Overview of Study
As women and girls pay an especially heavy toll in armed conflict, their needs
should be at the centre of all United Nations peace activities, from peacekeeping to
humanitarian assistance to disarmament, reconstruction and rehabilitation, according to a
study issued by the United Nations in October 2002.
The study, Women, Peace and Security, mandated by the Security Council, identifies
the gender perspectives in peace and security issues and discusses the response of the
United Nations system, as well as the outstanding challenges. It covers the impact of
armed conflict on women and girls, the international legal framework, peace pro c e s s e s ,
peacekeeping operations, humanitarian operations, re c o n s t ruction and rehabilitation, and
disarmament, demobilization and re i n t e g r a t i o n .
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hasan sharawy
Overview of Study
As women and girls pay an especially heavy toll in armed conflict, their needs
should be at the centre of all United Nations peace activities, from peacekeeping to
human…