Más allá de la dualidad de sexos: ¿Por qué el género juega un rol importante en el reclutamiento y el uso de menores?

Autores/as

  • Nidhi Kapur Proteknôn Foundation. The views expressed within this article belong to the authors alone, and do not necessarily reflect the perspectives of Proteknôn Foundation, Save the Children, or any other agency at which the authors have previously worked.
  • Hannah Thompson Proteknôn Foundation. The views expressed within this article belong to the authors alone, and do not necessarily reflect the perspectives of Proteknôn Foundation, Save the Children, or any other agency at which the authors have previously worked.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15273/allons-y.v5i0.10214

Palabras clave:

niños soldados, niños y conflicto armado (CAAC), género, no binario, orientación sexual, identidad y expresión de género, y caracterà­sticas sexuales (OSIEGCS), Principios de Vancouver

Resumen

El género juega un rol en situaciones de conflicto. Las normas, actitudes y expectativas socioculturales asociadas al género inciden en las causas, el desarrollo y las consecuencias del reclutamiento de niños soldados. A pesar de los compromisos internacionales, el reclutamiento y el uso de niños soldados en fuerzas y grupos armados es una practica atroz que persiste. Este documento resume información cuantitativa del Mecanismo de Supervisión y Presentación de Informes de las Naciones Unidas, en el contexto de un análisis cualitativo complementario de otras fuentes, con el propósito de resaltar las maneras en que las normas de género pueden: (a) fomentar el reclutamiento, (b) determinar los roles y responsabilidades y (c) influir en los resultados para los niños en relación con fuerzas o grupos armados. Aquà­ se analizan las necesidades y vivencias de los niños y, cuando la evidencia lo avala, las de niños de orientación sexual, identidad y expresión de género y caracterà­sticas sexuales (OSIEGCS) diversas. Asimismo, ofrezco recomendaciones sobre posibles medidas que pueden fomentar la matización de la perspectiva de género propuesta en los Principios de Vancouver. También ofrezco sugerencias para garantizar que las intervenciones de prevención y respuesta (1) estén respaldadas por información desglosada coherente, (2) sean conscientes de los impulsores de género tras el reclutamiento y (3) se adapten a las distintas necesidades de niños de OSIEGCS diversas.

Biografía del autor/a

Nidhi Kapur, Proteknôn Foundation. The views expressed within this article belong to the authors alone, and do not necessarily reflect the perspectives of Proteknôn Foundation, Save the Children, or any other agency at which the authors have previously worked.

Nidhi Kapur is a child protection, gender and inclusion specialist with over twelve years of field-based experience. Motivated by a strong interest in the complexities of protection programming in conflict and post-conflict zones, she has been deployed to various countries as part of emergency response teams. Nidhi has worked on a multitude of issues with and on behalf of children affected by armed conflict, including on the intersectionality of age, gender and disability in relation to their exposure to violations of their rights. She studied International Relations at the University of Toronto and the London School of Economics. Having lived and worked across the globe, East Africa has been her home since 2008. Nidhi is based full-time in Kigali, Rwanda where she continues her freelance national, regional and international work. 

Hannah Thompson, Proteknôn Foundation. The views expressed within this article belong to the authors alone, and do not necessarily reflect the perspectives of Proteknôn Foundation, Save the Children, or any other agency at which the authors have previously worked.

Hannah Thompson has over twenty year‘s experience supporting child protection, sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), and education programmes across the globe. She has lived and/or worked in South and Southeast Asia; West, East, Central and North Africa; and the Middle East. Hannah has: supported children associated with armed forces and groups; led case management support for survivors of SGBV; worked with authorities and communities to re-establish and protect schools during conflict; and worked with refugees who are, or identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex to understand their capacities and support needs. Hannah has contributed to and produced numerous flagship reports, publications, and sets of guidance on issues relating to the protection of children. Hannah has a Masters in Anthropology and Development – with a focus on kinship and gender – from the London School of Economics. She currently works out of her home in South West France.

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Publicado

2021-03-31

Número

Vol. 5 (2021)

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