Participation

The Participation theme focuses on women’s representation and participation in peace processes, electoral process – as both the candidate and voter – UN decision-making positions, and in the broader social-political sphere.

The Security Council acknowledges the need for strategies to increase women’s participation in all UN missions and appointments to high-level positions in SCR 1325(OP3) and 1889(OP4) and further emphasises the need for women’s participation in peacebuilding processes (1889). 

Specifically, it calls for the mobilisation of resources for advancing gender equality and empowering women (OP14), reporting on the progress of women’s participation in UN missions (OP18), equal access to education for women and girls in post-conflict societies (OP11), and the increase of women’s participation in political and economic decision-making (OP15). Until this language translates into action, the potential for women’s full and equal contribution to international peace and security will remain unrealized.

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New UNFIL initiative to ensure gender perspective in host communities

New UNFIL initiative to ensure gender perspective in host communities .pdf

South Sudan: Suppressing women endangers the peace process

South Sudan- Suppressing women endangers the peace process .pdf

Event- Informal Discussion Among Peacebuilding Organizations And Friends From Near And Far

2016.09.22-InformalDiscussionAmongPeacebuildingOrganizationsAndFriendsFromNearAndFarThematicSummary.pdf

Building Effective Women, Peace and Security National Action Plans: Lessons from the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden

In October 2016, the embassies of Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands, in partnership with the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, held a panel discussion with expert panelist to discuss lessons learned and discuss best practices in the light of the 15th anniversary of the UN Security resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security.

Building Effective Women, Peace and Security National Action Plans: Lessons from the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden

Building Effective Women, Peace and Security National Action Plans- Lessons from the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden .pdf

In Double Jeopardy: Adolescent Girls and Disasters

In Double Jepoardy Adolescent Girls and Disasters.pdf

Cora Weiss Fellowship for Young Women Peacebuilders

Second Annual Cora Weiss Fellowship for Young Women Peacebuilders .pdf

Statement of Vanuatu at General Debate, September 2016

Vanuatu.pdf

Gender identity, and other reasons Colombians rejected their peace deal that had nothing to do with the peace deal

Gender identity, and other reasons Colombians rejected their peace deal that had nothing to do with the peace deal .pdf

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