Women can make an even greater contribution to conflict prevention and settle...

Women can make an even greater contribution to conflict prevention and settlement in all their
aspects. In post-conflict rehabilitation, we must make broader use of the Convention on the
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women as a fundamental document. We must
also devote greater attention to gender mainstreaming in United Nations efforts to reduce poverty
and address inequality as sources of conflict. Here, we could refer to, inter alia, increased
participation by women in decision-making on social and economic issues and in establishing
national frameworks for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.