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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: Disarmament, Demobilization, Repatriation,
Reintegration
& Resettlement
1325 Monitor index | Resolution Watch Country index | Resolution Watch thematic index
Last updated 27 March 2007

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 13

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 ensure that the disarmament, demobilization, repatriation, reintegration
    and resettlement (DDRRR) programme upholds the human rights of women and girls - as
    ex-combatants as well as associates of ex-combatants - through consideration of their
    specific needs and circumstances?
  • Does the resolution ensure that women and girls are consultated in the design and planning
    of DDRRR programmes that affect them?

http://www.peacewomen.org/un/ngoadvocacy/1325Tools/checklist.html#6

Further Information:

PeaceWomen Index:
http://www.peacewomen.org/resources/DDR/ddrrrindex.html

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

 

Language Compilation

Resolution
Reference
Language Extract
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: […]

(f) To assist with development and implementation of a comprehensive and sustainable programme for disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants and women and children associated with combatants, as called for in the Darfur Peace Agreement and in accordance with resolutions 1556 (2004) and 1564 (2004);
(iv) To assist in the establishment of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme as called for in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, with particular attention to the special needs of women and child combatants, and its implementation through voluntary disarmament and weapons collection and destruction;

Burundi
S/RES/1545/2004

7. Decides further that ONUB shall cooperate with the Government and authorities of Burundi, as well as their international partners, to ensure the coherence of their work, in assistance to the Government and authorities of Burundi in:

carrying out the national programme of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of combatants and members of their families, including those coming from the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in liaison with the Government of this country and MONUC, and with particular attention to the specific needs of women and children

16. Reaffirms the need for all parties to complete in a timely manner the execution of the programme for regrouping and cantonment of combatants, and to begin implementing as soon as possible the programme to dismantle all armed groups, including the militias, and the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme, giving particular attention to the specific need of women and children, and to proceed as well in parallel with the restructuring of the armed forces and the internal security forces;

Haiti
S/RES/1542/2004

7. Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations with regard to Section I below, decides that MINUSTAH shall have the following mandate:

(c) to assist the Transitional Government, particularly the Haitian National Police, with comprehensive and sustainable Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) programmes for all armed groups, including women and children associated with such groups, as well as weapons control and public security measures;

Côte d’Ivoire
S/RES/1739/2007
S/RES/1609/2005

S/RES/1528/2004

(_) To support the Government of […] in the implementation of the national programme for the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of combatants, […] paying special attention to the specific needs of women and children,
(_) To coordinate closely with the United Nations missions in […] in the implementation of a voluntary repatriation and resettlement programme for foreign ex-combatants, paying special attention to the specific needs of women and children, in support of the efforts of the Government of […] and in cooperation with the Governments concerned, relevant international financial institutions, international development organizations and donor nations,

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;
Reiterating the importance of […] the reintegration of ex-combatants, voluntary and unhindered return of refugees and internally displaced persons, and full respect for human rights and the rule of law, paying special attention to the protection of women and children, and stressing continued United Nations support to the Government of Sierra Leone in fulfilling these objectives,

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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