The NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace, and Security told Euronews that too few women are involved in conflict resolution globally, which raises the possibility that some issues may be left out of peace negotiations.
Irene Fellin told Euronews on the margins of the Kyiv Security Forum, which was held last week on the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s World War II capitulation, that “women remain still a minority when it comes to conflict management and resolution.” What the evidence shows, the research is that the absence of women in negotiation leads to the fact that certain topics are less addressed,” she stated.
However, in 2022, women made up just 16% of negotiators in UN-led or co-led peace initiatives, a 7 percentage point drop from 2020. This is true even though studies show that agreements reached via peace procedures that involve women are more effective and long-lasting.
In order to guarantee that many viewpoints are included and since “space is gendered” because it is “used by the different individuals in a specific way,” Fellin stated, “the evidence shows that we still need women to have this holistic view of security needs.
Also Read:
In Texas, a Deadly Measles Outbreak Does little to Dispel Vaccine Skepticism
