Kate Paarlberg-Kvam Colombia’s 2016 Peace Accord is a groundbreaking example of how to include women and a gender focus in negotiations and peacebuilding. This achievement is the result of years of advocacy by Colombian women, with the support of the international...
December 2018
Women’s Participation: An Essential Principle of the Colombian Peace Accord Implementation Process
Rebecca Gindele and Carolina Serrano The inclusion of a gender perspective and specific gender-related commitments in the text of the Colombian Peace Accord is an important step toward strengthening women's meaningful participation in the building of peace. The Accord...
Inclusive Pathways to Equal Peace: Systematic Methodology for Monitoring Gender Stipulations in the Colombian Final Agreement
Louise Olsson and Madhav Joshi To determine the quality of peace, it is important to evaluate if men and women experience the same peace process differently. As recently stated by the UN Secretary General, the systematic monitoring of peace agreement implementation is...