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Noticias de las OTAN
Declaración del portavoz de la OTAN sobre las elecciones informadas en el este de Ucrania
Statement by the NATO Spokesperson on the reported elections in eastern Ukraine
NATO does not recognise the reported elections held on 11 November in the self-proclaimed and unrecognised “Luhansk People’s Republic” and “Donetsk People’s Republic.” They run contrary to the letter and spirit of the Minsk Agreements and undermine efforts towards a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
NATO fully supports Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders. We continue to call on Russia to withdraw its forces and cease all support to militant groups in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine.
We call for the full implementation of the Minsk Agreements by all sides, and support the efforts of the Normandy format and the Trilateral Contact Group.
NATO Update 09.11.2018
NATO Secretary General and top military leaders visit Afghanistan
Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security visits NATO’s KFOR Mission
Norway uses Exercise Trident Juncture to strengthen its national resilience
Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller in Beijing: “We need to defend ourselves in the digital age, and in the age of artificial intelligence”
Trident Juncture 2018: NATO’s biggest exercise in decades
The resilience of Resolution 1325 .09/11/2018
The integration of women’s voices into peace and security is now a given. © NATO
NATO and partners support the efforts of Afghan authorities to promote the participation of women in the armed forces. © NATO
The adoption of the resolutions has been anchored to previous commitments promoting, advancing and upholding women’s rights and gender equality in conflict and post-conflict situations. The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action laid the foundation for women’s rights and advancement. Resolution 1325 did not stand alone but was a piece in a labyrinth of frameworks collectively addressing women rights. It was, however, unique in that it was the first international recognition of the importance of women in a peace and security discourse.
We know that sustainable peace cannot be achieved without women’s security and equality. We know that the treatment of women in any society is a barometer, which indicates where we can predict other forms of oppression. We know that the countries where women are empowered are vastly more secure. And yet, 18 years since its adoption, and despite its groundbreaking nature, the question is – do the principles of Resolution 1325 still matter today?
NATO’s contribution
The Alliance has long held the WPS principles as an innate element of NATO’s core tasks. Since the adoption of the first NATO policy on WPS, the Alliance has anchored its gender and security framework aligned to the wider approach to peace and security, while remaining faithful to its core tasks.
Policy and guidance
NATO has introduced an architecture of policy and guidance on WPS, most recently the update of the NATO/Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Policy on WPS. Endorsed by NATO Allies and their partners, the Policy highlights the overarching principles for NATO’s work on WPS:
- Integration – making sure that gender equality is considered an integral part of NATO policies guided by effective gender mainstreaming;
- Inclusiveness – promoting an increased representation of women across NATO and in national forces;
- Integrity – enhancing accountability for the WPS agenda in accordance with international frameworks.
The Policy and subsequent Action Plan pave the way for a more targeted approach to gender equality within the Alliance. The focus on integrating gender into all NATO policies and doctrine is at the core of the work undertaken by the Office of the Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security. This is supported by the dedication to increasing numbers of women in NATO operations and missions through supporting nations to address the paucity of women in national forces.
The Alliance has also developed guidance for NATO’s Strategic Commands through the issuance of a directive on conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence. This guidance translates the normative framework of WPS into a practical tool for addressing and combating sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict environments.
Women currently make up 12 per cent of personnel deployed in NATO-led operations and missions. © DND Canada
We now see many more servicewomen within national forces. © Spanish Armed Forces / Armada
As we look towards full implementation of the WPS agenda, however, we should be cautious about resting the efficacy of the agenda on parity alone. It is often assumed that gender parity will serve as a surrogate for gender equality and therefore respond in total to the WPS requirements. The fondness for relying on balancing numbers is in part due to the fact that gender parity is so much easier to measure and therefore so much easier to understand. Results on gender parity can be seen directly. Gender parity is actionable and achievable. Gender mainstreaming is the difficult cousin. It is for this reason that, within the framework of WPS, gender parity initiatives often gain more support.
However, for NATO, the success of WPS depends on the foundation of sustainable action, as outlined in the revised NATO/EAPC Policy on WPS. That action is embedded in the dual focus of increasing numbers of women and gender-mainstreaming practices. Only if gender perspectives are seamlessly woven through all NATO core tasks and functions will we achieve the ultimate goal of gender equality.
Mainstreaming gender into protection and participation activities is the genesis of the WPS mandate. The integration of gender into all elements of strategic and operational functions not only responds to the demands of the collective resolutions, but also provides a foundation on which the principles of WPS come alive.
Still relevant and resonant
Resolution 1325 was born out of conflict. Its relevance remains, and its message is essential in the context of ongoing conflicts around the globe. In many ways, it has more resonance than ever, as conflicts continue to tear communities apart and women’s lives and bodies are constantly at risk.
It is the direct danger to women and the impact that conflict has on women and girls, their lives and their futures, that makes the WPS agenda so pertinent and increasingly important. It is for this reason that it needs to be understood and implemented as many parts of a wider puzzle. Conflict has many faces and peace has many masks. Just as women and men have many roles to play in conflict and securing peace.
Yet, while the need for gender perspectives may be self-evident to gender and WPS experts, persistent obstacles stand in the way of full implementation. Quite often, international stakeholders fail to recognise the differential impact of armed conflict on women and, therefore, women’s critical contribution to the peace and security discourse continues to be neglected. WPS activities are not routinely understood as critical in the realm of global security.
Traditional concepts of militarised presence do not always represent security to women. The assumption that a militarised presence is necessary is a limited view that makes significant presumptions about women’s needs. To recognise what is security, it is necessary to identify what is risk. Women’s exclusion from defining risk, and thus security, will lead inevitably to women’s marginalisation in defining peace. For women, peace is as not merely the absence of war but equality in participation – socially, economically and politically.
While Resolution 1325 and subsequent resolutions do not couch security in such terms, it is essential that all protection elements be more holistic and participatory. Security must be situated in direct correlation to the threats faced by both men and women in different security contexts. If there is agreement that war impacts men and women differently, the establishment of security must equally embrace gender considerations.
Eighteen years have passed since the adoption of Resolution 1325 and, while progress has been slow and results sometime hard to see, there is change. The change is embedded in the recognised institutional framework for WPS that is anchored to a monitoring and evaluation system of global progress indicators.
“NATO has an opportunity to be a leading protector of women’s rights, drawing on the strengths and capabilities of its nations, and working with its more than forty partner countries.” — Clare Hutchinson, the NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security addresses the United Nations Security Council, 16 April 2018. © NATO
The resilience of Resolution 1325
NATO and UN conclude updated Joint Declaration on cooperation
La OTAN y la ONU concluyen una Declaración conjunta actualizada sobre cooperación
Tras la reunión de los secretarios generales Jens Stoltenberg y António Guterres al margen de la 73ª Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas en septiembre, las secretarías de la OTAN y las Naciones Unidas concluyeron una Declaración conjunta actualizada el viernes 26 de octubre de 2018, en la que se establecen los planes para una futura cooperación entre dos organizaciones El documento se basa en la Declaración conjunta original entre la OTAN y la ONU, que se firmó en septiembre de 2008. La Declaración actualizada establece áreas prioritarias para la cooperación futura, incluido el apoyo a las operaciones de paz de la ONU, contra el terrorismo; la protección de los civiles; y Mujer, paz y seguridad.
El Secretario General de la OTAN, Jens Stoltenberg, dio la bienvenida a la Declaración Conjunta y dijo: “Como organizaciones comprometidas a defender la paz y la seguridad, la OTAN y la ONU se refuerzan mutuamente. Si bien nuestros mandatos difieren, ya cooperamos en una variedad de temas, y hay mucho más. que la OTAN y la ONU pueden hacer juntos. Así que aplaudo la conclusión de la Declaración Conjunta actualizada, y espero poner nuestras ideas en acción “.
Durante la última década, la cooperación entre la Alianza y la ONU ha crecido significativamente. Las dos organizaciones trabajan estrechamente en Afganistán e Irak. La OTAN también ha prometido apoyo para las operaciones de mantenimiento de la paz de la ONU, incluso para contrarrestar artefactos explosivos improvisados. La cooperación también se ha expandido en temas de protección. Por ejemplo, la OTAN y la ONU han trabajado estrechamente en el desarrollo de materiales de capacitación sobre los niños y los conflictos armados y la protección de los civiles.
NATO UPDATE. 31 de octubre de 2018
Exercise Trident Juncture 18
Trident Juncture and the information environment
Jay PaxtonNew technologies and social media mean that all organisations must constantly communicate, or risk being drowned out by noise or counter-narratives. NATO needs to analyse the information environment on a continual basis as it is the environment of opinion building and decision making. |
Flexible logistics in a fluid, modern security environment
Peter WilliamsExercise Trident Juncture 18 will test NATO’s ability to move forces and equipment into and across Europe at speed. Peter Williams of NATO’s International Staff explains why strengthening military mobility is so important today. |
Secretary General’s Press Conference on Trident Juncture 2018
NATO Headquarters, Wednesday 24 October 2018 – 9:00 (local time)
The Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will hold a press conference to brief the media ahead of the upcoming NATO exercise Trident Juncture 2018. The exercise will unfold from 25 October to 7 November in central and eastern Norway; the surrounding areas of the North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea, including Iceland and the airspace of Finland and Sweden. More information is available at https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_158620.htm.
A credible transatlantic bond: Trident Juncture and NATO capabilities
Erlingur Erlingsson
Trident Juncture 18 is a collective defence (Article 5) exercise, which portrays a threat from a fictional near-peer adversary on the north-eastern flank of the Alliance. It will exercise NATO’s ability to defend and reinforce Allies, including from across the Atlantic. Military historian Erlingur Erlingsson looks at the wider context.
It is happening in the air, on land, at sea and in cyberspace. NATO Allies are testing their ability to defend our populations and territories, deter potential adversaries and work together with partners in NATO’s biggest exercise in recent years.
Get ready for Trident Juncture 18
Exercise Trident Juncture 2018 brings together around 50,000 personnel, 10,000 vehicles, 65 ships and 250 aircraft from 31 NATO Allies and partner nations. Held in northern Norway, the NATO exercise starts on 25 October and continues through 7 November.
A credible transatlantic bond: Trident Juncture and NATO capabilities
NATO Secretary General and North Atlantic Council visit Exercise Trident Juncture in Norway
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the 29 ambassadors of the North Atlantic Council are in Trondheim, Norway today (30 October 2018) to visit Exercise Trident Juncture – NATO’s largest exercise since the end of the Cold War. The drills bring together over 50,000 personnel from all 29 Allies, as well as partners Finland and Sweden.
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Observadores internacionales visitan el ejercicio Trident Juncture 2018.
Observers from member nations of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) are witnessing NATO’s largest military exercise since the end of the Cold War, Trident Juncture 2018, which is currently taking place in Norway.
Welcome to Norway. More than 50,000 personnel from 31 NATO and partner nations are gathering in Norway for exercise Trident Juncture 18. Their hosts in the Royal Norwegian Army have some practical advice to share.