Publication

This policy brief takes up the topic of the UN Civilian Capacity (CivCap) initiative, and also addresses the level of gender sensitivity in peacebuilding approaches to countries in transition from war to peace. As any assistance by external civilian capacities is a matter of last resort, the focus here is on the national realities within such countries. In addition, this brief discusses overall tendencies in the understanding of "gender perspectives" at the level of the international community. Finally, some points regarding UN-supported missions in post-conflict countries are made.