UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review - fourth cycle recommendations: Scottish Government response
This position statement provides our detailed response to recommendations issued to the United Kingdom by the UN Human Rights Council following its November 2022 Universal Periodic Review of the United Kingdom's overall human rights record.
14. Women, Peace and Security
A) Women, Peace and Security
Recommendation(s) and Responses
| Ref | Country | Recommendation | UK Response | SG Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196 | Armenia | Continue its efforts on the international level for the promotion and effective implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security | Support | Support |
Relevant section(s) of the Scottish Government’s October 2022 UPR Position Statement
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Recent Progress and Next Steps
The Women in Conflict Fellowship[252] has been provided by the Scottish Government since 2016 and provides expert training in mediation, conflict resolution, reconciliation and constitution building for women from conflict-affected regions. The fellowship is funded by the Scottish Government and offered by a Scottish-based organisation which equips these women, who work in (or adjacent to) the field of peacebuilding, with skills in gender-sensitive conflict resolution and peacebuilding mechanisms and creates a safe-space to share knowledge and network with one-another.
In the Financial Year 22/23, there were three Fellowship Programmes, hosting a total of 40 Fellows. Since 2016 there have been 20 Fellowship Programmes, in turn creating a global network of women peacebuilders from 34 countries: Afghanistan; Algeria; Bangladesh; Cameroon; Colombia; Fiji; India; Iraq; Jordan; Kashmir; India; Kenya; Kurdistan; Iraq; Lebanon; Libya; the Maldives; Morocco; Myanmar; Nepal; Nigeria; Palestine; Pakistan; South Sudan; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Syria; Tunisia; Turkey; Uganda; Ukraine; Western Sahara; Yemen; and Zimbabwe.
In the 2023/2024 financial year, Beyond Borders[253] will run three residential Fellowship Programmes in Edinburgh and the Scottish Borders. As in previous years the first will focus on the arts as a tool for peacebuilding and build upon the programme with the same focus held in August 2019 and 2022.
The other programmes will build upon the ‘traditional’ focus and will also include a greater emphasis on the climate change-gender-conflict nexus that has been built into Fellowship Programmes since Financial Year 21/22. Each Fellowship Programme will also include a balance of supplementary virtual sessions that will take place before and after each residential programme. These virtual sessions will aim to engage the wider Women in Conflict network
These three Programmes all share the core focus of UNSC Resolution 1325 in promoting and furthering progress on the pillars of participation; prevention; protection; and relief and recovery, including in relation to this resolution and the links to the arts and the climate-conflict-gender nexus.
Relevant National Outcomes
- We are open, connected and make a positive contribution internationally.
Relevant Sustainable Development Goals
- 5 - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
- 10 - Reduce inequality within and among countries.
- 16 - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.
Contact
Email: ceu@gov.scot
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