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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: Conflict Prevention & Peacebuilding
1325 Monitor index | Resolution Watch Country index | Resolution Watch thematic index
Last updated 6 August 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 6
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:

  • In recognizing the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts
    and in peace-building, does the resolution support the creation and strengthening of
    non-governmental organizations, including women's organizations, active in conflict
    prevention work?

http://www.peacewomen.org/un/ngoadvocacy/1325Tools/checklist.html#3

Further Information:

PeaceWomen Index:
http://www.peacewomen.org/resources/Early_Warning/earlywarningindex.html

UNIFEM's Women, Peace and Security Web Portal Issue Brief:
http://www.womenwarpeace.org/issues/prevention/prevention.htm

 

Language Compilation

Resolution Reference
Language Extract

Sierra Leone
S/RES/1829/2008

8. Emphasizes the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and in peacebuilding, as recognized in resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008), underlines that a gender perspective should be taken into account in implementing all aspects of the mandate of UNIPSIL, and encourages UNIPSIL to work with the Government of Sierra Leone in this regard;
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
Emphasizes the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and in peacebuilding, as recognized in resolution 1325 (2000), underlines that a gender perspective should be taken into account in implementing all aspects of the mandate of UNIOSIL, encourages UNIOSIL to work with the Government of Sierra Leone in this area, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure there is adequate capacity, expertise and resources within UNIOSIL to carry out this work,

Sudan
S/RES/1784/2007

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;
9. Emphasizes the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and in peacebuilding, as recognized in resolution 1325 (2000), underlines that a gender perspective should be taken into account in implementing all aspects of the mandate of UNIOSIL, welcomes in this regard the action plan developed by UNIOSIL, encourages UNIOSIL to work with the Government of Sierra Leone in this area, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure there is adequate capacity, expertise and resources within UNIOSIL to carry out this work;
8. Decides that the mandate of UNMIS in Darfur shall be to support implementation of the Darfur Peace Agreement of 5 May 2006 and the N’djamena Agreement on Humanitarian Cease-fire on the Conflict in Darfur (“the Agreements”), including by performing the following tasks: […]

(i) To cooperate closely with the Chairperson of the Darfur-Darfur Dialogue and Consultation (DDDC), provide support and technical assistance to him, and coordinate other United Nations agencies’ activities to this effect, as well as to assist the parties to the DDDC in addressing the need for an all inclusive approach, including the role of women, towards reconciliation and peacebuilding;
Reaffirming the importance of appropriate expertise on issues relating to gender in peacekeeping operations and post-conflict peace-building in accordance with resolution 1325 (2000), recalling the need to address violence against women and children, and encouraging the MINUSTAH as well as the Government of Haiti to actively address these issues,
13. Underlines the importance of mainstreaming the gender perspective in peacekeeping operations and post-conflict peacebuilding and of appropriate expertise in this regard, and encourages UNOCI to actively address this issue;

(vi) To assist the parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, in addressing the need for a national inclusive approach, including the role of women, towards reconciliation and peacebuilding;

15. Reaffirms the importance of appropriate expertise on issues relating to gender in peacekeeping operations and post-conflict peacebuilding in accordance with resolution 1325 (2000), recalls the need to address violence against women and girls as a tool of warfare, and encourages UNMIS as well as the Sudanese parties to actively address these issues;

9. Emphasizes that a Comprehensive Peace Agreement will contribute towards sustainable peace and stability throughout Sudan and to the efforts to address the crisis in Darfur, and underlines the need for a national and inclusive approach, including the role of women, towards reconciliation and peace-building;
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;
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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