The purpose of the Gender Working Group is to support the mainstreaming of gender and diversity provisions within the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention (APMBC) and the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), as well as the wider disarmament and mine action sector.
This working group comprises representatives from the following 10 organisations:
Colombian Campaign to Ban Landmines, Danish Church Aid, Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining, The HALO Trust, Humanity and Inclusion, International Campaign to Ban Landmines-Cluster Munition Coalition (ICBL-CMC), Mines Action Canada, Mines Advisory Group, Mine Action Review, Norwegian People’s Aid.
The GWG is currently chaired by representatives from the Mines Advisory Group and Mines Action Canada.
Resources
APMBC - How to implement and monitor gender mainstreaming in the APMBC. Practical recommendations
APMBC - Analysis and input from the Gender RevCon Working Group for the Review Document
APMBC - Guide to Incorporating Gender in APMBC Article 7 Reporting
APMBC - Gender Working Group reflections in advance of the Second RevCon Preparatory Meeting
CCM - Gender mainstreaming in the Convention on Cluster Munitions
CCM - Gender Working Group Initial Input into the Development of the Lausanne Action Plan
CCM - Suggestions for integrating gender and diversity in the Convention machinery