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Filling the Gaps: A Virtual Discussion of Gender, Peace and Security Research
The goal of the UN-INSTRAW Gender, Peace and Security programme is to help increase women’s visibility and participation in peace processes, strengthen protection mechanisms, and incorporate gender equality. The specific objectives of the Gender, Peace and Security Programme are to inform and facilitate:

Implementation of the Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security; Inclusion of a gender perspective in all spheres of security sector reform (SSR) processes; Effective gender training for security sector personnel, including peacekeepers; Promote gender equality by supporting new legislation, backing women's leadership and equal representation, and widening then space for women's participation in the areas of peacekeeping, peace processes, post-conflict reconstruction and the reform of security institutions.
Gendering SSR Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation: Summary
The most recent Virtual Discussion on Gender, Peace and Security, "Planning for Action: Good Practices on Implementing Resolution 1325 at the National Level," was held from 3 - 21 November 2008. The Discussion brought together policy-makers, government representatives and civil society actors from around the world. The aim of the dialogue was to highlight existing efforts for the implementation of Resolution 1325 and to strengthen the replication of good practices between states that plan to, are in the process of, or have already published a National Action Plan on women, peace and security.

Gender and Bad Practices in Gender Training for Security Sector Personnel: Summary

Within the scope of a joint project on gender and security sector reform, UN-INSTRAW and several partner organizations held two global virtual discussions on the topic of gender training for security sector personnel in order to share experiences and identify best practices in 2007. During the three-week discussion, more than 140 experts from various areas of the security sector and from around the world exchanged experiences and discussed good practices for implementing and evaluating gender training for security sector personnel.