Indicator 5.1 Proportion of Women in Peaceful Conflict Resolution  
     
Armed conflicts affect human rights and the livelihood of men, women, and every family member. It is important that women participate in peaceful conflict resolution to provide a women’s perspective needed for a balanced decision-making.  
     
 

Women in peaceful conflict resolution

 
     

The National Reconciliation Committee, appointed by the Cabinet to provide advice on peaceful solution to the violence in the Southernmost provinces, had 48 members; 8 or 16.7% were women. They were experts in children, women, youth from academic, development worker, politician, civil servant backgrounds.

 
     
  Participants in peaceful conflict resolution by sex  
     
 
Participants in peaceful conflict resolution (number) 2005 %
total male female male female
Members of the National Reconciliation Committee 48 40 8 83.33 16.66