Kelli Mack/March 27, 2008/ 2:47 pm/ Gender Issues
Starting tomorrow, a high level conference will be held in Rwanda for the high level defense forces, military academies, and universities. At this conferences it will be proven to the high ranking officials that women are necessary for peace keeping missions. This is because a dual gender peace keeping mission more resembles society, thus intentions and actions can be kept civilized and the members can relate more to those they are helping. This conference will also promote prevention of sexual violence on these missions as well. It has been seen in cases where women are deployed along side of men there is less sexual violence on missions. This has not been seen in Rwanda and Congo, all that has been seen is increasing violence in male dominated peace missions. Sadly, women are reported to be receiving at least 50% of the violence. Hopefully, this conference will raise awareness of the violence going on in these missions and the country will realize the need for women in their peace keeping missions.
I find it very sad that on a mission that is meant to help make peace, women are being violated and beaten rather than receiving the aid they are supposed to. I hope this conference makes a difference in this country and things start to change because this is just awful to read about.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200803260394.html
1 comment:
They had better get a huge, huge police force in South Africa during the 2010 World Cup or it will be a shitstorm.
It'll probably be a shitstorm regardless.
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