1. The Committee of Ministers welcomes Parliamentary
Assembly Recommendation
1909 (2010) on “Associating women in the prevention and the solution
of unsolved conflicts in Europe”, which raises important questions
about a balanced gender participation in the prevention and solution
of unresolved conflicts. It has brought the recommendation to the
attention of governments and has also communicated it to the Steering Committee
for Equality between Women and Men (CDEG) for information and possible
comments.
2. The Committee of Ministers is pleased to be able to inform
the Assembly that it adopted Recommendation CM/Rec(2010)10 to member
states on the role of women and men in conflict prevention and resolution
and in peace building in July 2010. It will examine the implementation
of this recommendation in due course. The Committee also informs
the Assembly that the future Council of Europe Convention to prevent
and combat violence against women and domestic violence will cover
acts of violence against women in conflict situations.
3. The Committee of Ministers further notes that the Assembly’s
recommendation is in line with the priorities of the Resolution
“Bridging the gap between de jure and de facto equality to achieve real
gender equality” and the Action Plan “Taking up the challenge of
the achievement of de jure and de facto gender equality” which
were adopted by the 7th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers
responsible for Equality between Women and Men (Baku, 24-25 May
2010). The Committee of Ministers in particular notes priority III of
the Action Plan, “Equal participation of women and men in political,
public and economic life, including in decision making”. On 29 September
2010, the Committee of Ministers decided that the aforementioned resolution
and Action Plan would be taken into account in the future work of
the Council of Europe in the area of gender equality.
