Kristen Cordell

Kristen Cordell is a former Analyst for the RAND Corporation in Washington DC, where she specialized in Gender and Nation Building. She currently works as a consultant on Sexual Violence and Security Sector Reform for MONUC in Kinshasa.

No Help for Sex

Kristen Cordell reflects on the countrywide effort in Liberia to stop sexual exploitation by UN peacekeepers. Last month the UN Security Council unanimously approved Resolution 1888, reaffirming the UNs commitment

By Kristen Cordell

/ 8 Oct 2009

Liberia: Women Peacekeepers and Human Security

In her second report from Liberia Kristen Cordell looks at the impact of the all female Indian police unit working in Monrovia. The deployment of female peacekeepers has recently become

By Kristen Cordell

/ 8 Oct 2009

Time to stand the narratives of division on their head

Kristen Cordell, at the end of her first visit to the CSW, sees little hope for progress without research being taken more seriously, an end to bureaucratic divides, a pooling of resources and real collaboration between NGO's and the UN.

By Kristen Cordell

/ 13 Mar 2009

Gender Equality, Economy, and Empowerment

Kristen Cordell looks at a novel approach to addressing gender equailty through development.

By Kristen Cordell

/ 11 Mar 2009

Think global, act local

Kristen Cordell reflects on the work still to be done in her own country, the USA, to challenge the violence done to women.

By Kristen Cordell

/ 10 Mar 2009

Sexual Violence: the UN gets serious about data collection

Kristen Cordell hopes that the new UN database on Sexual Violence will reduce the turf wars between the UN agencies dealing with Gender, and underpin the research and analysis which is key to promoting women's rights

By Kristen Cordell

/ 8 Mar 2009

Global Financial Crisis or Global Financial Opportunity?

Kirsten Cordell reports on the debate about the impact of the financial crisis on women. "I was abroad when the global finical crisis struck and thus keenly aware of its reverberating and devastating effects. I assumed the news for financing gender equitable programming would prove equally bleak."

By Kristen Cordell

/ 6 Mar 2009

Well, is there a will?

Kristen Cordell asks how political will is created and examines the implications for women in the NGO world.

By Kristen Cordell

/ 4 Mar 2009

Women, girls and human security

Kristen Cordell considers the relationship between women and human security.

By Kristen Cordell

/ 3 Mar 2009

Combating sexual and gender-based violence: a key role for US women peacekeepers

"Send me your female troops, your police, your civilian personnel and your senior diplomats and I will ensure that they are all considered; that qualified candidates are rostered; and

By Kristen Cordell

/ 2 Mar 2009

Gearing up for the CSW

Kristen Cordell reports from the CSW on her hopes for progress towards the long called for systematic reform of the UN Gender apparatus

By Kristen Cordell

/ 2 Mar 2009