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numbers and while many studies have been done, there is very little that has actually been done that
outlines methods to correct these shortfalls. Since UNSCR 1325 was passed in 2000, many
national action plans and policies have been announced, seminars and panels have been held and
blogs written, but progress is still slow. No one disagrees that having more women involved in
peacekeeping will reduce the epidemic of sexual abuse that has plagued UN peacekeeping missions
to date, a problem which threatens the credibility and legitimacy of the entire peacekeeping process.
Interestingly enough, there is a strange dichotomy that exists on the issue of UNSCR 1325. This is
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the most translated UNSCR to date yet it is one of the most underfunded in history . The rhetoric is
strong, but the implementation of Women, Peace and Security as a program is weak. Currently, 73
countries have National Action Plans supporting the implementation of USCR 1325, but of those
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only 13 have a budget that supports the implementation of their plan .
In the 2017 report of the United Nations Secretary General on women, peace and security, it was
acknowledged that:
“Despite the evidence supporting the transformative power of this agenda, the clear and

detailed road map provided through the recommendations of the 2015 global study on women,
peace and security, the 2015 peace and security reviews and the increased need for an effective
solution to growing global challenges, the actual implementation of the women and peace and
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security agenda continues to fall short .”
However, there is hope. By turning to the actual female practitioners in the arena of UN policing,
we can find evidence that there are some ways that could be easily implemented, with little capital
investment, that would have a high payoff in increasing the role of women in, specifically, formed
police units.
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Recently, during her attendance at the 8 Training Building Course taught at here in CoESPU,
Khinmaya (Khinu) Bista Adhikari, a police inspector with the Nepalese Police proposed a plan to
increase the number of women participating in the Formed Police Unit missions. If implemented,
this plan would have a high probability of beginning to change the number of women available and

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