Inclusive Security, Sustainable Peace: A Toolkit for Advocacy and Action

About the toolkit

Inclusive Security, Sustainable Peace: A Toolkit for Advocacy and Action is a resource for women peace activists, advocates and practitioners in conflict-affected and post-conflict countries and for policy makers and staff of major multilateral institutions, donor countries and international NGOS. It is intended to enable women to engage strategically in peacebuilding and security processes and can be used as a reference guide; as a tool for advocacy and action; for training and awareness-raising; or to enhance understanding and the use of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, which requires parties in a conflict to respect women’s rights and to support their participation in peace negotiations and post-conflict reconstruction.

Download the whole toolkit (NB this is a large file - 1,718kb)

Download the toolkit by section:

Section 1:Introduction and user guide download
Section 2: Conflict prevention, resolution and reconstruction download
Section 3: Security issues download
Section 4: Justice, governance and civil society download
Section 5: Protecting vulnerable groups download
Section 6: Appendices download

Download the toolkit by chapter:

Section 1: Introduction
User Guide download
Conceptual Framework: Security, Peace, Accountability and Rights download
Key International Policies and Legal Mechanisms: Women's Rights in the Context of Peace and Security download
Human Rights download

Section 2: Conflict prevention, resolution and reconstruction
Conflict prevention download
Peace negotiations and agreements download
Peace support operations download
Post conflict reconstruction download

Section 3: Security issues
Disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration download
Small arms, light weapons and landmines download
Security sector reform download

Section 4: Justice, governance and civil society
Transitional justice and reconciliation download
Constitutional rights and legislation download
Democracy and governance download
Civil society download

Section 5: Protecting vulnerable groups
Refugees and internally displaced persons download
Sexual/reproductive health, rights and services download
HIV/AIDS download
Children’s security download


To order printed copies, please contact Maria Olson at International Alert.

[back to top]