Security sector reform (SSR) is
increasingly recognised as a crucial part of development,
peacebuilding and human rights work. It is essential that gender is
analysed, addressed and mainstreamed into all SSR initiatives in
order to ensure the right to security for women, men, girls and
boys, as well as to create a just, democratic and effective security
sector.
The Gender and Security Sector Reform (GSSR) Working
Group brings together key institutions and individuals working on
gender and reform of security institutions, such as the military,
police and government. It serves as an initiator, resource and
facilitator for efforts to mainstream gender issues into SSR
initiatives, policies and tools. The GSSR Working
Group aims to:
- Create practical research, training and assessment tools on
gender and SSR.
- Build the capacity of SSR practitioners, security
policy-makers, and parliamentarians to mainstream gender into SSR
initiatives.
- Promote the mainstreaming of gender in SSR policy and
programming.
- Strengthen understanding of linkages between the
implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and SSR, and
dialogue between the 'Women, Peace and Security' and SSR
communities.
- Bring together those working on gender and SSR in southern and
northern countries.
The GSSR Working Group was
established by the Geneva Centre for the
Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) and
the United Nations International Research and Training
Institute for the Advancement of Women
(INSTRAW), which currently act as
co-convenors.
This website serves as a virtual platform for
e-discussions and information sharing through our forum, in order for the Working Group to
jointly develop useful tools, products and workshops.
People
interested in updates of the Working Group’s activities and SSR
issues in general are invited to join INSTRAW's Gender and Security Sector Reform Network.
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