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Enhancing the Operational Impact of Peacekeeping
Operations
MEMBER STATES
Baseline Survey of Gender Balance in National
Military and Police Forces
Deployed to UN Peacekeeping Missions.
February 2006
Background
In 2000 the Security Council passed
Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security which, among other things, urges
the Secretary-General “to seek to expand the role and contribution of women in
United Nations field-based operations”[1].
A principle assumption underlying
this provision are that the
successful restoration of security, peace and stability in post conflict
environments is partly dependent on the response of peacekeepers to the
different experiences and needs of local women and men. A related assumption is that the
presence of female military and police personnel can have a positive operational
impact on the ability of
peacekeeping forces to respond appropriately, and hence on the overall
implementation of the mandates of peacekeeping operations.
In March 2006 DPKO will convene a
two day policy dialogue among Troop and Police Contributing Countries (TCCs and
PCCs) to review experience and good practice in implementing this requirement,
with a view to expanding and replicating these in the
future.
In preparation for this workshop we
are collecting, for the first time in this form, consolidated baseline data on
the role and impact of women serving in peace-keeping operations. The responses to this survey will be
consolidated into a set of background information for the workshop. A similar survey is being sent to the
Military/Police leadership of peacekeeping missions.
The
Questions
We ask that you kindly respond to
the questions overleaf in the spaces provided, using the most recent data
available. Please give separate
information for military and police forces in the spaces provided with each
question. Please feel free to
complete the questionnaire either electronically or by
hand.
Kindly return the completed
questionnaire by e-mail or fax to Comfort Lamptey, Gender Adviser, Peacekeeping
Best Practices Section, UNHQ, NY (lampteyc@un.org fax: +1 917 367 2103/ +1 917 367 5365) no
later than 24 February, attaching supporting documents as appropriate.
Country:
Contact
person(s):
(in case of need for
clarification)
Contact
Address:
(Telephone or
e-mail)
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DEMOGRAPHICS
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Armed
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Women |
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What are the total numbers of
all women and men in your national armed forces (all services) and
police? |
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2. |
How many women and men serving
in your national armed forces are at the following ranks:
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a. Troops and NCOs, or police
equivalent |
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b. Officers between the ranks of
Lieutenant and Colonel, or police equivalent |
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c. Senior officers at the rank of
Brigadier General and above, or police equivalent |
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REGULATORY
ENVIRONMENT
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Yes |
No |
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3. |
Does your government have a
formal policy commitment to increasing the numbers of women in the
national military and/or police forces? If yes please provide
details |
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Military | |||
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Does your country have any
specific selection criteria for female military and police personnel? If yes, please provide
details |
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Police | |||
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5. |
Has your government undertaken
any specific measures to ensure the implementation of Security Council
Resolution 1325 on Women Peace and Security. If yes, please provide
details. |
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Police | |||
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Does your government have a
policy to require the deployment of female military and/or police
personnel to peacekeeping operations? |
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Police | ||
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7. |
Does your government have a
policy to limit women from serving in any military and/or police
function? If yes, which
function(s) |
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Police | ||
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8. |
Does your country make
provision for home visits for military and/or police personnel deployed to
UN peacekeeping operations?
If yes, how many during one
assignment/rotation? |
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Have any practical steps been
taken to ensure that female military and/or police personnel deployed to
peacekeeping missions are provided with services and equipment that they
need, such as appropriate clothing, medical/healthcare facilities? If yes, please provide
details |
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Military | |||
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Police | |||
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10. |
Do you have in your
police/troop contingents, rosters of gender experts or specialized units
that deal specifically with gender issues? If yes, please provide
details |
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Military | |||
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Police | |||
PRE-DEPLOYMENT SELECTION AND
TRAINING
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Question |
Yes |
NO | |
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11. |
How are decisions taken on
whether or not to deploy male or female military and/or police personnel
to peacekeeping operations? |
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12. |
Are there any special measures
in place to target female military and/or personnel in peacekeeping
deployment, and/or to ensure that they are aware of such deployment
opportunities? |
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Police | ||||
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13. |
Is any gender training
provided to military and police peacekeeping personnel prior to
deployment? If yes, please provide details on who develops the content of
the training, and on who delivers it. |
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Police | ||||
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14. |
Is any special training
provided to potential female candidates to ensure their equal
qualification for peacekeeping operations, for example in language,
driving and shooting? |
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Details -
Police |
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OPERATIONAL IMPACT
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Question |
Yes |
No |
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Have you developed any
mechanisms (such as surveys, interviews, debriefing) through which the
experiences of peacekeepers can be reviewed after rotation.
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Details -
Military |
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Details -
Police |
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If yes, do these mechanisms
seek to identify any differences in the experiences of male and female
peacekeeping personnel? |
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Details -
Military |
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Details -
Police |
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17. |
Has any positive or negative
operational impact of the presence of women in peacekeeping operations
been noted? If yes, please
provide information. |
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Details -
Military |
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Details -
Police |
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18. |
Have any changes been made as
a result of lessons learned from the above information sources? If yes, please provide
details. |
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Details -
Military |
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Details -
Police |
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19. Are there any further comments,
suggestions or observations that you would like to make?
