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In advance of the 20th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 in 2020, the United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) instructed the United Nations (UN) to include “gender equality and the women and peace and security agenda, as both stand-alone and integrated goals…in United Nations strategic planning and prioritization policies, processes, frameworks, initiatives and guidance tools at the global, regional and country levels…”. Heads of entities were also instructed to ensure that all country-specific and thematic reports to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), briefings provided by senior staff and all country-specific and regional UN strategies and plans consistently integrate gender-responsive conflict analysis and engagement with diverse women’s civil society organizations.
Prior to this, in 2018, the UNSG’s Executive Committee directed the UN system in Afghanistan to develop a gender-responsive conflict analysis (GRCA) to inform each aspect of its transition planning. This directive was followed by specific guidance developed in 2019. More recently, UNSCR 2594 (2021) has insisted on comprehensive gender analysis in transition processes.
Purpose of this document
This Guidance Note was developed concurrently to an extensive GRCA process conducted by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), on behalf of the United Nations Country Team (UNCT). The analysis process started in March 2021 and concluded in September 2021. Several methods were used to inform the process. See Annex 1 for further information. Whilst initially developed for the UNCT in Afghanistan, the Guidance Note has global applicability. It provides recommendations on how to apply a gender lens in political and conflict analysis in a way that allows the integration of gender as a variable of power across social, political, economic analysis of conflict as opposed to addressing issues specific to women and girls in siloed analysis. This approach reveals the critical links between gender dynamics of conflict and peacebuilding.
