GERMANY

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Germany has implemented its third NAP for the period 2021 to 2024. This builds upon its previous plans  (2013–2016 and 2017–2020) and reflects Germany's ongoing commitment to integrating a gender perspective into its peace and security policies.

Objectives:

The 2021–2024 NAP focuses on six priority areas:

• Crisis prevention: Integrating gender perspectives into conflict prevention strategies to address the root causes of conflict and promote sustainable peace.
• Participation: Enhancing the meaningful participation of women in all phases of peace processes, including conflict prevention, resolution, and post-conflict reconstruction.
• Protection and support: Strengthening measures to protect women and girls from sexual and gender-based violence, particularly in conflict and post-conflict settings, and providing comprehensive support to survivors.
• Humanitarian assistance, crisis management and reconstruction: Ensuring that humanitarian efforts and reconstruction initiatives are gender-responsive and address the specific needs of women and girls.
• Strengthening the WPS agenda: Promoting the Women, Peace, and Security agenda at national, regional, and international levels, and fostering collaboration with civil society organizations.
• Increasing institutional integration and capacities: Embedding the WPS agenda within German governmental structures, enhancing institutional capacities, and promoting gender-sensitive approaches across all relevant ministries.

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Civil society involvement:

The development of Germany's third NAP involved an inclusive consultation process with civil society organizations (CSOs). The NAP acknowledges the crucial role of CSOs in implementing the WPS agenda and emphasizes ongoing collaboration to ensure effective execution and monitoring.

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UN Peacekeeping contributions:

As of May 2023, Germany contributed a total of 605 personnel to UN peacekeeping missions, including troops, police officers, and experts on mission. Germany has expressed a commitment to increasing the participation of women in its armed forces. Currently, women make up approximately 8% of the German UN personnel.

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Commentary:

Germany's 2021–2024 NAP aligns with SecurityWomen's mission by emphasizing the integration of gender perspectives in peace and security policies, promoting women's meaningful participation in peace processes, and addressing gender-based violence. The NAP's comprehensive approach supports the advancement of women's roles in peacebuilding and security sectors.

References:

• Germany’s 2021-2024 NAP:

Third Action Plan of the Federal Government on the Implementation of the United Nations Security Council’s Agenda on Women, Peace and Security (wpsnaps.org)

• German Federal Foreign Office – No peace without women: Women, Peace and Security Agenda:

Auswärtiges Amt

• German Statement in the Peacebuilding Commission (Women, Peace and Security):

new-york-un.diplo.de

• UN Peacekeeping Statistics – May 2023 (Troop & Police Contributors by Country):https://peacekeeping.un.org/sites/default/files/05_missions_detailed_by_country_62_may_2023.pdf

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