Advancing gender equality--using CEDAW and UN Security Council resolution 1325/Promouvoir l'egalite des genres--utilises la CEDAW et la resolution 1325 du Conseil de Securite de l'ONU.

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The UN Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)--two normative, legally binding documents--are powerful tools when used together to move the gender equality agenda forward in the peace and security context. Although each set of standards constitutes a critical tool in advocating for women's rights, using them together strengthens the work of gender equality advocates, and works to ensure the realization of de facto gender equality in times of peace and within post-conflict environments. This training module aims to build the capacity and awareness of gender equality advocates in government and civil society in the Southern Caucasus to advocate for and to support the implementation of CEDAW and UNSC resolution 1325. It provides advocates with:

* increased awareness of the obligations under these two documents, and how these obligations can be practically applied at the national and local levels;

* improved understanding of the linkages between the core principles found in the two documents;

* concepts and practical suggestions for advocates in government and civil society on how to advocate for and support the effective implementation of CEDAW and UNSC resolution 1325 at the national and local levels.

To read the entire report, visit: http://www.genevadeclaration.org/pdfs/gender.pdf

La Resolution 1325 du Conseil de securite de l'ONU relative aux femmes, a la paix et a la securite, et la Convention sur l'elimination de toute forme de discrimination a I'egard des femmes (CEDAW)--deux documents normatifs, juridiquement contraignants--constituent des outils puissants lorsque on les utilise en tandem dans le but de faire avancer la cause de l'egalite des genres, dans le contexte de la paix et de la...