First, it is necessary to promote the peaceful resolution of armed conflicts and eliminate the breeding grounds for sexual violence in conflict. The international community should continue to exercise diplomacy to achieve a political settlement of critical issues and use negotiation, good offices and mediation to achieve a peaceful settlement of disputes.
The Security Council resolutions concerning women and peace and security should be implemented earnestly. At each stage of the peace process, the unique perspective of women should be leveraged and their safety and security concerns addressed, in order to guarantee women the right to full participation in, and clout during, decision-making.
Vigorous support for the countries concerned is required to help them strengthen capacitybuilding, shore up protection through stabilization and promote equality through development, thereby effectively safeguarding the rights of women.