The Security Council, under the Presidency of Viet Nam, held an Open Debate on women, peace and security with the theme “Responding to the needs of women and girls in post-conflict situations for sustainable peace and security.”

During the Open Debate, the Security Council adopted Resolution 1889 on “Women, peace and security." This resolution urges Member States, United Nations bodies, donors and civil society to ensure that women’s protection and empowerment was taken into account during post-conflict needs assessment and planning, and factored into subsequent funding and programming. Additionally, SCR 1889 calls for the development of indicators to measure progress on the implementation of SCR 1325.

Over 50 Member States spoke at the open debate, and additionally statements were made by Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro, UN Deputy Secretary General, Ms. Rachel Mayanja, Special Advisor to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues & the Advancement of Women, Inés Alberdi,Executive Director of the UN Development Fund for Women and Ms. Asha Hagi Elmi Amin, Representative of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security.