31 août 2022 | Local, Aérospatial, Naval, Terrestre, C4ISR, Sécurité, Autre défense

Le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces armées canadiennes publient les résultats d’une évaluation menée dans le cadre de l’Initiative Elsie pour cerner les obstacles à la participation des femmes aux opérations de paix de l’ONU

Le 31 août 2022 – Ottawa (Ontario) – Ministère de la Défense nationale

Aujourd'hui, le ministère de la Défense nationale (MDN) et les Forces armées canadiennes (FAC) ont publié l'Évaluation des obstacles dans le cadre de l'Initiative Elsie, un rapport cernant les obstacles à la participation des femmes aux opérations de paix de l'Organisation des Nations Unies (ONU) et les occasions permettant d'accroître leur participation à celles-ci.

Le gouvernement du Canada a lancé l'Initiative Elsie en 2017, un projet pilote multilatéral visant à concevoir et à mettre à l'essai des approches qui aideront divers pays à éliminer les obstacles à la participation significative des femmes en uniforme aux opérations de paix de l'ONU. Il joue depuis un rôle de premier plan dans son évolution, et la ministre de la Défense nationale Anita Anand a annoncé, en décembre 2021, la prolongation de l'initiative.

En 2019, le Canada a indiqué que les FAC se soumettraient à une évaluation des obstacles au moyen de la méthodologie d'évaluation des opportunités pour les femmes dans les opérations de paix (MOWIP). Cette démarche visait à mieux comprendre les défis auxquels font face les femmes des FAC en lien avec la participation aux opérations de paix de l'ONU, et à déterminer comment les FAC peuvent accroître les occasions pour les Canadiennes de prendre part à ces opérations.

https://www.canada.ca/fr/ministere-defense-nationale/nouvelles/2022/08/le-ministere-de-la-defense-nationale-et-les-forces-armees-canadiennes-publient-les-resultats-dune-evaluation-menee-dans-le-cadre-de-linitiative-els.html

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