1. Women and the African Peace and Security Architecture
- Author:
- Hussaina J. Abdullah
- Publication Date:
- 05-2017
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Social Science Research Council
- Abstract:
- The African Union (AU) has adopted the issues of peace and security and gender equality as part of its social transformation agenda on the continent. Specifically, the organization aims to promote peace, security, and stability on the continent; protect human and peoples’ rights in accordance with the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and other relevant human rights instruments; and promote sustainable development as well as the integration of African economies.1 The objective of this study is to provide a comprehensive overview and analysis of how women’s rights in situations of armed conflict and post-conflict contexts have been mainstreamed into various mechanisms, structures, and instruments of the AU’s African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA). As part of this exercise, this study conducts a critical examination of the links between APSA’s goal of promoting peace and security and the AU’s Gender Equality Architecture’s (GEA) goal of promoting and protecting the rights of women on the continent.
- Topic:
- Security, Gender Issues, Human Rights, Regional Cooperation, and African Union
- Political Geography:
- Africa