The International Dimention of Peace-Building, Conflict Prevention, Resolution and Management in Africa: African Women's Concerns

Abstract

The case for enhancing women's role in the peace process has been made at various for a at all levels. Meeting to discuss the practicalities of setting up and operationalizing a regional mechanism for the full participation of African women in all the peace processes is a significant step. The Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting/Women Leadership Forum on Peace has an even greater significance as it is taking place in a democratic South Africa the erstwhile scene of many serious conflicts. This paper focuses on the international dimensions of the peace process in Africa and the ways of incorporating women's concern in conflict and peace building in international processes, in particular, that of the United Nations and the European Union. It suggests ways in which African women's concerns can be incorporated into the work of these bodies.It also proposes ways in which the Committee of African Women on Peace could work on international initiatives for peace building in Africa and makes recommendations in this respect.