Secretary General of the Jordanian Commission for Women, Salma Nims, convened the Programme Board of Jordan’s National Action Plan (JONAP) on the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security.
From strengthened prevention and protection mechanisms to reaching 11,612 vulnerable women and girls with prevention and protection services on gender-based violence, significant progress has been achieved in the JONAP’s implementation despite the exceptional circumstances faced globally as well as in Jordan as result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The JONAP represents a unique framework that brings together the Government, security and military sectors, civil society organizations and other national institutions, with the aim of promoting coordinated and holistic efforts to integrate women and their perspectives in peace and security.
Jordan serves as a global champion in advancing the Women, Peace and Security agenda, whose leadership has been widely acknowledged in 2020 during the commemoration of 20th anniversary since the adoption of UNSCR 1325.
On behalf of the donor consortium supporting the JONAP implementation, which includes the Governments of Canada, Finland, Norway, Spain and the United Kingdom, Ambassador of Finland to Jordan, Tarja Fernandez, affirmed “Jordan’s role in the region as well as the progress it has made in advancing the Women, Peace and Security agenda in Jordan, provide an excellent model for other countries to follow. We can already see how “JONAP” is bearing fruit”.
Nims, who chaired the meeting on behalf of the Chair of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Women’s Empowerment and Minister of Parliamentary and Political Affairs, Musa Al-Maayta, presented high-level results achieved in 2020, explaining how the JONAP responds to broader national priorities to empower women, increase prevention, protection, and recovery.
Source: Jordan News Agency