With the adoption of Security Council Resolution 1325 on 31 October 2000, the United Nations and Member States expressed commitment to incorporate gender perspectives into peacekeeping operations through several actions including ensuring that UN field operations include a gender component and training peacekeeping personnel on gender.

01 SEP 2014

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Gender training is an important tool for ensuring that peacekeeping personnel can meet these commitments and fulfil their mandate.

Peacekeeping operations are a significant part of the work of the United Nations and the Security Council in relation to conflict. An understanding of gender issues through gender training is crucial for success on activities to support and build peace.

It is imperative for peacekeeping personnel, at all levels, to respond appropriately to the different ways that women, men, girls and boys are affected by armed conflict and after it.

The Utility of Gender in PSO course is the result of a collaborative effort between the PSOTC and the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. More than three years, these two institutions have been engaged in the development of this new curriculum. Wide variety of experts from the Armed Forces of BIH, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Security, NATO HQ BIH, the United Nations, EUFOR HQ BIH, civil society, academic and nongovernmental organizations were included and gave support to this project.

The aims of the Course are to increase awareness and provide a conceptual understanding of gender issues in the security sector. It has a particular focus on Peace Support Operations and how successful missions need to communicate with women in the society. They are tasked to protect and thus how it is essential that female soldiers, police officers, and civilian staff are involved in the planning and conduct of operations.

NCGMO SWEDINT saw the possibility that Utility of Gender in PSO Course can be a component in the NATO Gender E&T Programmes. To have the course evaluated in order to be NATO accredited (TNA process according to Bi-SC 75-7) a team from NCGMO SWEDINT took part in the course 21-25 October 2013 as observers/instructors and supported us in the Training Need Analysis), which is part of the accreditation process.

17 July 2014 NATO HQ Supreme Allied Commander Transformation accredited the Utility of Gender in PSO course as “NATO SELECTED” and should be included in the Education and Training Opportunities Catalogue (ETOC) as such.

It is the 9^th in a series of accredited courses in PSOTC.