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Social UNFPA Report 2 Tamale Dr Robert K. Mensah, a reproductive health specialist at the UNFPA w= ho read a speech on behalf of Ms Thoraya Ahmed Obaid Executive Director of t= he fund said on 31 October 2000, the United Nations Security Council recognising the low level of women's representation in efforts to prevent=

war and build peace passed resolution 1325, to ensure the active participation of women in promoting peace. Ms Obaid said the 2010 report was different from previous editions because it took an academic approach to topics related to the mandate and=

work of UNFPA. She said this year's report adopted a strategy called the three 'Rs'=

which meant: resilience, renewal and redefining roles between boys and gi= rls and men and women. "The current report takes a more journalistic approach, drawing on t= he experiences of women and girls, men and boys, living in the wake of confl= ict and other catastrophic disruptions." "They speak for themselves about the challenges they face, the ways their communities were coping and becoming more resilient and about how m= any of them have become involved in reconstruction and renewal," she said. Ms Obaid said the individuals featured in the report were rural peop= le living off the land and urbanites trying to survive in broken cities. Many survivors of conflict and natural disasters, she said are now working in their communities to help fellow citizens recover and readjust= .. Ms Obaid said the report was undertaken in a number of countries including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Haiti, Jordan, Liberia and the Occupied=

Palestinian Territory (West Bank),Timor-Leste and Uganda. 12 Nov. 10