Women, peace and security translating policy into practice

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The evolution and implementation of UNSCR 1325 : an overview / Karen Barnes -- Gendered violence and UNSCR 1325 in Kosovo : shifting paradigms on women, peace and security / Catherina H. Hall-Martin -- UNSCR 1325 implementation in Liberia : dilemmas and challenges / Emma Njoki Wamai -- Nepal and the implementation of UNSCR 1325 / Lesley Abdela -- Nigeria and the implementation of UNSCR 1325 / Eka Ikpe -- Rwanda and the implementation of UNSCR 1325 / Kiri-Ann E. Richardson Olney -- Lost in translation? UNAMSIL, UNSCR 1325 and women building peace in Sierra Leone / Karen Barnes -- The impact of UNSCR 1325 and peacekeeping operations in Sudan / Gihan Eltahir-Eltom -- Women and gender issues in peacebuilding : lessons learned from Timor-Leste / Sumie Nakaya -- The African Union and implementation of UNSCR 1325 / Bineta Diop -- The gender dimensions of the ECOWAS peace and security architecture : a regional perspective on UNSCR 1325 / Awa Ceesay-Ebo -- A look at UNSCR 1325 in SADC / Nyaradzo Machingambi-Pariola -- Turning policies into action? The European Union and the implementation of UNSCR 1325 / Karen Barnes.