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Mainstreaming a gender perspective in peace
and security is a process of assessing the
implications for women and men of all planned action,
including legislation, policies or programmes, in all
areas and at all levels.
It is a strategy for making women's as well as men's
concerns and experiences an integral dimension of
design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
of policies and programmes in all political, economic
and social spheres so that women and men benefit equally,
and inequality is not perpetuated.
The ultimate goal
is to achieve gender equality and to build sustainable
peace and security.
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UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict
A new, cross-UN initiative, the UN Action Against Sexual Violence in Conflict, is committed to prevent all forms of gender-based violence, including sexual violence, in conflict and to support survivors. It will work with national governments and NGO partners to:
· Generate public awareness on the growing use of sexual violence as a weapon of warfare, and how to prevent it;
· End impunity for perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict;
· Improve and scale up services for survivors;
· Address the longer term impacts of sexual violence on communities and national development.
For more information,
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>> Download brochure in: English | French | Spanish
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"We stress the important role of women in the
prevention and resolution of conflicts and in peacebuilding.
We reaffirm our commitment to the full and effective
implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000)
on women and peace and security. We also underline the
importance of integrating a gender perspective and of
women having the opportunity for equal participation
and full involvement in all efforts to maintain and
promote peace and security, as well as the need to increase
their role in decision-making at all levels. We strongly
condemn all violations of the human rights of women
and girls in situations of armed conflict and the use
of sexual exploitation, violence and abuse, and we commit
ourselves to elaborating and implementing strategies
to report on, prevent and punish gender-based violence."
2005 World Summit Outcome, paragraph 116
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| 2013: United Nations Security Council Open Debate |
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On 18 October 2013, the UN Security Council demonstrated renewed determination to put women's leadership at the centre of all efforts to resolve conflict and promote peace. By unanimous vote, the Council adopted a resolution that sets in place stronger measures to enable women to participate in conflict resolution and recovery, and puts the onus on the Security Council, the United Nations, regional organizations and Member States to dismantle the barriers, create the space, and provide seats at the table for women. The Resolution puts in place a roadmap for a more systematic approach to the implementation of commitments on women, peace and security. Concretely, these measures include: the development and deployment of technical expertise for peacekeeping missions and UN mediation teams supporting peace talks; improved access to timely information and analysis on the impact of conflict on women and women's participation in conflict resolution in reports and briefings to the Council; and strengthened commitments to consult as well as include women directly in peace talks. Read more »
On 24 June 2013, the UN Security Council held a debate on the Prevention of Sexual Violence in Conflict, chaired by UK Foreign Secretary, William Hague. The Prevention of Sexual Violence in Conflict Debate looked at accountability for crimes of sexual violence on the national level and how the UN can better support countries in holding perpetrators to account. The UN Security Council sent a strong signal to perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict that their crimes will not be tolerated by adopting a new Resolution (UNSCR 2106). Read more »
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| IANWGE Standing Committee on Women, Peace and Security |
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In
2000, the Security Council adopted its landmark
resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security.
Resolution 1325 and the six subsequent presidential
statements on women, peace and security...
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| Background
to Resolution 1325 |
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From
the UN Charter to Security Council
resolution 1325
It took several decades and many different actors
until the Security Council held its first debate
ever on women, peace and security and adopted
resolution 1325 on 31 October 2000. Member States,
the UN system and civil society played a role
in national and international processes to promote
the goal of gender equality and recognize the
central role of women in conflict prevention,
peace processes and peacebuilding.
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| National Implementation of Resolution 1325 |
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Following up on the implementation of the resolution, in Presidential Statements S/PRST/2004/40 and S/PRST/2005/52, the Security Council called on Member States to continue to implement resolution 1325 (2000), including through the development of national action plans or other national level strategies. The creation of an action plan provides an opportunity to initiate strategic actions, identify priorities and resources, and determine the responsibilities and timeframes...
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Read more and view national action plans
In keeping with the spirit and objectives of Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000), the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women (now part of UN Women), with the sponsorship of Norway, has undertaken a project to strengthen the implementation of the resolution at the regional and national levels through awareness-raising and capacity-building.
As part of this project, two High-Level Policy Dialogues (HLPD) on the National Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000)were organized by OSAGI (now part of UN Women). One HLPD for Latin America and the Caribbean was organised by OSAGI (now part of UN Women) in collaboration with the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and hosted by ECLAC in Santiago, Chile, from 19 to 21 November 2007. Participants came from Ministries of defense, foreign affairs, justice and women/gender, as well as from parliaments. Another one for Africa was organized by OSAGI in collaboration with the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and hosted by ECA in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 6 to 8 February 2008.
The key objectives of the HLPDs were to raise awareness among government officials in Latin America and the Caribbean and Africa about the importance of national implementation of SCR 1325 (2000), highlight key areas of concern, and build their capacity for the development of national action plans/strategies.
» Download the final reports of the meetings and the needs assessment reports commissioned by OSAGI (now part of UN Women) |
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Security Council resolution 1325 (2000)
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Security Council resolution 1820 (2008)
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Security Council resolution 1888 (2009)
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Security Council resolution 1889 (2009)
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Security Council resolution 1960 (2010)
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Security Council resolution 2106 (2013)
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Presidential Statement 2001 (S/PRST/2001/31)
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Presidential Statement 2002 (S/PRST/2002/32)
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Presidential Statement 2004 (S/PRST/2004/40)
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Presidential
Statement 2005 (S/PRST/2005/52)
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Presidential Statement 2006 (S/PRST/2006/42)
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Presidential
Statement March 2007 (S/PRST/2007/5)
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Presidential
Statement October 2007 (S/PRST/2007/40)
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Presidential Statement 2008 (S/PRST/2008/39)
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Presidential Statement, April 2010 (S/PRST/2010/8)
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Presidential Statement, October 2010 (S/PRST/2010/22)
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2002 Report of the Secretary-General
on women, peace and security (S/2002/1154)
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2004 Report of the Secretary-General
on women, peace and security (S/2004/814)
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2005 Report of the Secretary-General
on women and peace and security (S/2005/636)
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2006 Report of the Secretary-General
on women and peace and security (S/2006/770)
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2007 Report of the Secretary-General
on women and peace and security (S/2007/567)
[ Arabic | Chinese | English | French | Russian | Spanish ]
2008 Report of the Secretary-General
on women and peace and security (S/2008/622)
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2009 Report of the Secretary-General
on women and peace and security (S/2009/465)
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2010 Report of the Secretary-General
on women and peace and security (S/2010/173), April 2010
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2010 Report of the Secretary-General
on women and peace and security (S/2010/498), September 2010
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Report of the Secretary-General: "Women’s participation in peacebuilding" (A/65/354–S/2010/466)
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Secretary-General's Study 2002 "Women,
Peace and Security"
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Agreed Conclusions of CSW (1998): Women
and armed conflict
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Agreed Conclusions of CSW (2004): Women?s
equal participation in conflict prevention,
management and conflict resolution and in post-conflict
peace-building
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Beijing Declaration and Platform for
Action
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Beijing +5
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ECOSOC Resolution on mainstreaming a gender perspective in all policies and programmes in the United Nations (2004)
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ECOSOC Resolution on mainstreaming
a gender perspective into all policies and
programmes in the United Nations system (2005/31)
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ECOSOC Agreed conclusions 1997/2 on mainstreaming the gender perspective into all policies and programmes in the United Nations system
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Report of the Secretary-General on gender mainstreaming in peacekeeping activities (February 2003); (A/57/731)
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Report of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping
Operations and its Working Group at the 2006
substantive session
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DPKO Policy Directive: Gender Equality in UN Peacekeeping Operations (November 2006)
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OCHA's Gender Equality Policy
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Department of Political Affairs (DPA): Policy Statement on Gender Equality and Strategic Goals of Gender Mainstreaming
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Special Measures for Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (ST/SGB/2003/13)
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Policy dialogue to review strategies for enhancing gender balance among uniformed personnel in peacekeeping missions (Final Report, DPKO, March 2006)
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UN Strategic Results Framework on Women, Peace and Security: 2011-2020 (PDF, 354 K)
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