Foreign Affairs Canada

These pages of Canada's Foreign Affairs website outline the key gender provisions in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and provide information on the International Criminal Court more generally and Canada's relationship to it. The information describes how the Rome Statute represents an important advance in the prosecution of crimes of sexual violence and gender-based crimes during armed conflict more generally, both of which have traditionally been under-investigated and under-prosecuted. [Descriptors: Armed Conflict, Canada]

Women, Peace & Security forms part of the International Women's Equality section of Canada's Foreign Affairs website. These pages outline Canada's policy on gender and its commitment to promoting and protecting women's rights in situations of armed conflict. Canada's efforts have primarily focused on integrating a gender-sensitive approach to peace building and human security efforts within the major regional and international organizations.

This section of the International Women's Equality website details Canada's commitment to advancing human rights internationally. The website describes Canada's efforts bilaterally to help other states meet their human rights commitments as well as Canada's role in the multilateral fora - including the United Nations, the Commonwealth, La Francophonie and the Organization of American States. Finally, the site provides a list of links to other useful women's rights and human rights portals both within the Foreign Affairs website and externally.