Wave of Women Ambassadors campaign launch March 23, 2012

Campaign launch of Wave of Women AmbassadorsAmerican University School of International Service Panel: “Taboos in

the Field” Washington, D.C. March 23, 2012

Gry Tina Tinde, Diversity Advisor, Inter-American Development Bank

Study on Top UN Peacebuilders published in Refugee Survey Quarterly May 2009

1325 IGNORED1325 IGNORED

DDR-meeting in Aveba, Dem Rep of Congo 2006

THE TYPICAL THE TYPICAL SRSGSRSG

• Male (23 of 24 are men)• Approx. 60 years old• Former foreign minister, ambassador,

esp. to the UN, or Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator

• Former SRSG or DSRSG• Decades of (net)working on UN issues• Little or no public display of interest in

gender equality or UNSC 1325

SRSG history 1945-2007SRSG history 1945-2007

Carolyn McAskie, Canada

Margaret J. Anstee, UK

Angela King, Jamaica

Elisabeth Rehn, Finland

Gro Harlem BrundtlandNorway

Heidi TagliaviniSwitzerland

References to 1325 among 660 References to 1325 among 660 statements investigatedstatements investigated

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1: 632 (96%) Google references to ”Name Family Name” (SRSG/DSRSG or Special Envoy) with no mention of 1325 in first 10 search instances 2. 28 (4%) direct individual references to importance of UNSC 1325

96% 1. 632 no ref.2. 28 direct

4 %

Individuals referring to 1325Individuals referring to 1325

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Out of 66 SRSGs, DSRGs and Special Envoys, 12 had mentioned 1325at least once in the first 10 Google hits. Hence 82 % had not mentioned1325 in first 10 Google hits

1: 54 persons2: 12 persons

82 %

How many mentioned 1325How many mentioned 1325just once?just once?

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Out of the 12 SRSG, DSRSG or Special Envoys (of 66 individuals in total)who spoke of 1325, 6 mentioned it just once in the first 10 Google hits

6 mentionedonly once

WHO SPOKE THE MOST ABOUT WHO SPOKE THE MOST ABOUT 1325?1325?

• Among all 66 SRSGs, DSRSGs and Special Envoys who were examined only one spoke of 1325 five times in the 10 first direct hits: Ellen Margrethe Løj, SRSG in Liberia.

• Three persons spoke four times about 1325:• Youssef Mahmoud, Exec Rep of the S-G in Burundi• Rima Salah, DSRSG for Chad and CAR• Alan Doss, SRSG for the Dem Rep of Congo• 54 SRSG/DSRSG/Special Envoys did not mention

1325 in the 10 first Google hits

WHO SPOKE THE MOST WHO SPOKE THE MOST ABOUT 1325?ABOUT 1325?

• Two persons addressed 1325 three times:• Ameerah Haq, DSRSG in Sudan • Ian Martin, SRSG in Nepal

• Six persons mentioned 1325 once:• Francois Louseny Fall, SRSG Central African Rep.• Abou Moussa, Prinicipal DSRSG Ivory Coast• Jordan Ryan, DSRSG Liberia• Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, SRSG Somalia• Ashraf Jehangir Qasi, SRSG Sudan• Jan Eliasson, Special Envoy to Darfur

http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2011/12/22/women-in-the-u-s-military-growing-share-distinctive-profile/

Women and men have equal value as human beings, but different experiences and attitudes. In matters of life and death, war and peace, gender balance atall decision-making levels is crucial.

Opinions of the Wars. The Pew Research survey also findsthat women veterans are more critical than their male counterpartsof the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan—fully 63% say the Iraq warwas not worth fighting and 54% say Afghanistan has notbeen worth it (compared with 47% and 39% of male veterans,respectively).

Let’s face itLet’s face it

In 1989 some 89 % of ambassadors to the UN were male

After 23 years of “intense gender equality efforts” it has decreased to 87%

Thank you