By Ragan M. Conteh

The forum against harmful practice (FAHP) has commenced a two day training on the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 and on the Sierra Leone National Action Plan.

The training which is supported by Medica Mondiale is ongoing at the Hotel 5:10 in Freetown.

In her presentation, Anita Esther Momoh, from the Gender Ministry, said the UNSCR is anchored on 4 main pillars and one is on prevention of conflict and all forms of violence against women and girls.

According to Anita Momoh, she said it increases the participation of women and their leadership in peace and security processes.

She said that the training also geared towards the protection of women and girls from violence, including sexual and gender-based violence.

She intimated that the UNSCR 1325 protocol also anchored on relief and recovery thereby addressing women’s and girls’ relief and recovery needs during conflicts and post-conflict situations.

She stated that it is about the prevention of conflicts and all forms of violence against women and girls.

She Stressed that it leads to the adoption and implementation of laws and policies that integrate a gender perspective into peace and security including advising for the allocation of adequate budget to government departments that address women’s issues above.

She pointed out that the agenda work towards ensuring an inclusion of women in decision-making positions in institutions for peace and security.

She maintained that it is an establishment for an early warning and response mechanisms that reflect a gender perspective.

She however stated that it has measures to prevent and reduce incidents of sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls.

Madam Anita Momoh said the resolution also serves as a protection of women and girls from violence, including sexual and gender-based violence.

It also about the adoption of legal and policy frameworks that protect the rights of women, including women protection from sexual and gender-based violence.

It also includes the mechanisms for implementing the laws and policies for protecting women’s rights including sexual and gender-based violence, laying out mechanisms for monitoring the implementation of the laws and policies for protecting women’s rights including protection from sexual and gender-based violence.

The measures are taken to capacitate security forces to protect women’s rights, including on the prevention of and response to sexual and gender-based violence.

The UNSCR protocol contains training on measures established to respond to women and girl survivors of sexual and gender-based violence.

Quality of sexual and gender-based violence protection and response measures, access, budget, staff.

It also informs about measures taken to protect the rights of women in refugee and internally displaced persons (IDP) camp.