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Unit 16Gender and Disarmament
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  1. 0. A Message from the Author
  2. 1. Key Terms and Historical Overview
  3. 2. The UN Framework
  4. 3. Treaties, Conventions and Action Plans
  5. 4. Initiatives, Implementation and Action
  6. 5. EU Positions and Actions
  7. 6. Summary and Further Resources
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Photo of five women holding her arms crossed and each others hands. On the wall behind them the logo of the UN.

Above: Renata Dwan, Director of UNIDIR, Izumi Nakamitsu, Under Secretary-General, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the UN Office at Geneva, Anja Therese Kaspersen, Director, Office for Disarmament Affairs and Radha Day, Senior Political Affairs Officer, Office for Disarmament Affairs, Secretary of the Conference on Disarmament, 26 August 2019.

Image: Jean Marc Ferre / UN Photo. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Gender and Disarmament

While the link between gender and disarmament may not be apparent at first, gender has played an important role in disarmament affairs since the early 20th century. The learning unit will start by exploring the importance of gender mainstreaming and highlight historic examples of women's movements. The module will then examine the UN Framework on gender and disarmament, key treaties, conventions, and action plans, as well as the idea behind a feminist foreign policy and positions and actions of the EU.

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Chapters

  1. 1. A Message from the Author

    A quick video introduction from the home office.

  2. 2. Key Terms and Historical Overview

  3. 3. The UN Framework

    This is the intro

  4. 4. Treaties, Conventions and Action Plans

  5. 5. Initiatives, Implementation and Action

  6. 6. EU Positions and Actions

  7. 7. Summary and Further Resources

Credits

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    Mara Zarka

    Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation

    Mara Zarka is Project/Events Manager and Research Associate at the VCDNP. Mara is responsible for the management and coordination of the VCDNP’s projects under the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Consortium. She also serves as the Center’s Gender Champion Focal Point. Her research interests include export controls, IAEA safeguards and verification, non proliferation and arms control.

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This Learning Unit was produced with financial assistance from the European Union. The contents of this Learning Unit are however the sole responsibility of the author(s) and should under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.

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Mara Zarka, "Gender and Disarmament" in EUNPDC eLearning, ed. Niklas Schörnig, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt. Available at https://eunpdc-elearning.netlify.app/lu-16/, last modified 23 September 2024

The EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament eLearning Course aims to cover all aspects of the EU non-proliferation and disarmament agenda. It's produced by PRIF with financial assistance of the European Union. The contents of individual learning units are the sole responsibility of the respective authors and don't necessariy reflect the position of the European Union.