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ASEAN women's involvement in conflict prevention, peace building remain limited: secretary general

Xinhua, November 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

The involvement of women from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in conflict prevention and peace building still remained limited, Le Luong Minh, the secretary general of the bloc, said here Friday.

Le Luong Minh made the remarks on the occasion of launching the Report of the ASEAN Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (AIPR) Workshop on Strengthening the Participation of Women in Peace Process and Conflict Resolution.

The launching of the report came one day ahead of the 27th summit of ASEAN to be held here Saturday and Sunday with the theme "Our people, Our Community, Our Vision."

The secretary general recalled that the United Nations Security Council in October 2015 held a high-level review of women's participation in peace and security to renew the international community's commitment to increasing women's participation in conflict prevention and peace building.

But such efforts from ASEAN remain limited as reviewed by the AIPR workshop, he noted.

To meet the challenges, the AIPR has come out with concrete recommendations to get more women involved in peace process, including establishing peace network for ASEAN women, setting up training courses for women negotiators and participants working for peace, developing knowledge on the subject, and exploring partnership between UN, AIPR and women in peace and security.

"We appreciate AIPR's implementation of its mandate which can benefit all of us from ASEAN," the secretary general added.

The AIPR was established through a joint statement by ASEAN heads of state which was delivered during the 18th ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia in May 2011.

AIPR held a workshop to strengthen women's participation in peace process and conflict resolution in March in the Philippines.

The workshop aimed to highlight the level of women's participation in peace processes and conflict resolution in the region and raise awareness on related UN Security Council Resolutions and existing National Action Plans on Women, Peace and Security. Endit