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In 2009, the Office of Military Affairs
and the Gender Unit of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO)
initiated a process to develop for the first time guidelines for Integrating
a Gender Perspective into the Work of the United Nations Military in Peacekeeping
Operations. The guidelines are intended to enhance the operational effectiveness
of United Nations peacekeeping operations by serving as a tool to guide
practical translation of existing Security Council mandates on women, peace
and security in the work of military components. They aim to support military
personnel in recognizing and addressing the security priorities of all
sectors of the local population-women, men, boys and girls-in a peacekeeping
context. They will further inform the content of training activities targeted
at military peacekeeping personnel.
The guidelines, while acknowledging
the integrated nature of peacekeeping activities, are designed to focus
specifically on the tasks of military peacekeepers within a broader integrated
framework. They are presented in three sections, corresponding to the three
levels of military engagement in peacekeeping: strategic, operational and
tactical levels of military command and operations, in accordance with
mandated tasks and working conditions. The guidelines have been informed
by contributions of peacekeeping missions, major troop contributing countries
and partners in regional organizations. The guidelines will be field-tested
for a period of two years, and will be updated thereafter.