Women’s Leadership for Peace and Security

CLUB DE MADRID MEMBERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY IN CONTEXT “Women experience the full impact In October 2000, the Security of violent conflict as civilians and SADIG AL MAHDI Prime combatants – all too often as targets Minister of Sudan (1966- Council unanimously passed Resolution 1325, of extreme forms of violence. That they 1967, 1986-89) which calls for women’s equal participation in are excluded from the decision-making processes that ignite wars and put an end VALDIS BIRKAVS Prime decisions regarding peace and security. This is the to them is unacceptable and must stop.” Minister of Latvia (1993- first resolution that addresses the disproportional 1994) impact of armed conflicts on women’s lives, and President of Ireland (1990-1997) & KJELL MAGNE BONDEVIK the positive impact they have in both preventing Member of the Club de Madrid Prime Minister of Norway (1997-2000, 2001-05), UN and resolving conflicts. Furthermore, UNSCR Special Humanitarian Envoy 1325 stresses the importance of women´s full for the Horn of Africa. participation as active agents of peace and security. KIM CAMPBELL Prime In order to be fully effective, the project relies on Minister of (1993), Former Minister of Defense This project uses UNSCR 1325 as a foundation the participation of political experts. The Club de and Justice of Canada to strengthen women’s role in decision-making Madrid is composed of more than 88 democratic

JOAQUIM CHISSANO processes that ignite and end wars. By working former Heads of State and Government, from over President of directly with women leaders and groups in the 60 over countries, who have access to local and (1986-2004), Former U.N. Special Envoy to Uganda,Co- Greater Horn of Africa and the Andean Region, national governments, as well as connections to chair of High Level Task Force the project promotes interaction and dialogue regional and international security organizations. for Promoting Sexual and Reproductive Rights between regional and national institutions on Knowledge based on experience helps to formulate the prevention, management and resolution of effective strategies to forge internationally assisted LUISA DIOGO Prime Minister of Mozambique conflicts. security blueprints, as such the project endorses (2004-2010), founder of the and is guided by the premise that decisions on Network of Women Ministers Parliamentarians local security problems should be made, as much as possible, by people close to the problem. President of , (2000-2012) President of the Council of SECURITY FLUENCY & A SEAT AT THE Women World Leaders NEGOTIATING TABLE WIM KOK Prime Minister of To maximize the participation and contribution the Netherlands (1994-2002) President of Club de Madrid of women in political dialogue and in national, Member HE Kjell Magne Bondevik, PM Norway (1997- regional and international security decision-making CHANDRIKA KUMARATUNGA 2000. 2001-2005) with Somaliland authorities and Hon. President of Sri Lanka (1994- Netsannet Asfaw, IGAD Peace and Security Director in in the target countries, Club de Madrid members Hargeisa (Feb 2012) 2005) and project partners focus on the following two

BENJAMIN MKAPA President components: of Tanzania (1995-2000, THE PROJECT • Learning security fluency: building women’s 2000-2006), former Chair of the UN Panel for the The Women’s Leadership for Peace and knowledge of and capacity to address peace Referendum of South Sudan Security project focuses on reinforcing political and security issues.

MARY ROBINSON commitment to UNSCR 1325 in the eastern region • Securing a seat for women at the decision- President of Ireland (1990- of Africa - Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Central, making table: advancing women’s 1997), Former U.N. High Commissioner for Human Somaliland and Puntland (Somalia), Sudan and participation in security policy and practice, Rights, Co-chair of Civil South Sudan, Uganda - and the Andean Region at all levels. Society Advisory Group on UNSCR 1325 (Bolivia and Colombia). Drawing on UNSCR 1325, it promotes the equal participation of women from JENNIFER SHIPLEY Prime Minister New Zealand (1997- grassroots to the level of political representation. 1999) Vice President Club de Madrid The project utilizes the basic Club de Madrid methodology of leaders working with leaders – both CASSAM UTEEM President of the Republic of Mauritius, male and female, including those recently elected (1992-1997,1997-2002) or aspiring to political office – to build strategies for

VAIRA VIKE-FREIBERGA the increased and effective participation of women Member HE Benjamin Mkapa, President of Tanzania (1995-2000,2000-2006) & former Chair of the UN Panel for President of Latvia (1997- in political decision-making processes, particularly the Referendum of South Sudan with Mohamed Abdoul 2009) with regards to peace and security at regional and Abdourahman, Head of IGAD Liason Office, Sudan and G40 women representatives in Juba (Oct 2011) national levels.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES THE G40 GROUP OF 40 WOMEN LEADERS In the Horn of Africa: The G40 is a community of humanitarian Ten high-level missions have been held to date in workers, lawyers, grassroots peace activists, Addis Ababa (October 2009, October 2010 & June political scientists, business professionals,

PARTNERS 2012), Kampala (November 2009 & September historians, social workers, human rights BOLIVIA UNIR-Bolivia Foundation 2010), Djibouti (December 2009), Nairobi defenders and journalists. Founded in 2009 under

COLOMBIA UN Women (February 2010 & May 2010), Juba (October the framework of the Women’s Leadership for 2011) and Hargesia (Feb 2012) under the Peace and Security in the Greater Horn of Africa Institute for Security leadership of Club de Madrid Members Birkavs project, the group aims to bring fresh thinking to Studies (Latvia), Bondevik (Norway), Campbell (Canada) crisis prevention in the Greater Horn of Africa.

UGANDA Robinson (Ireland) & Mkapa (Tanzania). Among Ultimately, the group transforms ideas into Isis Women´s International Cross- their objectives were discussing urgent issues of action through the communal forces of women’s Cultural Exchange peace and security, developing women´s capacity networks and constituencies in Djibouti, Eritrea,

PARTICIPANTS and advancing their participation in decision- Ethiopia, South Central, Somaliland, Puntland African Union Commission (AUC) making processes, and issuing recommendations (Somalia) North and South Sudan, and Uganda.

Intergovernmental Authority on aimed at regional and national authorities. Development (IGAD) “If you do not understand the role of United Nations Economic Commis- certain women in their communities, sion for Africa (UNECA) you do not understand how they can be supporters in the process of creating African Development Bank (ADB) order, and the mission will be a failure ”

DJIBOUTI Hon. Kim Campbell Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bender Prime Minister of Canada (1993) Djedid Community Organisation

KENYA UNDP & UNIFEM-Kenya.

Members HE Kim Campbell, PM Canada (1993) and HE G40 Strengths SOMALIA Transitional Federal Mary Robinson, President Ireland (1990-1997) with local Government, UNDP-Somalia, United partners in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. • Expertise from multiple sectors that Nations Political Office for Somalia provide know-how and insight to practical

UGANDA solutions of peace and security. Office of the Prime Minister, Presi- In the Andean Region: • Unique regional network with gender dential Affairs Committee Two high-level missions, conducted in Bolivia responsive outlook on peace and security. SOUTH SUDAN Gender and Human and Colombia, focused on promoting multi- • Ability to identify common ground. Rights Presidential Advisor Office of the President & sectoral, inclusive and participatory processes • Capacity to generate options for resolving Ministry of Gender, Child and Social for the development and institutionalization of deadlocks from the bottom up. Welfare the countries’ respective UNSCR 1325 National SOMALILAND United Nations Politi- Action Plans. A delegation led by Member Vike- G40 Achievements cal Office for Somalia (UNPOS) Freiberga (Latvia) to Bogotá (November 2009) • Engaging in public awareness activities in PROJECT TEAM represented a significant step towards leveraging the run up to the Sudanese 2010 elections. MARÍA ELENA AGÜERO Deputy Secretary General UNSCR 1325 as a means to call attention to • Consulting with the Somali Constitution [email protected] gender issues in Colombian politics. Committee during the Drafting Process.

RUBEN CAMPOS • Mainstreaming UNSCR 1325 in the Peace Program Coordinator In Europe: Recovery and Development Plan for [email protected] Important steps are being taken to lobby EU and Northern Uganda. BELÉN VILLAR NATO officials and other bodies in coordination • Helping to organize awareness-raising Program Officer [email protected] with civil society organizations. This has served programs for the 2010 Somaliland to strengthen the relationships between the elections. ZAHRA MACKAOUI Communications Officer G40 and international decision-makers. The • Engaging with high-level officials in [email protected] G40 is now positioning itself to play a role in Djibouti. international forums working on UNSCR 1325, • Running as parliamentary candidates in ABOUT THE CLUB DE MADRID The Club de Madrid is an indepen- giving this project a sustainable impact. local elections. dent non-profit organization compo- sed of more than 85 democratic for- mer Presidents and Prime Ministers “Women’s organizations are really from 60 different countries, consti- powerful, and you (G40) as a network tuting the world´s largest forum of of women in the Greater Horn of Africa former Heads of State and Govern- can harness that strength to the benefit ment, who have come together to of the Greater Horn of Africa, to include respond to a growing demand for the issues on the national agenda (…) it support among leaders in two key takes time, courage, effort, assistance areas: democratic leadership and and cooperation.” governance; and response to crisis and post-crisis situations. Valdis Birkavs Prime Minister of Latvia CONTACT US: (1993-1994) G40 women leaders group from the Greater Horn of Africa in Carrera de San Jerónimo 15, 3ª the mission workshop in Juba, South Sudan (October 2011) 28014 Madrid • Spain Tel: +34 911 548 230 www.clubmadrid.org www.facebook.com/ClubMadrid

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