UNIPATH STAFF
The Jordan Armed Forces has partnered with NATO to offer Jordanian servicewomen broader career opportunities.
Ambassador Marriët Schuurman, NATO special representative for women, peace and security, visited Amman in November 2015 to discuss the Jordan III Trust Fund project.
Jordan already employs thousands of women in its Armed Forces, having supplied them for United Nations peacekeeping missions and female engagement teams in Afghanistan. With NATO’s help, the kingdom aims to increase the percentage of women in its Armed Forces to 3 percent.
“I am very grateful for the cooperation we have with Jordan,” Ambassador Schuurman said. “I believe this trust fund project will have a concrete impact and provide a leading example in the region to enhance the role of women across the security sector.”
In 2016, Jordan will modernize a training center and expand it to accommodate rising numbers of servicewomen. Jordan Armed Forces will deploy gender training for women and men of all ranks.
The 3.6 million euro project will be implemented by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency and the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, and carried out under the leadership of Norway and the Czech Republic.