Vestnik RUDN. International RelationsVestnik RUDN. International RelationsВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Международные отношения2313-06602313-0679федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)3517510.22363/2313-0660-2023-23-2-307-321KHDBJRINTERNATIONAL SECURITYМЕЖДУНАРОДНАЯ БЕЗОПАСНОСТЬ国际安全Research ArticleThe UN - African Union Partnership on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda: Frameworks, Policies and StrategiesПартнерство ООН и Африканского союза в реализации повестки дня «Женщины, мир и безопасность»: политика, форматы и стратегииhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9052-4363BokeriyaSvetlana A.БокерияСветлана Александровна

PhD (Law), Associate Professor, Department of Theory and History of International Relations

кандидат юридических наук, доцент кафедры теории и истории международных отношений

bokeria-sa@rudn.ruhttps://orcid.org/0009-0008-3474-3861KiambaAnitaКиамбаАнита

PhD (International Studies), Senior Lecturer, Department of Diplomacy and International Studies

доктор наук (PhD), старший преподаватель факультета дипломатии и международных исследований

akiamba@uonbi.ac.keRUDN UniversityРоссийский университет дружбы народовUniversity of NairobiУниверситет Найроби30062023232Contours of Non-Western PeacekeepingКонтуры незападного миротворчества30732103072023Copyright ©; 2023, Bokeriya S.A., Kiamba A.Copyright ©; 2023, Бокерия С.А., Киамба А.2023Bokeriya S.A., Kiamba A.Бокерия С.А., Киамба А.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/35175

A strong partnership between the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) is essential to achieve strategic convergence, coherence and effective solutions to Africa’s complex peace and security challenges. This article analyzes the key challenges in the UN - AU partnership for peacekeeping, including the UN - AU frameworks, policies and strategies in implementing the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda to establish equal, full and constructive participation of women in the peacekeeping process. The authors identify key challenges in the UN - AU partnership for peacekeeping and assess the effectiveness of the mechanisms and tools of this partnership in the field of maintaining peace and security. The implementation of the WPS agenda in Africa in 2003-2022 is discussed in detail. The empirical basis for the research was drawn from the UN peacekeeping website database, official AU documents, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions, and AU and UN statistics on the gender composition of key UN peacekeeping missions during the period under review. This study employs quantitative methods of assessment and comparative analysis of UN and the AU statistics on women’s participation in African peacekeeping from 2003 to 2022. It focuses on the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) as a case study. The article concludes that there is a direct link between the deteriorating security situation in Africa, the effective implementation of the WPS agenda, and the level of strategic partnership between the UN and the AU.

Устойчивое партнерство между Организацией Объединенных Наций (ООН) и Африканским союзом (АС) имеет важное значение для принятия эффективных решений в отношении сложных проблем мира и безопасности в Африке. Анализируются основные проблемы партнерства ООН и АС в области миротворчества, рамки, политика и стратегии ООН и АС в реализации повестки дня «Женщины, мир и безопасность» в целях обеспечения равного, полного и конструктивного участия женщин в миротворческом процессе. В исследовании определяются ключевые вызовы в партнерстве ООН и АС по поддержанию мира и оценивается эффективность механизмов и инструментов партнерства ООН и АС в области поддержания мира и безопасности, а также реализации повестки дня «Женщины, мир и безопасность» в Африке в 2003-2022 гг. Эмпирической базой исследования послужили базы данных веб-сайта ООН по поддержанию мира, официальные документы Африканского союза, резолюции Генеральной Ассамблеи (ГА) и Совета Безопасности (СБ) ООН, статистические данные АС и ООН по гендерному составу ключевых миротворческих миссий ООН в указанный период. В результате анализа отобранного набора документов авторы определили динамику проведения миротворческих операций ООН, гендерный состав миссий ООН, а также эффективность реализации повестки дня «Женщины, мир и безопасность» в Многопрофильной комплексной миссии Организации Объединенных Наций по стабилизации в Мали (МИНУСМА). На основе количественных методов оценки и сравнительного анализа статистики ООН и АС по участию женщин в африканской миротворческой деятельности в 2003-2022 гг. с акцентом на МИНУСМА в качестве примера делается вывод о наличии прямой зависимости между ухудшением ситуации с безопасностью в Африке, реализацией повестки дня «Женщины, мир и безопасность» и уровнем стратегического партнерства между ООН и АС.

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