NAP Development

Representatives from Civil Society Organizations, Political Parties, Women Organizations and International Organizations have participatory roles in the development and implementation of the NAP.

WILPF does not have a country section in Guinea-Bissau and therefore was not involved in the development process of Guinea-Bissau’s NAP.

Government actors involved in drafting included: Prime Minister Cabinet; Parliament; National Defense Ministry; Family, Women and Social Cohesion Ministry; Interior Ministry; National Police; Peace Consolidation Commission Committee; Women and Children Institute.

NAP Implementation

As stated above, CSOs were geenrally involved in the NAP implementation. However, there are no specific civil society organizations mentioned in the NAP to carry out activities.

There is no direct mention for which actor will implement which action or specified objective in the NAP.

NAP Monitoring and Evaluation

Civil society organizations and women's organizations, in general, are mentioned as being a part of the National Steering Committee that will be appointed by the government for monitoring and evaluating the NAP.

Those involved in monitoring and evaluation as part of the National Steering Committee include: A representative of the Prime Minister, a representative of Parliament, The Ministry of National Defence, Ministry of Family, Women, and Social Cohesion, Ministry of the Interior, National Police, Political Parties, and Steering Committee of the Peacebuilding Mission.

Guinea-Bissau's NAP is for the period 2010-2011, and also gives timeframes for many actions, but not all. These timeframes specify a particular month in 2011 (e.g. June 2011).

Guinea-Bissau's NAP outlines four objectives that follow the four pillars of UNSCR 1325 (Prevention, Protection, Participation, Relief and Recovery):

• Integrate a gender perspective in all actions and conflict prevention strategies, and strengthen efforts to fight against all forms of violence against women;
• Perform the recruitment and appointment of Guinean women in decision-making posts in United Nations peace missions as well as their active participation in all peace processes; 
• Ensure the strengthening and expansion of efforts for the safety, physical and mental health, welfare, economic security and the dignity of women and girls by the promotion and safeguarding of their fundamental human rights.
• Perform the equal access of men and women to aid distribution mechanisms, services and actions of humanitarian aid and of national and international aid to relocation.

For each of these objectives, they offer specific objectives.  For example, under Participation, they list four other specific objectives:

• Support the participation of at least 40% of women in peace negotiations and in the implementation of the agreements resulting from the negotiations, until December 2010. 
• Prepare and transmit to the Secretary General of the United Nations, a list of women to be nominated for the functions of special sent UN Secretary-General, head of the civilian police and military observers, of judges and all organisms, international judicial and other competent bodies in the field of peaceful settlement of disputes until June 2010. 
• Prepare and transmit to the Secretary General of the United Nations, a list of women to be nominated for the functions of special sent UN Secretary-General, head of the civilian police and military observers, of judges and all organisms, international judicial and other competent bodies in the field of peaceful settlement of disputes until June 2010. 
• Revise the electoral law and framework law of political parties, with the purpose to establish quotas based on gender in electoral lists for the eligible positions.

Guinea-Bissau's NAP outlines four objectives that follow the four pillars of UNSCR 1325 (Prevention, Protection, Participation, Relief and Recovery):

• Integrate a gender perspective in all actions and conflict prevention strategies, and strengthen efforts to fight against all forms of violence against women;
• Perform the recruitment and appointment of Guinean women in decision-making posts in United Nations peace missions as well as their active participation in all peace processes; 
• Ensure the strengthening and expansion of efforts for the safety, physical and mental health, welfare, economic security and the dignity of women and girls by the promotion and safeguarding of their fundamental human rights.
• Perform the equal access of men and women to aid distribution mechanisms, services and actions of humanitarian aid and of national and international aid to relocation.

For each of these objectives, they offer specific objectives.  For example, under Participation, they list four other specific objectives:

• Support the participation of at least 40% of women in peace negotiations and in the implementation of the agreements resulting from the negotiations, until December 2010. 
• Prepare and transmit to the Secretary General of the United Nations, a list of women to be nominated for the functions of special sent UN Secretary-General, head of the civilian police and military observers, of judges and all organisms, international judicial and other competent bodies in the field of peaceful settlement of disputes until June 2010. 
• Prepare and transmit to the Secretary General of the United Nations, a list of women to be nominated for the functions of special sent UN Secretary-General, head of the civilian police and military observers, of judges and all organisms, international judicial and other competent bodies in the field of peaceful settlement of disputes until June 2010. 
• Revise the electoral law and framework law of political parties, with the purpose to establish quotas based on gender in electoral lists for the eligible positions.

Besides the actions and specific objectives described above, there are no other form of indicators given in the NAP.

The NAP describes the Monitoring and Evaluation plan as follows:

To better monitor the practical implementation of this action plan, it is necessary to create a solid structure that covers all the political and social awareness in the country. In fact, a good implementation of the PNA 1325 requires an effective system of monitoring and evaluation, responsible for its implementation. 

It is in this context that State institutions were selected, women's organisations and civil society to be part of the structure called Steering Committee. 

The members of the Steering Committee shall be appointed by an act of the Government. 

National Steering Committee composition: 

1. A representative of the Prime Minister 
2. A representative of Parliament 
3. The Ministry of national defence 
4. Ministry of family, women and Social Cohesion 

and. The Ministry of the Interior 

1. National Police 
2. Civil society organizations 
3. Political parties 
4. Women's Organizations 
5. Steering Committee of the Peacebuilding ommission 
6. Institute of woman and child
7. Three representatives of international 

organisations

2. Executive Secretariat of the National Steering Committee 

(IMC) 

3. Executive Secretary (IMC) 
4. A Consolidated National report on women, peace and 

security will be presented annually by the Government in 

Parliament

There is no estimated or allocated budget in Guinea-Bissau's NAP. Only for the first objective do they mention a source of funding - in this case the PTA and IMC. There is no strategy for fundraising or a way to ensure that funds raised are used to implement the NAP.

Disarmament is not explicitly addressed in the NAP; however, the NAP does mention, under "Prevention," a Guns for Food program to help collect small arms around the country.