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PeaceWomen.org is a project of the
Women's International League
for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) United Nations Office, in
New York City.
The PeaceWomen Project monitors and works toward rapid and full
implementation of United
Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security.
To these ends:
PeaceWomen hosts Peacewomen.org, a website that provides accurate
and timely information on women, peace and security issues and women's
peace-building initiatives in areas of armed conflict.
PeaceWomen works to facilitate communication among and mobilization
of advocates and supporters in civil society, the UN system and
governments working on women, peace and security issues; and
PeaceWomen advocates for the integration of gender analysis in the
governance, peace and security work of civil society actors, the
UN system, and governmental bodies.
Background
On October 31, 2000, the United Nations
Security Council (UNSC) unanimously adopted Resolution 1325 on women,
peace and security. The adoption of Resolution 1325 was historic
and unprecedented for a number of reasons:
- Resolution 1325 marks the
first time the Security Council addressed the disproportionate
and unique impact of armed conflict on women, recognized the under-valued
and under-utilized contributions women make to conflict prevention,
peacekeeping, conflict resolution and peace-building, and stressed
the importance of their equal and full participation as active
agents in peace and security;
- As a Security Council resolution,
1325 is effectively international law; it is binding upon all
UN member nations;
- Civil society groups, especially
women's organizations, played an instrumental and leading role
in the adoption of Resolution 1325, in particular, through their
advocacy efforts and their participation in drafting the resolution.
While UNSC Resolution 1325 is recognized
as a historic and unprecedented document, it does not exist in a
vacuum; many resolutions, treaties, conventions, statements and
reports preceded it, and thus, form its foundation. For a list of
these foundational documents, click
here.
In response to the unanimous adoption
of UNSC Resolution 1325, WILPF developed the PeaceWomen Project
in 2001 to monitor implementation of Resolution 1325 and advocate
for its full and rapid implementation.
In addition to WILPF's PeaceWomen Project,
a committed and ever-growing global constituency has emerged around
Resolution 1325, that spans civil society, academia, governments
and the UN system.
Despite the efforts of these many actors,
especially women at the grassroots level, there continues to be
substantial resistance to implementation of UNSC Resolution 1325,
especially by UN and governmental bodies.
Due to the slow progress of implementation,
the PeaceWomen Project, in particular, the website PeaceWomen.org,
1325 PeaceWomen E-Newsletter and our advocacy efforts around UN
Headquarters and with other NGOs, have become important vehicles
for monitoring the implementation of Resolution 1325 and helping
maintain the momentum of the resolution within the UN community
and civil society community.
PeaceWomen's activities include:
- Maintaining and expanding
PeaceWomen.org;
- Producing and circulating 1325 PeaceWomen E-News,
a bi-weekly e-newsletter that compiles the most current women,
peace and security news, analyses, statements, resources and
events featured on PeaceWomen.org;
- Collaborating with UNIFEM through a web partnership
on their Women, War and Peace Web Portal, which was launched
October 2003;
- Coordinating a 1325 Translation Initiative
(since February 2003) which includes compiling existing translations
and calling for new translations of Resolution 1325;
- Engaging in outreach
efforts on Resolution 1325 and related women, peace and security
issues, including presentations, seminars and workshops for
high schools, universities, and other public fora;
- Monitoring, advocating
and providing recommendations to UN policy processes through
our partnerships;
- Exchanging views and strategizing best practices
and collaboration on Resolution 1325 implementation processes
with civil society, government and UN officials, and academics;
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