Gender Theme Group (GTG) - Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Task Force Meeting

  • Wednesday, 03 November 2021
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On November 3, 2021, the representative of the Tbilisi office of the Women Fund "Sukhumi" - Ekaterine Gamakharia participated in a Gender Theme Group (GTG) - Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Task Force Meeting. The Gender Theme Group unites international organizations and embassies accredited in Georgia, as well as civil society organizations. Its purpose is to promote the "Women, Peace and Security" agenda in Georgia and respond effectively to challenges identified by individual group members, develop and plan appropriate actions and interventions.

At the meeting, the representative of the Fund "Sukhumi" together with her colleagues spoke about Resolution 1325, the results of monitoring the implementation of the three-year National Action Plan, and the main findings, where she stressed the challenges and the need to respond to them, such as - the development and implementation of a gender-sensitive early warning system;

Better informing IDPs and conflict-affected women and youth about human security and violence against women; Strengthen the needs assessment practices in the municipalities and increase the qualifications of local officials to conduct gender analysis; To facilitate the participation of conflict-affected women in state programs for women's economic empowerment and business development, review criteria, and develop child care services.

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