Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, there have been a couple of really damning pieces on the UN, and that's partially to do with the culture of impunity for certain crimes like sexual exploitation and abuse that have become endemic in a number of peacekeeping operations. But it's also to do with member states.

Foreign Affairs committee  I think you can probably take steps at just about every level. We've already talked a little bit about how you can provide long-term, consistent, reliable funding for women's rights groups at the national and community levels, and making sure that you're really providing support

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, absolutely, and even not in a situation of conflict. The support for survivors, investigations, prosecutions, and fair trail, which includes everything from a fair trial for the accused, witness protection, and support to survivors, is not an easy issue. This is not an eas

Foreign Affairs committee  [Inaudible--Editor] which is not specifically to the national action plan. Much of that work, particularly when you start talking about the formal peace processes—track one, or track one and a half—is work that takes place behind closed doors. It's work that doesn't often get see

Foreign Affairs committee  I really agree, and I'd like to speak to that issue of core funding. I think we often talk about the importance of funding and don't realize just how tenuous the existence of some of these organizations and really at-risk situations are. Providing one year of funding to a group

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes, I completely agree. We do talk about these Ps, about these pillars, about differentiating and disaggregating various parts of the women, peace, and security agenda, but you can't actually fulfill the agenda or address any of those individual areas without looking at the whol

Foreign Affairs committee  I'll leave it to Jacqueline as the expert on other national action plans, to speak specifically to accountability in national action plans. I think that one of the points we see over and over again is the necessary support for civil society organizations at the national level, r

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you so much to the committee for holding these hearings, receiving these presentations from a range of civil society representatives, and, of course, for inviting Human Rights Watch to present. Human Rights Watch is an independent non-governmental organization that monitor