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UN SUSTAINING PEACE STRATEGY

conflict, especially against the in- great achievement, the three pe- ts. Above all, having gender ad-
digenous community. Eventually, ace agreements signed betwe- visors participating in peace talks
her demands were rejected, but en 2008 and 2009 made no re- – especially when a gender advisor
she continued her career as a wo- ference to gender-related issues. is assigned to each delegation – is
men’s rights advocate, serving as We can conclude that women’s the most effective way to avoid ne-
an advisor in other international inclusion in peace talks is not a glecting gender-related provisions
peace processes. A more rampant necessarily a guarantee for gen- that are fundamental to rebuild a
example of the above-mentioned der-sensitive agreements. No- healthy and functioning society.
bias can be found in the Philippi- netheless, there are some best
nes. The peace process that led to practice standards that have pro-
the adoption of three agreements ven to be successful mechanisms PICTURES:
saw an unprecedented number of for the inclusion of gender-rela- www.africarivista.it
www.ilays.com
women participants. Despite such ted provisions in final agreemen- UN org

Lidia Marseglia
Intern c/o l’International Found
for Agricoltural Development

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