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    DPKO

    Depending on the specific set of challenges, UN peacekeepers are often mandated to play a catalytic
    role in the following essentially peacebuilding activities: Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration
    of ex-combatants; Mine action; Security sector reform and other rule of law-related activities;Protection
    and promotion of human rights; Electoral assistance; Support for the restoration and extension of State
    authority; Promotion of social and economic recovery and development.

    Security Council mandates also reflect a number of cross-cutting, thematic tasks that are regularly
    assigned to UN peace operations on the basis of the following landmark Security Council resolutions:

    Three basic principles

    1. Consent of the parties


    2. Impartiality
    3. Non –use of forces except in self defense

    The Security Council has primary responsibility, under the United Nations Charter, for the
    maintenance of international peace and security.

    The General Assembly plays a key role in the financing of peace operations.

    United Nations Peacekeeping began in 1948 when the Security Council authorized the
    deployment of UN military observers to the Middle East.

    Gender inequality The scope of this Policy is guided by the four pillars of the WPS mandates,
    namely: women's participation at all levels of decision making in peace building; prevention of
    conflict and all forms of violence against women; protection of women and girls and their rights; and
    gender responsive relief and recovery. To succeed, this goal requires that numerous strategies be
    employed, namely; gender mainstreaming/gender integration, gender parity, and the prevention
    and response to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), including Conflict Related Sexual
    Violence (CRSV). This policy does not however address gender parity, SGBV, Sexual Exploitation. All
    DPKO and DFS personnel shall include concrete gender equality and WPS deliverables in all work
    plans and performance appraisals.

    Gender
    Gender refers to the social attributes, roles and opportunities associated with being male and
    female in a society. These attributes, roles, opportunities and relationships are socially constructed
    and are learned through socialisation. They conform to a society’s value system and vary by context
    and time. Gender defines power relations in society and determines what is socially expected,
    allowed and valued in a woman or a man within a given context.

    Gender Analysis

    Gender analysis refers to the variety of methods used to understand the relationships between men and
    women, their access to resources, their activities and the constraints they face relative to each other.
    Gender analysis of a context and situation on the ground is part of any gender responsive action or
    programme. A gender-responsive conflict analysis integrates a gender perspective into conflict analysis.
    In addition to exploring the actors, causes and dynamics of a conflict, a gender-responsive conflict
    analysis also considers how gender shapes, and is shaped by, conflict. Gender equality refers to the
    equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities of women and men. Equality does not mean that women
    and men will become the same but that women and men’s rights, responsibilities, contributions and
    opportunities will not depend on whether they are born male or female. Gender equality implies that
    the interests, needs and priorities of both women and men are taken into consideration, recognising

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