{"id":209680,"date":"2002-09-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=209680"},"modified":"2019-03-12T19:48:31","modified_gmt":"2019-03-12T19:48:31","slug":"auto-insert-209680","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-209680\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in Conflict – EU Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs – Statement\/Non-UN document"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Open article – Women in Conflict – Contribution of women to peace:<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

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Anna Diamantopoulou
\nEuropean Commissioner responsible for Employment and Social Affairs
\nOpen article – Women in Conflict – Contribution of women to peace.
\nVisit to Israel and the Palestinian territories
\n8-10 September 2002<\/strong> <\/p><\/div>\n

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In wars, battles and strife both men and women suffer. However, the suffering of women is multiplied because of the many roles they have in society. First, as individuals, they are at risk physically, with potential injury or worse. Second, as wives they are frequently the mainstays of the home and family unit. In times of conflict, women may have to take on the role of men in maintaining the family, finding shelter and housing and carry on the daily routines for the civil community to survive. Thirdly, and perhaps most painfully, as mothers they strive to protect their babies, children and the elderly members of their family, often struggling to find food and clean water. <\/p><\/div>\n

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On top of all that, women are frequently frustrated with their exclusion from the mechanisms of searching for peace – not being allowed or involved in the dialogue and negotiation efforts to resolve the conflict. <\/p><\/div>\n

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Women have nonetheless fought back, and with success. <\/p><\/div>\n