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Gender and Disarmament
Advancing women’s meaningful participation in arms control and disarmament.
More than 264 million women live in fragile and conflict-affected countries, yet less than 20% of peace negotiators are women. Growing complexity requires diversity, but women’s voices are often lacking in decision-making on arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament.
UNIDIR analyses the differentiated impacts of armed violence on women, men, boys and girls and examines how social norms shape the role of weapons in society. By translating this awareness into policy action, we help ensure that arms control and disarmament efforts deliver for everyone.
Insights and action for equality
The UNIDIR Gender and Disarmament Hub helps you to understand the under representation of women in disarmament today and explores what we can do to redress them. It also gives clear insights into how to apply equality perspectives, identifies areas for action, and serves as a resource hub for related partners, publications and videos.
