THE BACK SIDE OF PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS: A GENDER ISSUE

Abstract

The article is devoted to the issue of protecting women during armed conflicts and peacekeeping operations. At the beginning of the work, the authors briefly describe the main regulatory documents of the UN and the UN Security Council, which reflect and enshrine the fundamental rights of women and the measures taken to eliminate gender discrimination and inequality. However, the adopted documents and the proposed recommendations are clearly insufficient to ensure the protection of women of their rights and freedoms. Further, based on the analysis of armed conflicts and the participation of peacekeeping groups in them over the past 20 years, examples of crimes against women and children are given, and a conclusion is made about the violation of women's rights by the peacekeepers themselves. Particular attention is paid to studying the activities of specialized programs and private initiatives, such as Aids-free world and Code Blue for the protection of women and the fight against violence. In the conclusion, it is concluded that it is necessary to form a special independent judicial structure for the investigation and punishment of such crimes.