Haiti - Co-Operation Agreement Signed by UN-INSTRAW & MINUSTAH

"Promoting the full participation of women in helping to rebuild conflict and post-conflict societies is one of our major concerns," stressed Carmen Moreno, UN-INSTRAW Director. "We welcome this agreement not as an end in itself but rather as a beginning of a long series of actions to encourage more female involvement in UN peacekeeping operations," she added.

UNITED NATIONS

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH

AND TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR THE

ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

(INSTRAW)

NACIONES UNIDAS

INSTITUTO INTERNACIONAL

DE INVESTIGACIONES Y CAPACITACION PARA

LA PROMOCION DE LA MUJER

(INSTRAW)

INSTRAW is the only United Nations Institute devoted to serve as a vehicle at the international level to promote and undertake research and training programmes to contribute to the advancement of women and gender equality worldwide.

César Nicolás Penson 102-A, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Phone (809) 685-2111, Fax (809) 685-2117

E-mail: instraw@un-instraw.org -- Website: www.un-instraw.org