Abstract: Over the last few years, women and girls have incurred the greatest casualties during armed conflicts. As a result of this, concerted efforts and extensive lobbying by international NGO, s and women activists urged the Security Council to adopt Resolution 1325. The adoption of this resolution in October 2000 served as the first international legal document that specifically focused on the protection of women and girls from violence during and after armed conflicts. Though the resolution called for the protection of women during and after conflicts and support their participation in peace negotiations and post-conflict peacebuilding, it is imperative to state that very few countries, especially in the Sub-Sahara African region, have succeeded in translating the message of the resolution from word to practice.
The CAR found at the heart of the African Continent is often referred to as a paragon of political instability. The country became independent in 1960 from the rule of its colonial master, France and since then has been plagued by coups and counter-coups. In spite of the several Comprehensive Peace Agreements signed, women have hardly been part of the country’s peace negotiations and hence found it difficult to translate the resolution from theory to practice.
Current literature on SCR 1325 in the Central African Republic (CAR) is still in its infancy. This thesis seeks to appraise the role of women in CAR’s conflict resolution and peacebuilding processes. This study further posits that there exist gaps between the aspirations of SCR 1325 and its implementation. Further, this research advances knowledge of the factors impeding the smooth implementation of this landmark decision.This thesis, therefore, concludes by developing recommendations on how women activists in the CAR can be fully engaged in the country’s public decision-making and peace building activities.
Keywords: Central African Republic (CAR), peacebuilding processes.
Title: Women and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding: An Appraisal of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 in the Central African Republic
Author: Langsi Emmanuella Mbongeh, Chuck Thiessen
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