At the end of October 2016, the United Nations Security Council held an open debate on Women, Peace and Security. On behalf of NATO, Ambassador Marriet Schuurman stressed the importance of the inclusion of women in the security and defense sector. She argued: “because it allows us to respond better — and smarter — to the many complex security challenges that we face today. Gender Equality is about credibility and capability. It is about the resilience of our societies; the readiness of our forces and the effectiveness of our operations.” Shortly before the debate in the United Nations Security Council, Karlijn Jans sat down with Ambassador Schuurman, NATO Special Representative for Women, Peace, and Security, a position created in 2012 as a high-level focal point of NATO’s gender-related work.
Read the entire article in the Huffington Post here.
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