The OSCE participating States have acknowledged the importance of the Women, ...

The OSCE participating States have acknowledged the importance of the Women, Peace and Security agenda by passing a number of Ministerial Council Decisions, among others one explicitly dedicated to increasing Women's Participation in Conflict Prevention, Crisis Management and Post-Conflict Rehabilitation and another dealing with the Elements of the Conflict Cycle to include 1325 commitments. As a result, the OSCE has taken a number of initiatives both at the Secretariat level as well as at the level of its Field Operations to implement these MC Decisions, particularly in conflict affected contexts in the OSCE region.