nato programme sexual violence in armed conflicts

In addition, NATO is developing a National Gender Training and Education Package to be released in June. The NCGM also provides Mobile Training Teams to respond flexibly to specific gender training needs of Partner Nations. As such, it is responsible for assuring the quality control, coherence, and coordination of gender training available to NATO and its Allies and Partners.

The Nordic Centre for Gender in Military Operations (NCGM) was designated the NATO Department Head for Gender Training. In September 2014, a NATO Education and Training Plan for Gender in Military Operations was approved, which unifies and synchronizes gender education and training at all levels.

Specific gender training modules have been developed for all levels, for both pre-deployment training and advanced learning. Gender expertise has been further increased and institutionalized. When we are no longer mainly concerned with exporting peace and security but are also forced to rethink how we protect peace and security at home, in our own countries and region how we defend the principles on which our peace and security is based: individual freedom, democracy, human rights, and rule of law how we safeguard a Europe at peace, whole and free. The main challenge ahead of us will be to keep the women, peace, and security agenda on the political agenda in a time when our security environment has drastically changed. Translating principles into practice requires perseverance and above all political will and leadership. Now is the time to implement, to deliver tangible results, on the ground and in real life. The devastating nature of conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence is finally getting the attention it needs. Awareness is on the rise, gender expertise was augmented, tools have been developed to better integrate a gender perspective into our daily peace and security efforts. My conclusion is that we have come far in norm setting, designing policies and plans, guidelines, and directives.

Nato programme sexual violence in armed conflicts