STATEMENT OF NETHERLANDS AT THE OPEN DEBATE ON UNITED NATIONS-AFRICAN UNION PEACE AND SECURITY COOPERATION; MAY 24, 2016

Statement of Netherlands at the Open Debate on United Nations-African Union peace and security cooperation; May 24, 2016

Extracts to this Statement: 

STATEMENT OF NETHERLANDS; May 24, 2016

Extract: 

We finance the Clingendael Mediation Facility, which trains groups of senior AU African women mediators together with the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, UN-Women and the AU. The women are also supported to develop a sustainable network, gain access to resources and increase their own expertise and skills set, thereby strengthening the position of women in peace processes.

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
General Women, Peace and Security
Conflict Prevention
Reconstruction and Peacebuilding