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BURMA COLLABORATIVE NGO DOCUMENT: CONCERNS & RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING PEACE FUNDS & CALL FOR GENDER ANALYSIS

Date: 8 October 2012
Author: Burma's ethnic community and civil society organizations

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http://www.peacewomen.org/assets/file/position_paper-_burma_peace_funds.pdf

CONCERNS

No mention is made of the role of women in peace building – This is despite Norwegian commitment to this issue and UN Security Council Resolution 1325. We also find that the documents we have seen are weak on protection, and lacks gender analysis despite the fact that rape and other forms of sexual violence have been reported widely in connection with the armed conflicts in Burma.

There is also very little information about what steps the peace fund initiatives intend to take to ensure the safety and security of civilians, including IDPs, women, children, men, the elderly and disabled in areas where soldiers continue to be present.