What the Women Say: Participation and UNSCR 1325 (Fall 2010)

A Case Study Assessment In 2009, the MIT Center for International Studies and the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) initiated a six­‐country field study (Aceh, Colombia, Liberia, Middle East, Sri Lanka and Uganda) to assess whether and how efforts were made by key actors (governments, NGOs, and international organizations) to include women in peacemaking, and to ensure gender sensitivity in peace accords and recovery processes.