Bosnia and Herzegovina has also adopted a gender action plan. The two documents link activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina and international activities by addressing a broader concept of women and peace and security, translating them into genuine political commitments and mainstreaming 1325 issues across the relevant Government and non-government sectors.

At the same time, Member States need to take decisive action, accompanied with clear goals, baselines and indicators to monitor and assess its implementation. The goals for the future have been identified. Now we must have the will and persistence to achieve them. I can assure the Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina's full cooperation in that endeavour.

At the outset, I would like to emphasize that Bosnia and Herzegovina fully supports the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), the provisions of which have been incorporated into the Bosnia and Herzegovina gender action plan and the action plan for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) in Bosnia and Herzegovina for the period 2010-2013.

Women's participation in peace processes increases the likelihood that women's needs will be met, that their status in society will be enhanced and that their well-being will improve. It is disconcerting, in that regard, that 10 years after the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), we are still excluding half of the world's population when we are discussing sustainable peace and trying to build democracy.

We commit today to revise our national action plan by 2012, in full cooperation with civil society and taking into account EU indicators, as well as the indicators that we hope to see adopted by the Council today. We further declare ourselves ready to consider assisting the development of such a plan by any country that would welcome our support.

Two years ago, Belgium also adopted a national action plan for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). Without a doubt, the plan has contributed to increased ownership at different levels of public administration and civil society.

In the run-up to this debate, and in order to raise awareness and come to real and concrete commitments around the celebration of the tenth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000), Belgium, together with the European Union, organized three events at different

In the fight against impunity, Belgium further asks the members of the Security Council to use, and effectively impose, targeted and graduated measures against all parties to conflicts who violate women's rights, including perpetrators of sexual violence and commanders who commission or condone the use of sexual violence.

In 2009 and 2010, Belgium has supported activities related to resolution 1325 (2000) and women's rights in 14 countries, not only politically, by raising the issue in relevant dialogues and by facilitating meetings with women's groups, but also financially. In the past two years, more than €30 million has been spent on gender-related projects in fragile States.

If the ideals to which we committed ourselves in resolution 1325 (2000) are to become a reality, it is clear that we need to increase accountability and monitor our commitments. We therefore call on the Security Council to endorse the indicators developed by the Secretary-General and to establish an accountability and reporting mechanism in order to monitor the implementation of the resolution on the basis of those indicators.