• Regional research and training institutes should • Support the establishment of women-for-peace carry out research on the role of women in conflict resolution and identify and analyse policies and action programmes; networks; • Discourage the adoption of and refrain from any unilateral measure that is not in accordance with international law and the Charter of the United Nations and that impedes the full achievement of economic and social development by the population of the affected countries, in particular women and children, that hinders their well-being and that creates obstacles to the full enjoyment of their human rights; • Create mechanisms to encourage more women candidates with the appropriate qualifications to apply for judicial, prosecutorial and other positions in all relevant international bodies, in order to achieve gender balance on the basis of equitable geographical distribution; • Nominate and appoint more women as special • Ensure that education, including teacher training, representatives in conflict resolution, taking due consideration of the principle of equitable geographical distribution; promotes peace, respect for human rights and gender-sensitivity, tolerance for diversity, including cultural and religious diversity, and pluralism; • Enhance the role of women in bilateral preventive • Encourage the incorporation of relevant interna- diplomacy efforts as well as those undertaken by the United Nations in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations; tional humanitarian law principles and their interpretation from a gender perspective into national legal systems; • Ensure that the participants in humanitarian missions • Encourage and support the participation of young and in peacekeeping operations, both military and civilian, are given specific gender-sensitive training; people in programmes, seminars and workshops on conflict resolution and human rights, negotiations for the peaceful settlement of disputes and the importance of a gender perspective in the promotion of a culture of peace, development and human rights of women; • Develop and implement innovative strategies to increase the participation of women in peacekeeping operations and invite the Secretary-General to analyse their effectiveness in his reports on peacekeeping operations, if appropriate, based on an expert group meeting; • Strengthen ongoing efforts to train international peacekeeping forces on human rights and gender-sensitivity, provide training on codes of conduct and prevention of violence against women, ensuring that trainers include civilians, women and experts in gender issues, and monitor the impact of this training; • Mainstream a gender perspective into bilateral and multilateral peace-building discussions and promotion of social development. D. P  reventing conflict and promoting a culture of peace • Enhance the culture of peace and the peaceful Actions to be taken by Governments, the international community and civil society, as appropriate: • Draw upon and utilize the expertise of the Office settlement of armed conflicts, including through mass media, audio and video as appropriate; of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Division for the Advancement of Women of the United Nations Secretariat, the United Nations Development Fund for Women and • Integrate a gender perspective into foreign policies and adjust policies accordingly; 3