To that end, we see the need for more integrated planning and implementation ...

To that end, we see the need for more integrated planning and implementation of United Nations mandates across the entire peacebuilding continuum, starting with mediation, passing through disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, and moving towards rule of law assistance, the empowerment of youth and women and socio-economic recovery. Security sector reform assistance, whether undertaken bilaterally or within United Nations missions and regional frameworks, must be envisaged in close coordination with the Government and the widest possible segments of society, including women and national civil society actors. In that context, the specific needs of girls and women in all security sector reform processes must be taken into account by supporting gender-sensitive police, army and justice reform and training, and by including women in those processes.