The WILPF-resolution aims at organizing the best possible support for the women of Darfur on their way to recovering their dignity and their well being, both personally and socially, now and after the end of the conflict and for the establishment of safe conditions needed for their recovery.

These premises require that political, economic, and social structures be built; humanitarian help be developed and informs the processes and means that will be used.

All parties involved in the ending of the violence and the reconstruction of the society of Darfur: governments, international organizations (AU, UN, EU and their institutes), NGO's and other groups must tune in their goals and considerations to this.

Our recommendations are meant to offer the most important elements for this.

1. Pronounce that violations of human rights and sexual violence against women and girls are not acceptable and punishable.

Attach names to these violations, to the authors, the authorities who allow it and the circumstances that make it possible.

Go a long way to make the gravity of the situation of women and girls in Darfur by all political and humanitarian actions recognised and monitored.

2. Affirm that the international community during the last decades repeatedly and in increasingly concrete terms has pronounced that gender equality must be implemented in wars and conflicts as is formulated in resolution 1325 of the Security Council:

- guaranteeing a gender perspective in the prevention of conflicts, in peace keeping activities, in peace building and in disarmament, demobilisation and rehabilitation of female fighters;

- the protection of the human rights of women;

- the equal and fully fledged participation of women in every peace process.

3. Train peace negotiators, observers and helpers--men and women--in consciousness and knowledge of the human rights of women and girls, the violence they suffer and the injury of their life.

Make use of the expertise of institutions all over the world and of African women's organizations in Sudan and the region

4. Take great pains over the special needs of the women and girls of Darfur;

- their physical and mental health;

- their familial and social relations;

- their social and economical situation.

5. Expect it to last long, and create continuity, for violations of freedom and sexual violence against women (and their isolation afterwards) are expressions of unequal power relations between men and women deep rooted in the culture and religion. This is not to say that authorities (be it government, gang or individual) are excused by this.

6. Give priority to the return of the refugees to their place of origin, under strict conditions of freely given agreement and security as the refugees experience it. Both criteria must be kept very strictly for women and girls that have suffered sexual violence, who are pregnant or have given birth.

7. Report experiences that can help to build a juridical system of human rights for women, in order to end impunity and develop jurisdiction.

8. Reject every thought of self-interest on all levels of political action and support.

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