Women in Multilateral Peace Operations in 2024: What is the State of Play?

This infographic looks at the data on women's representation in multilateral peace operations (UN peace operations, EU CSDP missions and operations, and OSCE field operations) over the period December 2015 - June 2024. It aims to monitor progress and improve transparency in order to inform the debate on the future of the Women, Peace and Security agenda and refine strategies to address potential gaps.

For each organisation, the same indicators are presented: the percentage of women in leadership positions, the number and proportion of women in missions/operations in general, the number and proportion of women in each mission/operation and the top 10 contributing states by number and percentage of women.  

The 2021 EEAS Strategy and Action Plan to Enhance Women’s Participation in Civilian CSDP Missions has set a target of at least 40% women as international staff in civilian CSDP missions by 2024. The 2023 Compact has the same target of 40%, as a commitment by EU Member States (MS). Four EU MS have reached 40% during the first six months of 2024 (calculated as a monthly average). The number of women increased in both civilian and military EU CSDP missions and operations over the past year, although their overall proportions decreased slightly.  
  
Finally, while a year earlier there had been an overall increase in women's leadership in all multilateral peace operations, the 2024 SIPRI report notes that women's participation in leadership roles has declined in the UN military, UN police, UN civilian personnel and OSCE field operations. Moreover, none of the 8 force commanders of UN peacekeeping operations is a woman. While the proportion of women in leadership within EU CSDP roles saw a slight increase, the highest proportion of women in leadership was observed in the UN police.  


Reference: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) (2024). Women in multilateral peace operations in 2024: What is the state of play?. 

 

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