The Diplomat
The Government of Chad has officially presented the National Action Plan for Women, Peace and Security, in whose financing Spanish cooperation has participated through the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID).
The Prime Minister of Chad, Saleh Kebzabo, presided over the validation ceremony for the new Plan, which is based on Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, approved by the UN Security Council in 2000 and improved with Resolution 2242, adopted in 2015 during the last Spanish Presidency of this body, on January 19 in N’Djamena. In his speech, the Prime Minister stressed the importance of involving women in peace, security, conflict management and resolution issues and thanked the international partners for their help in the elaboration of the Plan.
The National Plan was drawn up by the Chadian authorities with the financial support of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Swiss cooperation and Spanish cooperation through AECID. Chad is not among the geographic priorities of the V Master Plan for Spanish Cooperation 2018-2021 nor was it included in the previous Master Plans and, in fact, the only AECID contribution currently in force in Chad is the financing of the National Action Plan for Women, Peace and Security. In January 2020, Spain opened a diplomatic antenna in N’Djamena under the Spanish Embassy in Yaoundé (Cameroon).
During the event, the Chadian Minister of Gender and National Solidarity, Amina Priscille Longoh, explained that the process of drafting the NAP 1325 began in 2019 with a mapping of priorities and local and sectoral consultations, as a preliminary step to the start of the drafting of the document, including its budget and its technical and political part. He also thanked the President of the Transitional Military Council, Mahamat Déby Itno, for supporting the process of developing the Plan. The representatives of UNFPA and the Swiss and Spanish cooperation in Chad congratulated the Government for this step forward and the Ministry of Gender for having led the process.
