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Security Council Resolution 1325


This sub-theme focuses on information related to Resolution 1325 itself. 

The first resolution on women, peace and security, Security Council Resolution 1325 (SCR1325), was unanimously adopted by United Nations Security Council on 31 October 2000. SCR1325 marked 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. It also stressed the importance of women’s equal and full participation as active agents in peace and security.

SCR1325 is binding upon all UN Member States and the adoption of the Resolution marked an important international political recognition that women and gender are relevant to international peace and security.

While SCR 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 and an integral part of the women, peace and security policy framework.

The Security Council has marked the anniversary of this resolution annually to reaffirm its commitment to the spirit of the resolution and to highlight progress made in the area of women, peace and security. However, there remain major gaps in implementation and accountability for that implementation. The Security Council has itself not yet instituted a mechanism of accountability to further the implementation of the founding resolution, despite more than a decade of calls from Civil Society.


Key Provisions of SCR 1325:
• Increased participation and representation of women at all levels of decision-making.
• Attention to specific protection needs of women and girls in conflict.
• Gender perspective in post-conflict processes.
• Gender perspective in UN programming, reporting and in SC missions.
• Gender perspective & training in UN peace support operations.

Key Actors responsible for implementation of SCR 1325 include: the Security Council; Member States; UN entities; the Secretary General; and parties to conflict.

Security Council Resolution 1325 - Basics


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  • April 18, 2012 (Philippine Information Agency)
    PHILIPPINES: Global Network for Women Peacebuilders Confers with Tabuk Women Leaders Members and officials of the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders - International Civil Society Action Network (GNWP-ICAN) and the Women Engaged in Action on 1325 (WE Act 1325) were recently here to confer with the city women leaders and city officials on the implementation of the Philippine National Action Plan on Resolution No. 1325 in the locality.
  • April 18, 2012 (American Bar Association)
    HAITI: Haitian Justice Sector Operators Trained to Combat Sexual and Gander Based Violence From March 7–9, the ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI)—in cooperation with the Haitian Ministry of Justice, the National Police Academy, the Magistrate School and the Medico-Legal Research and Action Unit (Unité de Recherche et d'Action Medico-Légale, or URAMEL)—conducted a workshop on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) for 37 judges, justices of the peace, investigative magistrates, prosecutors and police officers.
  • March 26, 2012 (Pacific.scoop)
    PNG: Statement: Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women At the end of her official country mission to Papua New Guinea, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Ms. Rashida Manjoo, delivered the following statement: “I would like to begin by expressing my appreciation to the Government of Papua New Guinea for extending the invitation to conduct an official country mission. I am grateful to all my interlocutors, including National and Provincial authorities, the Autonomous Bougainville Government, representatives of civil society organisations, as well as representatives of the United Nations agencies and the donor community. Most importantly, I want to thank the individual women who courageously shared their personal experiences of violence and survival with me.
  • March 26, 2012 (Netherlands Organisation For International Cooperation in High Education )
    NETHERLANDS: National Gender Action Plan Kicks Off The second Dutch National Action Plan 1325 (NAP 1325-II) kicked off on 21 February 2012. Nuffic is one of the 40 signatories of the four-year plan, which aims to improve the political position of women in conflict zones in Afghanistan, Burundi, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Sudan, the Republic of South Sudan and the MENA region.
  • March 26, 2012 (UN Women)
    PAKISTAN: Pro-Women Laws Take Hold in Pakistan Women in Pakistan have faced formidable challenges in their efforts to achieve gender equality and address gender-based violence in their country, with particular problems posed by elements among customary norms and practices.

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Further Information Panel

Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) [PDF, 36KB]

UNIFEM Background Info [PDF, 167KB]

Key Provisions of SCR 1325:

Increased participation and representation of women at all levels of decision-making.

Attention to specific protection needs of women and girls in conflict.

Gender perspective in post-conflict processes.

Gender perspective in UN programming, reporting and in SC missions.

Gender perspective & training in UN peace support operations

Key Actors addressed in SCR 1325:

The Security Council; Member States; All Actors (including parties to armed conflict); and the Secretary General.

 

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