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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: Peacekeeping Operations
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

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General Information & Links

Relevant Articles of 1325 (click on article to go to text):
Article 1
Article 3
Article 4
Article 5
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 call for the incorporation of a gender perspective into peacekeeping
    operations and the establishment of a gender component within the staff of a mission?
  • Does the resolution call for an expanded role for women in UN field operations among
    military, police and civilian personnel?

http://www.peacewomen.org/un/ngoadvocacy/1325Tools/checklist.html#2

Further Information:

PeaceWomen Index:
http://www.peacewomen.org/resources/Peacekeeping/peacekeepingindex.html

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

 

Language Compilation

Resolution Reference
Language Extract
Recalling also its resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008) on women, peace and security, and its resolution 1674 (2006) on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, condemning any sexual violence and encouraging the Secretary-General to mainstream a gender perspective in the implementation of UNOCI’s mandate,
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;
Requests the Secretary-General to continue to take the necessary measures to ensure full compliance in UNOCI with the United Nations zerotolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuses and to keep the Council informed,

Condemning in particular sexual violence perpetrated by militias and armed groups as well as elements of the FARDC, the PNC and other security and intelligence services, stressing the urgent need for the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in cooperation with MONUC and other relevant actors, to end such violence and bring the perpetrators, as well as the senior commanders under whom they serve, to justice,

Welcoming MONUC’s policy to promote and protect the rights of women and to take into account gender considerations as set out in its resolution 1325 (2000) as a cross-cutting issue throughout its mandate and to keep the Council informed,

18. Requests MONUC, in view of the scale and severity of sexual violence committed especially by armed elements in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to undertake a thorough review of its efforts to prevent and respond to sexual violence, and to pursue a comprehensive mission-wide strategy, in close cooperation with the United Nations Country Team and other partners, to strengthen prevention, protection, and response to sexual violence, including through training for the Congolese security forces in accordance with its mandate, and to regularly report, including in a separate annex if necessary, on actions taken in this regard, including factual data and trend analyses of the problem;

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 and, where appropriate, to include in his reporting to the Council progress on gender mainstreaming throughout UNIOSIL 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;
Welcoming BINUB’s policy to promote and protect the rights of women and to take into account gender considerations as set out in its resolution 1325 (2000) as a cross-cutting issue throughout its mandate and to keep the Council informed,

DRC
S/RES/1756/2007

Decides that MONUC will also have the mandate, in close cooperation with the Congolese authorities, the United Nations country team and donors, to support the strengthening of democratic institutions and the rule of law in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and, to that end, to:

(c) Assist in the promotion and protection of human rights, with particular attention to women, children and vulnerable persons, investigate human rights violations with a view to putting an end to impunity, assist in the development and implementation of a transitional justice strategy, and cooperate in national and international efforts to bring to justice perpetrators of grave violations of human rights and international humanitarian law;

19. Welcomes MONUC’s policy to promote and protect the rights of women and to take into account gender considerations as set out in its resolution 1325 (2000) as a cross-cutting issue throughout its mandate and to keep the Council informed;

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;

3. Urges BINUB to take account of the rights of women and gender considerations as set out in resolution 1325 (2000) as cross-cutting issues in all the areas outlined in paragraph 2 above, 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 the Integrated Office 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;

8. Decides that the mandate of UNMIS in Darfur shall be to support implementation of ...(“the Agreements”), including by performing the following tasks: […]

(l) To ensure an adequate human rights and gender presence, capacity and expertise within UNMIS to carry out human rights promotion, civilian protection and monitoring activities that include particular attention to the needs of women and children;
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;

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;

5. Decides that MONUC will also have the following mandate, in support of the Government of National Unity and Transition:

(g) to assist in the promotion and protection of human rights, with particular attention to women, children and vulnerable persons, investigate human rights violations to put an end to impunity, and continue to cooperate with efforts to ensure that those responsible for serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law are brought to justice, while working closely with the relevant agencies of the United Nations;

(q) 7. Requests the Secretary-General to give special attention to the gender and child-protection components within the staff of UNOCI;

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;
9. Reaffirms the importance of a gender perspective in peacekeeping operations in accordance with resolution 1325 (2000), recalls the need to address violence against women and girls as a tool of warfare, and in this respect encourages MONUC to continue to actively address this issue; and calls on MONUC to increase the deployment of women as military observers as well as in other capacities;

Côte d’Ivoire
S/RES/1479/2003

5. Requests that in addition to the recommendations made in the Secretary- General’s report regarding the organization of MINUCI, in particular its reference to the human rights components of the mission, special attention be given to the gender component within the staff of MINUCI and to the situation of women and girls, consistent with resolution 1325 (2000);

Recognizing the importance of a gender perspective in peacekeeping operations, in accordance with SCR 1325 (2000), and the importance of protection of children in armed conflict, in accordance with resolution 1379 (2001),

12. Calls upon MONUC to pay special attention in carrying out its mandate to all aspects relating to gender perspectives, in accordance with resolution 1325 (2000), as well as to the protection and reintegration of children, in accordance with resolution 1379 (2001),

19. Calls on all parties to pay special attention to all aspects relating to gender, in accordance with resolution 1325 (2000) and to the protection of children in accordance with resolution 1379 (2001)

Recognizing the importance of a gender perspective in peacekeeping operations,

3. Decides that UNMISET will be headed by a Special Representative of the Secretary-General and will consist of:

(a) A civilian component comprising an office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General with focal points for gender and HIV/AIDS,

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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