RI to implement UN resolution on women

Antara News, Mon, March 14 2011

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian government through the ministry of women`s empowerment and child protection will soon implement UN Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security.

Speaking after opening a seminar themed "Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security" at Balai Kartini here on Monday, Women`s Empowerment Minister Linda Amalia Sari Gumelar said her office was drafting a national action plan on the implementation of the resolution.

The seminar was also attended by former Finnish Defense Minister Madame Elisabeth Rehn.

Linda said the national action plan was made up of integrating gender issues into policy, programs and activities, data collecting mechanism, and reporting system at each ministry and related institution.

"It will start from prevention to conflict termination phase, and recovery of social conflict both at central and regional levels," Linda said.

She added that the national action plan would be completed this year.

Linda also explained that the United Nations Security Council Resolution gave an important emphasis on four issues namely the increased representation of women at all levels of decision-making and participation in peace development and conflict prevention, integration of a gender perspective in post conflict process and gender perspective improvement training, main concern for the special protection of women including action against sexual violence, and the integration of gender perspective in the program activity and UN peace operations report.

Editor: Aditia Maruli