Gender Mainstreaming in UN Peace Operations and the Prevention of the Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers

Authors

  • Anna Naa Adochoo Mensah Koffi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15273/allons-y.v5i0.10215

Keywords:

Gender mainstreaming, peacekeeping, child soldiers

Abstract

20 years after the adoption of the landmark Resolution 1325, it is important to assess the implementation of gender mainstreaming in UN peacekeeping operations and its impact on the prevention of the recruitment and use of child soldiers. How has Resolution 1325 influenced the role of men and women in the fight against recruitment and use of child soldiers? What are the challenges and the way forward? This paper will examine the effect of gender mainstreaming in peacekeeping operations on the prevention of the recruitment and use of child soldiers.

Author Biography

Anna Naa Adochoo Mensah, Koffi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre

Dr. Anna Mensah is a Research Associate at the Faculty of Academic Affairs and Research of the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC). Her research focus includes Conflict Resolution in Africa, Protection of women and children in armed conflicts, Sexual and Gender Based Violence in armed conflicts, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in peacekeeping theatres. She is a lecturer in International Humanitarian Law.

The volume cover showing pink, blue, and yellow silhouettes of children and a soldier against a blue and brown background

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Published

2021-03-31

Issue

Vol. 5 (2021)

Section

Research Articles