Debates such as today's have also enabled us to develop a more coherent and c...

Debates such as today's have also enabled us to develop a more coherent and coordinated approach to the protection of women in armed conflict, and contributed in particular to a more systematic integration of the gender perspective in peacekeeping and peacebuilding missions and in the transition from a reactive to a preventive culture, as manifested by the inclusion of the protection of civilians in the mandates of 8 peacekeeping missions. Other steps have been taken to improve the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) at the regional level, such as the drafting by the League of Arab States of a regional strategy on women, peace and security.