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Evaluation of Women, Peace and Security in field-based missions: Elections and Political Transitions
Overview
In its evaluation of women and peace and security in the context of electoral processes and political transitions in field missions, the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) focused on the three relevant pillars of participation, protection and prevention and five outcome areas, ranging from mitigation of political violence against women to improvements in public goods and services driven by women’s leadership. The evaluation covered the three peacekeeping operations in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mali and the three special political missions in Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia.
Across all six countries, structural and systemic factors hindered the equal participation of women in public and political life, deterring them from turning out to vote or from running successful campaigns. Four challenges were commonly noted: (a) social and cultural norms; (b) security concerns; (c) high levels of female poverty coupled with low literacy; and (d) a lack of political will to support women candidates.
Report Details
| Year Published | |
| Type | |
| Theme/s | |
| Joint | No |
| Partner/s | N/A |
| SDG/s | |
| Focal Point Email | ied@un.org |
| Managed by Independent Evaluation Office | Yes |
| Geographic Scope | Global |
| Country/ies |
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