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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: Gender Equality & Post Conflict Reconstruction
1325 Monitor index | Resolution Watch Country index | Resolution Watch thematic index
Last updated 15 JANUARY 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

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

Further Information:
PeaceWomen Index:
http://www.peacewomen.org/resources/Reconstruction/reconstructionindex.html

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

Language Compilation

Resolution Reference
Language Extract
7. Stresses the importance of ensuring the equal protection of and respect for human rights of every Ivorian as they relate to the electoral system, and in particular of removing obstacles and challenges to women’s participation and full involvement in public life;

Afghanistan
S/RES/1806/2008

28. Recognizes the significant progress achieved on gender equality in Afghanistan in recent years, strongly …stresses the importance of implementing Security Council resolution 1325 (2000)...requests the Secretary-General to continue to include in its reports to the Security Council relevant information on the process of integration of women into the political, economic and social life of Afghanistan
6. Calls upon all concerned parties to ensure that the protection of women and children is addressed in the implementation of the Ouagadougou political Agreement as well as the post-conflict reconstruction and recovery phases, including continued monitoring and reporting of the situation of women and children;
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;
4. Decides further that UNMIT will have the following mandate:

(k) To mainstream gender perspectives and those of children and youth throughout the Mission’s policies, programmes and activities, and, working together with United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, support the development of a national strategy to promote gender equality and empowerment of women;

1. Requests the Secretary-General to establish the United Nations Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL), . . . with the following key tasks:

(a) to assist the Government of Sierra Leone in:

(viii) developing initiatives for the protection and well-being of youth, women and children;

Haiti
S/RES/1702/2006
S/RES/1608/2005

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,
8. Requests the Secretary-General, through his Special Representative for Burundi, to conduct all the activities of the United Nations system in Burundi and to facilitate the coordination with other national, regional and international actors, in particular the African Union, of activities in support of the transition process, while ensuring that ONUB’s personnel give special attention to issues related to gender equality, as well as to the specific needs of children;
15. Encourages the Government of Sierra Leone to pay special attention to the needs of women and children affected by war, bearing in mind paragraph 42 of the report of the Secretary-General of 17 March 2003 (S/2003/321),
14. Encourages the Government of Sierra Leone to pay special attention to the needs of women and children affected by the war, as outlined in paragraphs 47 to 48 of the report of the Secretary-General of 5 September 2002 (S/2002/987);
7. Urges also the Transitional Authority to build further on efforts of the Interim Administration to promote the welfare and interests of Afghan women and children and to provide education to boys and girls;
Stressing that all Afghan forces must adhere strictly to their obligations under human rights law, including respect for the rights of women, and under international humanitarian law,
Noting that the provisional arrangements are intended as a first step towards the establishment of a broad-based, gender sensitive, multi-ethnic and fully representative government,
Reiterating its deep concern over the continuing violations of international humanitarian law and of human rights, particularly discrimination against women and girls,

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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