WUNRN
Global Network of Women
Peacebuilders - GNWP
COSTING & FINANCING
IMPLEMENTATION OF UN SC RESOLUTION 1325
Study on “Costing and Financing
1325”
A study commissioned by Cordaid
and GNWP
Consultant:
Nicola Popovic
Timeframe:
January-June 2010
Full Costing and Finanacing
1325 study
Findings and
recommendations: Executive summary
Please
note that the study is undergoing a revision. Please check back for an updated
version.
Background
The need to
allocate sufficient resources for implementation of UNSCR 1325 has been
emphasized by women’s groups, UN entities and other women, peace and security
advocates since the adoption of the resolution in 2000. The UN Secretary
General’s 2007 report on women peace and security stressed that “[A]dequate and
predictable funding is crucial for efficient and sustainable implementation of
the resolution.” The UN SG’s succeeding reports also called on governments,
civil society, the private sector and other stakeholders to “work to increase
human and financial resources for mainstreaming a gender perspective in peace
and security processes.” At the meeting “Increasing Momentum for UNSCR 1325
National Action Plans” organized by Realizing Rights and the Initiative for
Inclusive Security, on April 24, 2009 in New York, it was recommended that
funding including from Official Development Assistance and other sources should
be an integral part of 1325 plans.
Recent
discussions, such as the EU meeting on the implementation of UNSCR 1325
National Action Plans held in Brussels October 2, 2009, also stressed the need
for statistics on women’s participation in peace negotiations as well as on
post-conflict funding addressing women’s needs.
Rationale
The 10th
anniversary of UNSCR 1325 presents a great opportunity to examine the issue of
financing and resource allocation for the implementation of UNSCR 1325 and its
supporting resolutions. It is an opportunity to lobby the donor community to
allocate resources and enable United Nations Member States, particularly in the
Global South, as well as civil society and multilateral agencies such as the
United Nations and other stakeholders to fully implement UNSCR 1325. The 10th
anniversary is also an occasion to call on Global South governments to allocate
resources for 1325 implementation from their own national budgets. The
inclusion of the cost of 1325 implementation in national budgets will guarantee
integration in national development strategies and ownership of the resolution
and its implementation mechanisms at the country level.
The
allocation of financial resources should be one of the indicators and bench
marks that various governments, the UN, civil society and other stakeholders
should use to gauge implementation. This civil-society-led study will
complement the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Women, Peace and Security’s 2010
Agenda for Action where one of the three major challenge areas is the
“Increased Resources for Women, Peace and Security.”
Objectives
and deliverables
Research
methodology, scope and relevant issues
The
following describes the research methodology, scope and issues relevant for the
content of the proposed issue paper analyzing financial requirements, needs and
modalities implementing women peace and security issues. The study will
estimate the resources needed for the full implementation of UNSCR 1325, in
order to develop quantitative and comparable indicators for analyzing the
resources dedicated to women, peace and security issues. In relation to this
study, globally applicable indicators will be drafted through the Global
Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) and validated through its member
organizations.
UNSCRs 1325,
1820, 1888 and 1889 outline the thematic as well as the normative scope of this
study in relation to other related provisions such as the Convention on the
Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) as well as the Millennium
Development Goals in relation to international development assistance
provisions such as the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, the Accra Agenda
for Action and the Monterrey Consensus.
The study
will contain various case studies to demonstrate different funding and
implementation strategies in different country contexts and levels. Suggested
case studies are Colombia, the Philippines, Liberia, Sierra Leone and the
Netherlands which shall demonstrate the different strategies to allocate
resources for different implementation strategies on UNSCR 1325 and related
provisions. These case studies also help to identify different types of
resources needed for the full and comprehensive implementation of UNSCR 1325.
Furthermore,
this study shall suggest –as concretely as possible- the sources and funding
needed to implement UNSCR 1325 and other women, peace and security provisions
in a sustainable, inclusive, participatory and comprehensive manner. Instead of
providing specific numbers this study will only be able to provide estimates
based on the analyzed case studies and publically available information on
funding women, peace and security initiatives.
This study will
also look into the various modalities of resource allocation for 1325
implementation such as external funding from Official Development Assistance or
funding from international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and
development organizations. It will also examine how certain implementation
strategies such as twinning or cross-learning as in the case of Ireland and
Liberia have impacted or could potentially impact funding for 1325
implementation.
1.
Methodology of research:
2.
Limitations of this research:
3.
Suggested structure of the issue paper
Introduction
Normative
Framework
Financing
Women, Peace and Security
Case
Studies: Colombia, Sierra Leone, the Philippines, the Netherlands
Calculating
the Costs on Women, Peace and Security Implementation
Source box: How to calculate the cost for a 1325 action plan (with concrete
example from different contexts after each activity)
Case Study:
Liberia –including the Twinning strategy with Ireland and how that has impacted
financing for implementation
Conclusion