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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: Civil Society
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

Click Here for Full Country & Thematic Compilation [PDF] | Click Here for DPKO Mission Mandates and Durations

General Information & Links

Relevant Articles of 1325 (click on article to go to text):
Article 8
Article 15

UNIFEM Annotated Security Council Resolution 1325:
http://www.womenwarpeace.org/toolbox/annot1325.htm

NGOWG Checklist on Women's Participation and Gender Perspectives in SC Resolutions:

  • Does the resolution recognize the important role of civil society in
    post-conflict peace-building?
  • Does the resolution encourage regular consultation with civil society
    organizations, in particular local women's groups and peace initiatives,
    in the planning and implementation of its field operations?

http://www.peacewomen.org/un/ngoadvocacy/1325Tools/checklist.html#5

Further Information:

PeaceWomen Index:
http://www.peacewomen.org/resources/Organizing/organizingindex.html

 

Language Compilation

Resolution Reference
Language Extract

Liberia
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.
16. Encourages UNMIS, consistent with its mandate, to assist the parties to the CPA in addressing the need for a national inclusive approach towards reconciliation and peacebuilding, emphasizing in particular the role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and in peacebuilding, as recognized in resolution 1325, and of civil society, and to take this need into account in implementing all aspects of its mandate;
11. Calls for UNMIS to support reconciliation in all its aspects, emphasizing the role of women and civil society and to work with UNDP and other agencies;
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,
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,
18. Encourages the Prime Minister to seek, as appropriate, the active involvement of civil society in moving the peace process forward, and urges the Ivorian parties, the High Representative for the Elections together with UNOCI to take account of the rights and resources of women and of gender considerations as set out in resolution 1325 (2000) as cross-cutting issues in the implementation of the peace process including through the consultations with local and international women’s groups;

Côte d’Ivoire
S/RES/1739/2007

Burundi
S/RES/1719/2006

3. Urges [ ] to take account of the rights of women and gender considerations as set out in resolution 1325 (2000) as cross-cutting issues […], including through consultation with local and international women’s group, and requests the Secretary-General, where appropriate, to include in his reporting to the Security Council progress on gender mainstreaming throughout [ ] and all other aspects relating to the situation of women and girls, especially in relation to the need to protect them from gender-based violence;
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.
Encouraging the Mano River Union Women's Peace Network and other civil society initiatives to continue their contribution towards regional peace,

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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