Report on Iraq’s National Action Plan to Implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325
Zeynep N. Kaya
LSE Middle East Centre Paper Report | August 2016
Abstract
Iraq launched its National Action Plan (INAP) to implement UN Resolution 1325 on 6 February 2014 for the period 2014–2018. This policy report offers an overview of the issues women face due to conflict in Iraq and provides an assessment of the INAP. It shows that the INAP fails to address specific issues related to conflict and insecurity in Iraq. It then offers recommendations to policymakers, international organisations and civil society organisations for the effective implementation of 1325. The report aims to contribute to debates on how to refine and implement an appropriate policy response in Iraq to manage the effect of conflict and insecurity on women; and how to increase Iraqi women’s participation in conflict resolution, peace negotiations and reconciliation.
About the Author
Dr Zeynep N. Kaya is Research Fellow at the LSE Middle East Centre and Research Officer at the LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security. She is currently working on her book titled Mapping Kurdistan: Self-determination, Territoriality and Quest for Statehood.