Gender Resource Package for Peacekeeping Operations

During and after armed conflict, the different interests, needs and priorities of women, men, girls and boys in a host country (i.e., the various gender issues) need to be understood and taken into account so that the entire population can benefit equally from peacekeeping efforts and so both men and women can participate in consolidating peace and rebuilding conflict-torn societies. As peacekeeping staff, it is important not only to understand what the gender issues are in your area of work, but also to take measures to promote gender equality - that is, equality in rights, responsibilities and opportunities for women and men and girls and boys.

This gender resource package offers concrete guidance on how to identify the various gender issues in peacekeeping and how to integrate, or mainstream, gender into all aspects of peacekeeping. This improves the effectiveness with which peacekeeping operations discharge their mandates and is, therefore, integral to their success.