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Inclusive Security and the Organization for American States
(OAS) conduct the first training program on Gender, Conflict
and Peace Building in the Andean Region
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Carmen Lomellin, executive
secretary, Inter-American Commission for Women; Esteban Tomic,
permanant representative of Chile to the OAS and chair, Hemispheric
Security Committee; Victor Rico, director, Office for the Prevention
and Resolution of Conflicts; and Ronalth Ochaeta, director,
Office of the Secretary General of the OAS in Peru on a panel
during the inaugural session.
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From October 3-7, 2005, Inclusive Security and the Organization
for American States (OAS) conducted a course on gender, conflict
and peace building for 35 men and women in Lima, Peru; the course
was the first of its kind in the region. The participants, selected
from 200 applicants, included government officials, political leaders,
security and peacekeeping specialists, and civil society leaders
from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
Participants discussed how to advance the inclusion of women and
gender perspectives in conflict analysis, negotiations, and political
dialogue, and why it is important for women to fully participate
in these processes. The proceedings were inaugurated by several
prominent dignitaries including Ambassador Esteban Tomic, permanent
representative of Chile to the OAS and chair of the Hemispheric
Security Committee. The Peruvian Minister for Women and Social
Development, Ana Maria Romero-Lozada, made a presentation.
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Course participants learn about the utility of Inclusive Security's Toolkit.
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By all accounts, the course was a resounding success. Participants
raved about their experience and are already implementing some
of the specific strategies that they developed for including women
in efforts to resolve conflicts in their countries. For example,
the Colombian participants are plannning to replicate the course
for 40 government officials in Bogota and the Peruvian participants
hope to engender Peru's national plan for post-conflict reparations.
A follow-up course for participants from Central America will take
place in Guatemala in fall 2006.
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Course participants and trainers pose with the Peruvian Minister for Women and Social Development, Ana Maria Romero-Lozada (featured front row, center-left, in black).
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