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Security Council 1325 Monitor
A PeaceWomen Project Initiative to Monitor the Security Council's Efforts to Incorporate Resolution 1325 into its day-to-day work

1325 Resolution Watch: LIBERIA
1325 monitor index | resolution watch country index | resolution watch thematic index
Last updated 29 september 2008

For the statistics on the inclusion of language on women or gender
in country-specific Security Council resolutions since the passing of
Resolution 1325 on 31 October 2000, please click HERE

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General Information & Links
UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) [September 2003]:

Female SRSG/DSRSG:
No

Gender Unit/Gender Advisor:
Senior Gender Advisor (vacant)
Gender Affairs Officer: James Mugo Muriithi
Gender Unit [Established: 2003]

Further Information:
PeaceWomen Index:
http://www.peacewomen.org/WPS/Liberia.html

UNIFEM's Women, Peace and Security Web Portal:
http://www.womenwarpeace.org/search/node/

UNMIL Gender Page:
http://www.unmil.org/content.asp?ccat=gender

Language Compilation

Resolution #
Language Extract
S/RES/1836/2008 Welcoming UNMIL’s continuing efforts to promote and protect, in cooperation with the Government of Liberia, the rights of civilians, in particular children and women, calling on Liberian authorities to continue to cooperate with the United Nations country team and civil society in order to achieve further progress in these areas and in particular to combat violence against children and women, including genderbased violence, sexual exploitation and abuse, and recalling its resolutions 1674 (2006) and 1612 (2005), as well as resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008) on women, peace and security.

Rule of Law & Human Rights: Institutions & Mechanism


Civil Society
Sexual and Gender Based Violence
Sexual Exploitation & Abuse by UN Personnel
General References to Resolution 1325
S/RES/1819/2008 No specific language on women and gender issues  

S/RES/1792/2007
19 December 2007

No specific language on women and gender issues  
S/RES/1777/2007
20 September 2007

Welcoming the progress achieved on the broad benchmarks laid out in the Secretary-General’s report of 12 September 2006, welcoming UNMIL’s continuing efforts to promote and protect the rights of women and calling on Liberian authorities to continue to cooperate with the United Nations country team and civil society, in order to achieve further progress in these areas and in particular to combat gender-based violence, sexual exploitation and abuse,

Rule of Law & Human Rights: Institutions & Mechanism


Civil Society


Sexual and Gender Based Violence
S/RES/1760/2007 No specific language on women and gender issues  
S/RES/1753/2007 No specific language on women and gender issues  

S/RES/1750/2007
30 Mar 2007

Welcoming UNMIL’s policy to promote and protect the rights of women and calling on Liberian authorities to continue their efforts to enhance cooperation with the United Nations country team and civil society, in order to aid in efforts to combat sexual exploitation and abuse,
Sexual and Gender Based Violence
Rule of Law & Human Rights: Institutions & Mechanism
Civil Society
No specific language on women and gender issues  

S/RES/1712/2006
29 Sep 2006

6. Welcomes the efforts undertaken by UNMIL to implement the Secretary- General’s zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to ensure full compliance of its personnel with the United Nations code of conduct, and requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action in this regard and to keep the Security Council informed, and urges troop contributing countries to take appropriate preventive action, including the conduct of predeployment awareness training, and to take disciplinary and other action to ensure that allegations of sexual exploitation or abuse against their personnel are properly investigated and, if substantiated, punished;

Sexual Exploitation & Abuse by UN Personnel


Training of UN Personnel


Reporting by the UN Secretary-General

S/RES/1694/2006
No specific language on women and gender issues
 
S/RES/1689/2006
No specific language on women and gender issues
 
S/RES/1683/2006
No specific language on women and gender issues
 
S/RES/1667/2006
No specific language on women and gender issues
 
S/RES/1647/2005
No specific language on women and gender issues
 
S/RES/1638/2005
No specific language on women and gender issues
 
S/RES/1626/2005
19 Sep 2005
12. Welcomes the efforts undertaken by UNMIL to implement the Secretary- General’s zero tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse and to ensure full compliance of its personnel with the United Nations code of conduct, and requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action in this regard and to keep the Security Council informed, and urges troop-contributing countries to take appropriate preventive action, including the conduct of predeployment awareness training, and to take disciplinary action and other action to ensure that allegations of sexual exploitation or abuse against their personnel are properly investigated and, if substantiated, punished;

Sexual Exploitation & Abuse by UN Personnel


Training of UN Personnel

S/RES/1607/2005
No specific language on women and gender issues
 
S/RES/1579/2004
No specific language on women and gender issues
 
S/RES/1561/2004
No specific language on women and gender issues
 
S/RES/1549/2004
No specific language on women and gender issues
 
S/RES/1532/2004
No specific language on women and gender issues
 
S/RES/1521/2003
No specific language on women and gender issues
 
S/RES/1509/2003
19 Sep 2003

This resolution established the UNMIL mission
Deploring all violations of human rights, particularly atrocities against civilian populations, including widespread sexual violence against women and children,

3. Decides that UNMIL will have the following mandate:

(f) to develop, as soon as possible, preferably within 30 days of the adoption of this resolution, in cooperation with the JMC, relevant international financial institutions, international development organizations, and donor nations, an action plan for the overall implementation of a disarmament, demobilization, reintegration, and repatriation (DDRR) programme for all armed parties; with particular attention to the special needs of child combatants and women; and addressing the inclusion of non-Liberian combatants;

(l) to contribute towards international efforts to protect and promote human rights in Liberia, with particular attention to vulnerable groups including refugees, returning refugees and internally displaced persons, women, children, and demobilized child soldiers, within UNMIL’s capabilities and under acceptable security conditions, in close cooperation with other United Nations agencies, related organizations, governmental organizations, and non-governmental organizations;

11. Reaffirms the importance of a gender perspective in peacekeeping operations and post-conflict peace-building in accordance with resolution 1325 (2000), recalls the need to address violence against women and girls as a tool of warfare, and encourages UNMIL as well as the Liberian parties to actively address these issues;

Sexual and Gender Based Violence


Violations of Human Rights



DDR



Peacekeeping Operations



General Refs




Conflict Prevention & Peacebuilding
S/RES/1497/2003
No specific language on women and gender issues
 
S/RES/1478/2003
6 May 2003
Encouraging civil society initiatives in the region, including those of the Mano River Union Women's Peace network, to continue their contribution towards regional peace.
Conflict Prevention & Peacebuilding
Civil Society
S/RES/1458/2003
No specific language on women and gender issues
 
S/RES/1408/2002
6 May 2002
Encouraging civil society initiatives in the region, including those of the Mano River Union Women's Peace network, to continue their contribution towards regional peace
Conflict Prevention & Peacebuilding
Civil Society
S/RES/1395/2002
No specific language on women and gender issues
 
S/RES/1343/2001
No specific language on women and gender issues
 

A resource developed by the PeaceWomen Project in order to highlight the language on women and gender issues that has been adopted specifically in the Security Council’s resolutions addressing all current and upcoming peacekeeping operations.

(Thematic resolutions & those on countries not currently hosting peacekeeping operations are not examined.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 
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