Innovation Driven
February 19, 2025
Dossier of the International Seminar “Women in Uniform and Peace Operations” Now Available
The dossier with key findings and discussions from the International Seminar "Women in Uniform and Peace Operations: Advances and Challenges in Creating Safe and Inclusive Environments", held on October 22 and 23, 2024, in Brasília, is now available.
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Innovation Driven
December 30, 2024
Achievements and transformations that shaped 2024
The year 2024 marked significant advancements for RESDAL, solidifying its role as a key facilitator
in defense and security issues from a Southern Hemisphere perspective. Throughout the
year, we achieved milestones that strengthened our mission to promote democratic security,
inclusion, and human rights.
Each of these achievements represents a step forward in our mission, and we remain committed
to making 2025 another year of impact and transformation.
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Innovation Driven
December 27, 2024
RESDAL supports the dissemination of IPI’s New Report on Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment in UN Peace Operations
The International Peace Institute (IPI) Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) team has recently published the report “Connecting Sexual Exploitation and Abuse with Sexual Harassment in UN Peace Operations.” This report explores how adopting a comprehensive approach can enhance prevention and response to these issues within UN peacekeeping missions.
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Innovation Driven
October 22, 2024
Focusing
on women in uniform, peace operations and safe and inclusive environments
RESDAL holds international seminar in Brasilia, Brazil
The Latin America Defence and Security Network
(RESDAL), in collaboration with the Brazilian Network on Peace Operations
(REBRAPAZ), the Brazilian Army Ground Operations Command (COTER/EB) and the
Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales de Ecuador (IAEN) are holding the
international seminar "Uniformed Women and Peace Operations: Progress and
Challenges in the Creation of Safe and Inclusive Environments" on 22-23
October 2024 in Brasilia, Brazil
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Innovation Driven
October 14, 2024
RESDAL presented the 2024 edition of the Comparative Atlas in Defense at the Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas in Mendoza
The Red de Seguridad y Defensa de América Latina (RESDAL) unveiled the 2024 edition of the Comparative Atlas of Defense in Latin America and the Caribbean during the opening day of the XVI Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CMDA), held in Mendoza, Argentina.
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Innovation Driven
October 7, 2024
Online Launch of the Hybrid Security Governance Observatory (HSGO), Organized by ASSN with the collaboration of RESDAL
The African Security Sector Network (ASSN), with the collaboration of the Latin American Security and Defence Network (RESDAL) and Laam, will officially launch the Hybrid Security Governance Observatory (HSGO). The HSGO is part of the Just Future Project, supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Innovation Driven
September 20, 2024
RESDAL contributes to the dissemination of the latest issue of the Brazilian Journal of Defense Studies
RESDAL joins the dissemination of the latest issue of the Brazilian Journal of Defense Studies (RBED), which presents the dossier of the Armed Forces, Society, and the State: democracy in the face of militarism and militarization.
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Innovation Driven
September 2, 2024
The Conference: “Challenges of the military organizational culture in the face of sexual harassment and abuse”
With the purpose of analyzing the challenges posed by addressing sexual harassment and abuse in military institutions both in the institutional and academic spheres, this Monday, September 2, the discussion “Challenges of military organizational culture in the face of sexual harassment and abuse” was held, with the participation of researchers from the Defense and Security Network of Latin America (RESDAL) and the Institute of High National Studies (IAEN) of Ecuador.
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Innovation Driven
July 14, 2024
Juan Rial, president of RESDAL International, dies at 80 years of age
The entire RESDAL team deeply regrets his passing and expresses its condolences to his family, friends and colleagues, especially to his daughter Elisa and his wife Carina Perelli. It also expresses its gratitude and recognition for his active commitment in defense of peace, security and democracy.
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Innovation Driven
June 5, 2024
RESDAL was part of
an international team that carried out gender training for Uruguayan police
personnel
The training took place at the Spanish Cooperation Training Center in Montevideo from June 5 to 7, with the active participation of 19 women and 10 men Uruguayan police personnel working in different operational areas
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Innovation Driven
June 3, 2024
RESDAL ATTENDS THE ANNUAL SSR COMMON CONNECTIONS WEEK IN NEW YORK
From June 3rd to the 7th, RESDAL attended the Annual Common Connections Week on Security Sector Reform (SSR) in New York, a meeting of SSR practitioners and policymakers within the United Nations (UN) Inter-Agency SSR Task Force and across partner organizations with the objective of discussing strategic challenges and priorities in the area of SSR. Dolores Bermeo is the expert representing RESDAL at this event.
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Innovation Driven
May 13, 2024
New partnership: RESDAL Internacional and Akila Dignidad
The agreement, which was signed in April 2024, aims to establish relations of inter-organizational cooperation - mainly but not limited to - cooperative activities for the design, execution and evaluation of social and academic structures.
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Innovation Driven
April 30, 2024
The organizational culture in the military and the challenges of sexual harassment and abuse
The core mission of the armed forces is to defend the national sovereignty and the territorial integrity of the country. Over the past decades, in the face of social and political transformations, the military have had to adapt to changes and new contexts of action. The increased number of women in the military ranks is part of those transformation processes.
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Our Strategy
March 20, 2024
The gender self-assessment project of the Ministry of Interior of Uruguay, carried out by RESDAL in collaboration with DCAF, was presented
On March 19th, in the city of Montevideo, the International Conference "Equality and Women's Leadership in the National Police" took place as part of the project carried out by RESDAL in collaboration with the Geneva Centre for the Governance of the Security Sector (DCAF) and the Ministry of Interior of Uruguay.
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Leadership
October 10, 2023
RESDAL signs a framework agreement on cooperation with the United Nations Security Sector Reform Unit
The agreement, signed in October 2023, aims to strengthen cooperation between Resdal and the United Nations Security Sector Reform Unit (SSRU).
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Innovation Driven
August 8, 2023
RESDAL publishes global report on 2023 trends in security and democracy
"Contemplating trends for 2023 in security and democracy" is the title of the report developed by RESDAL and the Global Community for Security and Peace (GPSP).
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Innovation Driven
December 5, 2023
The Government of Canada informed in Accra support to RESDAL for the implementation of the project "Women in Peace Operations: Supporting Inclusive Environments".
On December 5 and 6, 2023, Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs and other high-level officials from 91 countries met in Accra, Ghana, to express their strong support for UN peacekeeping
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Innovation Driven
July 11, 2023
RESDAL relaunches its fellowship program "Talents from the Global South"
Within the framework of the project "Women in Peace Operations: supporting inclusive environments through interregional collaboration and engagement at the national level” supported by the Government of Canada, Resdal has launched a new edition of its fellowship program.
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Innovation Driven
July 11, 2023
RESDAL launches the project "Women in peace operations: supporting inclusive environments through interregional collaboration and engagement at the national level”
With the support of Foreign Affairs Canada and within the framework of the ELSIE initiative, RESDAL launched the project "Women in Peace Operations: supporting inclusive environments through interregional collaboration and engagement at the national level”
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