking an integratedapproach, in which all four pillars of UNSCR1325 (Participation, Protection, Prevention,and Relief and Recovery) are addressedthrough strong, transformative andmutually reinforcing initiatives.

This briefing delivers guidance to the UKgovernment in four areas: supportingwomen’s meaningful participation inpeacebuilding, preventing violence againstwomen and girls, working with localwomen’s rights organisations in the designand delivery of the NAP, and developingimpact-focused funding mechanisms.Condensed case studies and concreterecommendations relevant to these areasare provided to assist the UK governmentin developing an ambitious and far-reaching NAP.

“There is no greater strategic prize for this century than the attainment of fullsocial, economic and political rights for all women everywhere, and their fullparticipation in their societies. We will not secure that unless we change globalattitudes to women, root out discrimination and violence against themwherever it is found … and show the political will to make women’sparticipation in peacebuilding and conflict resolution worldwide a reality”

– Foreign Secretary William Hague, Statement on sexual violence in conflict, 28th November 2013

“The UK has beeninstrumentalin buildinginternationalconsensus onwomen’scentral role in preventingand resolvingconflict“


2. ActionAid, WomankindWorldwide & Institute ofDevelopment Studies. 2012.‘From the ground up: Women’sroles in local peacebuilding inAfghanistan, Liberia, Nepal,Pakistan and Sierra Leone’, p.4.

3. See Foreign &Commonwealth Office. UKNational Action Plan onWomen, Peace & Security, FinalAnnual Review, October 2013.

4. Hoare, J. & Gell, F. (Eds.).2009. ‘Women’s leadership andparticipation: Case studies onlearning for action’. Rugby:Practical Action Publishing.

5. Womankind Worldwide,ActionAid & Institute ofDevelopment Studies. 2014.‘From the ground up. Countryfocus: Women’s roles in localpeacebuilding in Afghanistan’.Available:www.womankind.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/From-the-ground-up-Country-focus-Afghanistan.pdf (accessed05/02/2014).

The UK NAP has to date largely focused onsupporting women’s participation informal, national-level political processes.3

However, women’s equal participation andinfluence at every level and in everyinstitution is fundamental torepresentative, inclusive democracy and thefulfilment of women’s rights.

Political and public life is a broad concept. Itincludes decision-making in governanceinstitutions at the international, nationaland local levels (including traditional andinformal governance institutions). It alsoincludes decision-making processes onpeace and security issues, within securityand justice systems and in institutions thatshape public opinion, including the media,civil society, women’s rights organisationsand social movements.

Whilst increasing the number of women indecision-making at all levels is critical andan important end in itself, it is also thebeginning of the story. For representationto be meaningful, women must be able tobe actively involved in and influencedecision-making processes. Yet, entrenchedstructural barriers including traditionalgender roles, attitudes and beliefs aboutwomen’s role in public life, constraints onwomen’s time and mobility, and violenceagainst them hinder women’s ability toparticipate meaningfully in decision-making fora.4 Women’s influence inpolitical and public life is also linked totheir level of decision-making power in thehousehold.

“Women mustbe able to beactivelyinvolved in andinfluencedecision-makingprocesses“

Case Study One: Women’s leadership in Afghanistan – from the village tothe parliament5

A decade ago the Afghan Women’s Resource Centre (AWRC), a Womankind partner, beganto support a number of women to be involved in Community Development Councils (CDCs)– two of whom became committee leaders at the district level. Following their experienceand increased access to politics, the women ran for election in parliament, were electedand are now both MPs. Today, AWRC continues to follow this model and expects that sixwomen will be elected at the provincial level in the upcoming 2014 elections.

“We are working at village level so we can bring women to CDC elections.Mostly when you see CDCs, women don’t have the high positions. They are notthe director, they are the secretary or assistant. We want to bring them first tothat level of director at the community level. Then they can go to provincelevel elections.”

– Maryam Rahmani, AWRC

Women’s meaningfulparticipation in peacebuilding

“Despite their contribution and rich experiences in building peace, womenhave been left out of peace negotiations and sidelined from decisions aboutthe future of our country and communities. The barriers against women’sparticipation persist – patriarchal attitudes, lack of security, lack of access tojustice and support mechanisms.”

– Bandana Rana, Saathi, Nepal2


Supporting meaningfulparticipation in the NAPWomankind welcomes the UK government’sclear commitment to putting women’sparticipation at the heart of the new NAP.This commitment must be translated intoconcrete proposals which will ensurewomen’s meaningful participation inpeacebuilding.

It is important the new NAP seizes the post-conflict ‘window of opportunity’ tostrengthen the institutional structureswhich define women’s participation. Thesestructures include a country’s constitution,the electoral system, and legal specialmeasures such as gender quotas.6

A country’s constitution can profoundlyimpact on women’s ability to participate inpolitical and public life. The fullparticipation of women’s rightsorganisations in post-conflict constitutiondrafting processes is vital to ensure thatconstitution documents upholdinternational women’s rights frameworksand guarantee women’s unrestrictedcitizenship status.7

As the CEDAW committee noted in 1997,temporary special measures such as genderquotas are an essential prerequisite towomen’s equality in political life.8 Theestablishment of gender quotas is animportant means of addressing theunderrepresentation of women at all levelsof decision-making. In addition, enabling

women to access training, networks,information and support is crucial to ensuretheir full and meaningful participation inpolitical activities, both as candidates andafter having attained political office.

It is at the local level that many of thedecisions that affect women’s lives aremade, and women’s political and publicparticipation at the local level is animportant aim and end in itself.9 ‘Bottom-up’ approaches which build on women’sroles in local peacebuilding are crucial.Therefore women’s community-leveldecision-making should be supported,recognising that local leadership enableswomen to develop the skills required fornomination and election to district andprovincial positions (see Case Study One).10

Finally, the impact of programmes aimedat strengthening women’s meaningfulparticipation will be limited unless thestructures that uphold gender inequalitybegin to change.11 Longer termapproaches aimed at understanding andtackling context-specific barriers towomen’s meaningful participation andleadership should be pursued in the newNAP. To support this, a dedicated and fully-funded workstream aimed at supportinginnovative approaches to increasewomen’s meaningful participation inpeacebuilding should be establishedwithin the Department for InternationalDevelopment (DFID).

“It is at thelocal level thatmany of thedecisions thataffect women’slives aremade“

Recommendations

To fulfil its commitment to putting women’s participation at the heart of the NAP, thegovernment should:

• Establish a ‘Participation Research and Innovation Fund’ within DFID to generate newevidence on women’s participation and leadership and to support pioneeringprogrammes focused on tackling barriers to participation.

• Support women’s rights organisations’ participation in constitution drafting processesto ensure that constitution documents uphold international women’s rights standardsand guarantee women’s unrestricted citizenship status.

• Support the establishment of gender quotas to address the underrepresentation ofwomen at all levels of decision-making. This should be complemented with training,networks, information and support for women candidates and elected representativesto ensure their full and meaningful participation in political activities, including at thelocal level.

6. Markham, S. 2013. ‘Womenas agents of change: Havingvoice in society and influencingpolicy’. World Bank, Women’sVoice, Agency, & ParticipationResearch Series 2013 No. 5.

7. Notably Convention on theElimination of All Forms ofdiscrimination Against Women(1979) Articles 7, 14.2(f); BeijingPlatform for Action (1995)Strategic objective G.1 & G.2.

8. Committee on theElimination of Discriminationagainst Women, GeneralRecommendation No. 23 (16thsession, 1997).

9. Why women’s leadershipmatters – Key learning fromWomankind Worldwide,February 2013.

10. For further case studies ofin-country programmingsupporting women’sparticipation in localpeacebuilding in Afghanistan,Liberia, Nepal and Sierra Leonesee:www.womankind.org.uk/2014/02/country-focus-womens-roles-in-local-peacebuilding-in-afghanistan-liberia-nepal-and-sierra-leone/ (accessed05/02/2014).

11. Hoare, J. & Gell, F. (Eds.).2009.


Violence against women and girls is one ofthe most pervasive violations of humanrights – recent statistics estimate that 35%of all women will experience eitherintimate partner or non-partner violence.13

The escalation of conflict typically coincideswith an increase of gender-based andsexual violence, targeted mainly at womenand girls.14 This violence includes rape andother forms of sexual violence by soldiers,forced and early marriage, increaseddomestic violence and sexual violence bycivilians, sexual exploitation and trafficking.Women and girls are targeted simplybecause they are women and for reasonsinherently linked to conflict – for instanceforcing communities to flee.

At the 57th Session on the Commission onthe Status of Women, governments made arange of commitments directed atpreventing violence against women inconflict including to ‘ensure that in allarmed conflict and post conflict situationsthe prevention of and response to all forms

of violence against women are prioritisedand effectively addressed’.15

Evidence suggests that violence againstwomen and girls can be prevented byaddressing the multiple and intersectingfactors that are conducive to theperpetration of violence against womenand girls.16 This involves changing socialnorms that devalue women and reinforcemen’s greater power; transforming rigidgender stereotypes and male entitlement;and challenging attitudes in the immediateenvironment to tackle peer approval ofviolence and abuse. UNSCR 2106 affirmsthat women’s political, social and economicempowerment and gender equality arecentral to long-term efforts to preventsexual violence.17

Supporting prevention ofviolence against women andgirls in the NAPIn line with DFID’s Guidance Note Theory ofChange for Tackling Violence Against Women

12. UK Government. Secretaryof State Justine Greeningspeech on protecting girls andwomen from all forms violenceand abuse in emergencysituations, delivered 13November 2013.

13. London School of Hygieneand Tropical Medicine. June2013. Violence against womena global health problem ofepidemic proportions.

14. UN Women. Gender-basedViolence. Source:www.unifem.org/gender_issues/women_war_peace/gender_based_violence.html (accessed10/02/2012).

15. Commission on the Statusof Women. March 2013.‘Report on the fifty-seventhsession’.

16. DFID. June 2012. ‘GuidanceNote 1: A Theory of Change forTackling Violence againstWomen and Girls’.

17. S/RES/2106 (2013).

18. DFID. June 2012. ‘GuidanceNote 1: A Theory of Change forTackling Violence againstWomen and Girls’.

“Theescalation ofconflicttypicallycoincides withan increase ofgender-basedand sexualviolence“

Case Study Two: National Association of Women’s Organisations (Uganda)

Womankind’s partner, the National Association of Women’s Organisations (NAWOU),aims to challenge attitudes and norms surrounding violence against women and girlsand improve women’s access to services through community-based engagement, with afocus on the use of drama. NAWOU has trained drama groups to perform 4-5 dramaperformances a year in communities. The performances aim to raise awareness amongstmembers about women’s rights and legislation on gender-based violence. In addition, togain the support of influential community members, a group of 50 community leaders ineach region are convened on a quarterly basis to build their knowledge on violenceagainst women and girls.

Preventing Violence AgainstWomen and Girls

“… violence against girls and women is a global pandemic – one in threewomen is beaten or sexually abused in her lifetime … And during conflict andhumanitarian crises, all forms of violence against women dramatically increase… DFID, my own department, has made preventing violence against girls andwomen a top priority”

– Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening12


and Girls,18 Womankind recommends thenew NAP takes a holistic and multi-sectoralapproach to preventing violence, includingsexual violence. The Theory of Change states‘integrated multi-sectoral approaches thatuse a variety of methods to create change arebetter able to tackle violence against women,especially in terms of primary preventionefforts.’19 In addition, the Guidance Notehighlights it is vital to transform the socialnorms that perpetuate and condone violence(see Case Study Two).20

DFID’s Guidance Note A Practical Guide onCommunity Programming on ViolenceAgainst Women and Girls contains guidanceon what works in tackling violence at thecommunity level.21 Whilst recognising thatcontext is critical, the Guidance Note pointsto several interventions whose principles

and lessons have proven successful acrossdisparate examples, including:

• Community mobilisation

• Community conversations

• Media and technology

• Engaging men and boys

The development of a new NAP provides anopportunity to apply DFID’s Guidance Noteson Violence Against Women and Girls.Whether organised as thematic pillars orfocus countries – the NAP should analyse if,and where, there are gaps in preventionwork using DFID’s Guidance Notes as aframework. This analysis should theninform tangible and measureablecommitments in the NAP on how any gapswill be addressed, including through theNAP refresh and the development of DFIDCountry Operational Plans.

Recommendations

• Take a holistic and multi-sectoral approach to preventing violence against womenand girls, including across the individual, interpersonal and familial relationship,community and societal levels and across economic life, education, health, justice,security and health sectors.

• Clearly link DFID and FCO led initiatives to prevent violence against women,especially in regards to the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative.

• Using DFID’s Guidance Notes on Violence against Women and Girls as a framework,identify gaps in violence against women prevention work and seek to address thosegaps by making tangible and measurable commitments to address the root causes ofviolence against women and girls.

19. Ibid, p.8.

20. Ibid, p.5.

21. DFID. 2012. ‘Guidance Note2: A Practical Guide onCommunity Programming onViolence Against Women andGirls’.

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“Meetingsbetweenwilling localwomen’s rightsorganisationsand visitingMinisters andUK governmentrepresentativesare animportantmeans ofdevelopingmutualunderstanding“

Case Study Three: Promising practice – The Netherlands

A main objective of the second Netherlands NAP, operational 2012-2015, is to create‘effective and efficient cooperation’ between stakeholders involved in the implementationof UNSCR 1325. Women’s rights organisations are ‘to be actively involved in theimplementation of this NAP’.29

Drafting and implementation of country-specific programmes takes place in collaborationwith local partners. Crucially, programme proposals are developed jointly with localwomen’s rights organisations and women’s movements in the focus countries and region.30

This approach ensures that the programmes carried out under the NAP reflect localrealities and priorities. Womankind’s partner ISIS-Wicce endorses this focus on continuedconsultation, making a clear recommendation to the UK government:

“There are national organisations, such as Isis-WICCE, who have worked with[local women affected by conflicts] for over a decade, facilitated their organising,continued to enhance their capacities. They should be part of the review of the UK NAP. The Dutch did this and we can see the continuity of partnership ispositioning the issues at national levels and beyond, and contributing to thegrowth of a movement of women peace activists here in Uganda.”

– ISIS Women's International Cross Cultural Exchange (ISIS-Wicce), Uganda

Women’s rights organisations –leaders for change

Working with women’s rights organisations,including those operating at local level andoutside of capital cities, is essential toensure that the NAP reflects the priorities ofwomen in fragile and conflict-affectedcountries. A comprehensive understandingof local social and political structures thatviolate women’s rights means that effectivesocial norm change work is best led bythese organisations.22 They are alsoexperienced in working with marginalisedcommunities and non-traditional actors inpeacebuilding.23

As the ‘missing link’ between grassrootswomen peacebuilders and national andinternational-level processes,24 women’srights organisations promote women’sparticipation and interests at criticalmoments in political settlements, and at thehighest levels of power.

Women’s rights organisations are also keystakeholders in tackling violence against

women. This was powerfully demonstratedby a four-decade research programme in 70countries, which found that themobilisation of feminist movements is moreimportant for combating violence againstwomen than the wealth of nations, or thenumber of women politicians.25

Womankind welcomed the in-countryworkshops which informed the 2012 UKNAP review, but further efforts need to bemade to facilitate a widespread, inclusiveand ongoing consultative process with in-country women’s rights organisations (seeCase Study Three). Meetings betweenwilling local women’s rights organisationsand visiting Ministers and UK governmentrepresentatives are an important means ofdeveloping mutual understanding. Aparticipatory M&E process is also critical,which involves civil society in a ‘locally-driven’ approach which strengthens bothnational and international accountability.26

22. Esplen. E. 2013. ‘Leaders forChange: Why support women’srights organisations’.Womankind Worldwide.

23. Including disabled women,widows, women from ethnic orreligious minority groups, ex-combatants, survivors of sexualviolence, displaced women, andwomen living with HIV andAIDS.

24. ActionAid, WomankindWorldwide & Institute ofDevelopment Studies. 2012.‘From the ground up: Women’sroles in local peacebuilding inAfghanistan, Liberia, Nepal,Pakistan and Sierra Leone’.

25. Htun, M. and Weldon, L.2012. ‘The Civic Origins ofProgressive Policy Change:Combating Violence againstWomen in Global Perspective,1975–2005’.

26. Institute for InclusiveSecurity, 2013. National ActionPlan Monitoring and EvaluationToolkit.


“The UK government could have regularconsultation meetings … to betterunderstand the intricacies that exist inNepal and other focus countries, regardingWomen, Peace and Security issues.” - Feminist Dalit Organisation (FEDO), Nepal

“The UK Government should organisenationwide consultative forums to capturethe views of women. Each district shouldbe represented by a fair percentage ofwomen in the consultation.” - Women Against Violence and Exploitationin Society (WAVES), Sierra Leone

Women human rights defenders (WHRDs)face increasing threats and attacks whilstcarrying out their work to defend the rightsof women.27 National governments holdultimate responsibility for protecting theircitizens. However, funders and donorgovernments should also consistentlymonitor and respond to security threatsfaced by in-country WHRD’s as they work onwomen, peace and security. The EU HumanRights Defenders Guidelines provide animportant framework, and should informmeasures taken to support WHRDs in thenew NAP.28

Recommendations

• Work with in-country women’s rights organisations to develop, implement and monitorprogress on NAP objectives, recognising and supporting their context-specificknowledge, experience in working with diverse local communities and expertise insocial norm and behaviour change work.

• Develop and implement a robust system of ongoing, meaningful consultation withwomen’s rights organisations in fragile and conflict-affected countries. This shouldinclude invitations to participate in official meetings sent as standard to women’srights organisations every time a Minister from a NAP department visits a conflict-affected country.

• Address the security needs of women human rights defenders by building security andprotection into women, peace and security programmes and funding mechanisms, andimplement the EU Human Rights Defender Guidelines.

27. Association for Women’sRights in Development, WomenHuman Rights Defenders.

28. European Union. ‘Ensuringprotection – European UnionGuidelines on Human RightsDefenders’.

29. Ministry of Foreign Affairsof the Netherlands. 2012.‘Women: Powerful Agents forPeace and Security. DutchNational Action Plan For theimplementation of UN SecurityCouncil Resolution 1325 onWomen, Peace & Security(2012-2015)’, p.36.

30. Kesselaar et al. ‘NetherlandsCase Study’, in EPLO. 2013.‘UNSCR 1325 IN EUROPE: 20case studies of implementation’.

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31. DFID. 2012. ‘How To Note:A Theory of Change for TacklingViolence Against Woman andGirls’.

32. S/RES/2122 (2013).

33. Earmarking refers to thededication of public funds to aspecific use.

34. United Nations. 2013.Report of the Secretary-Generalon women, peace and security(S/2013/525), New York, UnitedNations.

35. Cordaid & GNWP, 2013.Working Paper: Financing forthe Implementation of NationalAction Plans on UNSCR 1325:Critical for Advancing Women’sHuman Rights, Peace andSecurity.

36. DAC Network on GenderEquality. 2008. Issues Brief 3:‘Innovative Funding forWomen’s Organisations’.

37. For more information seeEsplen. E. 2013. ‘Leaders forChange: Why support women’srights organisations’.Womankind Worldwide.Available at:www.womankind.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2013/03/LeadersForChange-FINAL.pdf (accessed03/02/2013).

38. Seewww.oecd.org/dac/stats/aidinsupportofgenderequalityandwomensempowerment.htm(accessed 20/01/2014).

A twin-track approach to women,peace and security fundingPredictable and sustainable financing forwomen, peace and security is essential if theUK NAP is to achieve maximum impact. Toensure this, Womankind calls for a twin-track approach to funding women, peaceand security.

An earmarked NAP budgetFirstly, a dedicated financing mechanismshould be established, as recommended byUNSCR 2122 (adopted in October 2013). Thisincludes ‘increasing contributions to localcivil society’.32 There are numerous benefitsto establishing a fully-costed andearmarked budget.33 The UN Secretary-General recognises that earmarking fundscan improve the effectiveness and outcomesof NAP development and implementation.34

A dedicated funding mechanism can alsoenhance coordination and transparency infinancial management.35

To ensure these funds reach in-countrywomen’s rights organisations, applicationprocesses must be in line with the guidanceprovided by the DAC Network on GenderEquality.36 Intermediary funding conduitsshould be utilised, such as Women’s Funds,which have particular expertise indispersing funds to smaller women’s rightsorganisations. These specialist bodies offermajor benefits, with donors increasinglychannelling grant-making through them.37

“We recommend that the UK governmentrevisit their funding criteria - that wouldencourage grassroots organisations toaccess their funding [which is important]as they interface directly with the localcommunities.” – Women Against Violence andExploitation in Society (WAVES), Sierra Leone

Gender-responsive conflict fundsSecondly, women, peace and security shouldbe mainstreamed and fully traceablethroughout all conflict and developmentfunding. Appointing gender experts to allfunding boards is an important step toachieving this.

The new Conflict, Stability and Security Fund(CSSF, operational 2015) offers an importantopportunity to strengthen women, peaceand security expenditure monitoring andaccountability. Within this, tracking directand indirect allocation and disbursal offunds to women’s rights organisations iscritical. Consistently screening all applicableCSSF expenditure against the OECD-DACGender Equality Policy Marker is a vital steptowards achieving this end.38

A strong commitment to supportinggender equality must be embedded withinthe management and administration ofthe CSSF. This includes streamliningprocesses for the allocation and disbursalof funds to ensure that women’s rights

Impact-focused financingmechanisms

“Supporting women’s rights organisations… to make change and build strongand inclusive social movements is the most effective mechanism for ensuringsustainable change in the lives of women and girls.”

– DFID Theory of Change for Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls, 201231

“One of the major barriers for our organisation in delivering women, peaceand security work is the lack of adequate funding.”

– Saathi, Nepal

“Womankindcalls for a twin-track approachto fundingwomen, peaceand security“

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organisations in fragile and conflict-affected states can access funding in atimely manner. It also means takingmeasures to strengthen the gender-

responsiveness of the CSSF’s managementstructure, including the appointment of agender expert to its Board.

Recommendations

• Establish a fully costed and earmarked budget for the implementation of the NAP, asproposed within UNSCR 2122 and by the UN Secretary-General.

• Increase the accessibility of earmarked funds to women’s rights organisations byimplementing the guidance provided by the DAC Network on Gender Equality,including by channelling money through Women’s Funds.

• Use the DAC Gender Equality Policy Marker to screen expenditure of the new Conflict,Stability and Security Fund (CSSF). This should include tracking financial allocations towomen’s rights organisations.

• Embed a strong commitment to gender equality within the administration andmanagement of the CSSF, notably by appointing a gender expert to its Board.

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About this briefing

The UK National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security (NAP) is due tobe launched in June 2014. This provides a renewed opportunity for the UKgovernment to build upon progress made to date in its implementation ofUnited Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325.

To assist the UK government in developing an ambitious and far-reachingNAP, this briefing delivers guidance, condensed case studies andrecommendations in four areas:

• Supporting women’s meaningful participation in peacebuilding

• Preventing violence against women and girls

• Working with local women’s rights organisations in the design and delivery of the NAP

• Developing impact-focused funding mechanisms

For more information, or to discuss this briefing further please contact:

Abigail Hunt, Policy & Advocacy ManagerEmail: [email protected] Tel: 0207 549 0566

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