By : A Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Oct 29: Whether it is tribal, Meitei-Muslim or Meitei, the role of women in conflict and conflict resolution is still at the bottom rung. Women are in the frontline in the physical movement but are at the periphery in the decision making process.
This was unanimously expressed in the one-day workshop held on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 at the State Youth Centre, Khuman Lampak today. The UNSCR 1325 is the first ever resolution passed by the Security Council that specifically addresses the impact of war on women, and women’s contributions to conflict resolution and sustainable peace.
The key resource person of the workshop, Babloo Loitongbam, executive director Human Rights Alert, said that UNSCR 1325 was passed and adopted on October 31, 2000 by the member states. Babloo pointed out that the government of India responded that since there is no armed conflict in India there is no scope for implementing the resolution in the country.
Calling the UNSCR 1325 as ‘feminizing the peace process’, Babloo highlighted that the resolution stressed the need for ensuring increased representation of women at all decision-making levels in the national, regional and international institutions and mechanisms for the prevention, management, and resolution of conflict. He further conveyed that UNSCR 1325 assert the adoption of a gender perspective when negotiating and implementing peace agreements.
As group exercise, the participants expressed their views on where women in Manipur are placed today in the armed conflict situation, whether they are at the decision making or implementation or periphery levels. Most of the participants acknowledge that women are in the frontline due to the conflict situation but on the actual negotiating table, women are still missing.
The workshop, which was organized by the District Women’s Committee of United NGOs Mission Manipur, mainly discussed the impact of conflict on women and the role that women can play in peace building process. Participants from different districts of Manipur attended the workshop. A different perspective of conflict violence and impact on women was shared by women from all communities.
Source: The Imphal Free Press
IMPHAL, Oct 29: Whether it is tribal, Meitei-Muslim or Meitei, the role of women in conflict and conflict resolution is still at the bottom rung. Women are in the frontline in the physical movement but are at the periphery in the decision making process.
This was unanimously expressed in the one-day workshop held on United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 at the State Youth Centre, Khuman Lampak today. The UNSCR 1325 is the first ever resolution passed by the Security Council that specifically addresses the impact of war on women, and women’s contributions to conflict resolution and sustainable peace.
The key resource person of the workshop, Babloo Loitongbam, executive director Human Rights Alert, said that UNSCR 1325 was passed and adopted on October 31, 2000 by the member states. Babloo pointed out that the government of India responded that since there is no armed conflict in India there is no scope for implementing the resolution in the country.
Calling the UNSCR 1325 as ‘feminizing the peace process’, Babloo highlighted that the resolution stressed the need for ensuring increased representation of women at all decision-making levels in the national, regional and international institutions and mechanisms for the prevention, management, and resolution of conflict. He further conveyed that UNSCR 1325 assert the adoption of a gender perspective when negotiating and implementing peace agreements.
As group exercise, the participants expressed their views on where women in Manipur are placed today in the armed conflict situation, whether they are at the decision making or implementation or periphery levels. Most of the participants acknowledge that women are in the frontline due to the conflict situation but on the actual negotiating table, women are still missing.
The workshop, which was organized by the District Women’s Committee of United NGOs Mission Manipur, mainly discussed the impact of conflict on women and the role that women can play in peace building process. Participants from different districts of Manipur attended the workshop. A different perspective of conflict violence and impact on women was shared by women from all communities.
Source: The Imphal Free Press
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