While it is obvious that States have the primary responsibility for ensuring ...

While it is obvious that States have the primary responsibility for ensuring that the Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security are translated into action, regional organizations working on the maintenance of international peace and security such as the OSCE, also have a recognized role. Both the recent Presidential Statement on cooperation with regional organizations, passed in August of this year by the Council, and several of the Women, Peace and Security resolutions refer to the crucial contribution of regional organizations in affirming the participation of women in conflict prevention, conflict resolution mechanisms and peace-building.