Global: UN report identifies ways to address gender inequality in peacekeeping

The Inter-Agency Task Force on Women and Peace and Security aims to ensure women's full participation in all stages of a given peace process, including in the negotiation and implementation of peace agreements as well as the drafting and negotiation of constitutions. With the aim of strengthening the commitment and accountability of the United Nations to gender equality, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has issued a comprehensive plan for reinforcing and integrating women's issues into the world body's peacekeeping and post-conflict operations.