On 25 June 2012, the Security Council held an Open Debate on the Protection of Civilians (PoC) in Armed Conflict. The discussion, which pivoted upon the Secretary-General's recent report (S/2012/376) on current challenges to effective PoC, did not result in the adoption of an outcome document.
On September 23, 2010 the Security Council held a summit meeting on the “Maintenance of International Peace and Security.” Out of the nine Heads of State and Government and six ministers who spoke, only six made reference to women, peace and security: France, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.
The International Peace Institute has launched a project aimed at enhancing the participation of women in peace processes at all levels: "From the dinner table to the boardroom table, women’s participation in decision-making is increasing in societies around the world. But the peace table still lags behind, despite many international commitments requiring women’s equal representation.
