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ADDRESSING PROTECTION ISSUES

not been outlined at
all. Of the national
action plans develo-
ped by 79 UN mem-
ber states, only 30%
make reference to is-
sues specific to defen-
ce capacity-building,
including disarma-
ment and regulation
on small arms. Other
countries, especially
in Latin America and
in the MENA region,
where provisions on
disarmament are re-
quired, do not have
a strategy at all.
For instance, in Co-
lombia, in 2017, the
local Women’s Inter-
national League for
Peace and Freedom
(WILPF) published
a report regarding
“Women for Disar-
mament” to highlight
the connection betwe-
en Resolution 1325 cipo.laura.89
(2000) and the need
for security stabilization following are viewed as potential vulne-
the 2016 agreement between the rable victims compared to men,
government and the Revolutionary who have historically been con-
Armed Forces of Colombia—Peo- sidered in charge of protection.
ple’s Army (FARC-EP). The agre- Eventually, the need to mainstre-
ement succeeded in the disarma- am a gender perspective in every
ment of the FACR-EP but failed defence and security-related field
to address the disarmament and is striking. When dealing with di-
de-militarization of other guerrilla sarmament, including a gender
groups. Widespread violence due lens in negotiations and discus-
to light arms proliferation among sions can lead to the reduction of
such groups is harming rural com- the risks deriving from uncontrol-
munities, especially women, who led arms proliferation and gen-
remain the most vulnerable in this der-based violence. A greater
context of instability and insecurity. inclusion of women in national
Nonetheless, discussions and ne- and international fora entitled Ms. Lidia Marseglia
gotiations on disarmament, arms to deal with these issues would
regulation and military expen- increase the chances to have a Intern c/o l’International Found for
diture almost never include wo- gender-sensitive outcome, fi- Agricoltural Development
men, nor their points of view. This nally complying with the di-
occurs mostly because women rectives of the Security Council.

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