Securing the Peace: Guiding the International Community Towards Women's Effective Participation Throughout Peace Processes

This guide provides concrete recommendations with the following goals: to support women's participation at all stages of a peace process; to promote gender-sensitive peace negotiations and agreements; and to encourage the mainstreaming of a gender perspective throughout the implementation of peace accords. It targets a variety of actors including mediators and facilitators of peace negotiations; international and regional organizations; international development banks; and parties to formal negotiations.