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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Teaching boys to examine gender in patriarchal societies

Teaching boys to examine gender in patriarchal societies.pdf

Study finds less corruption in countries where more women are in government

Study finds less corruption in countries where more women are in government.pdf

Security Council Resolution 2433: Para 24

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Participation
Extract: 

Para 24. Requests UNIFIL to take fully into account gender considerations as a cross-cutting issue throughout its mandate and to assist the Lebanese authorities in ensuring the full and effective participation, involvement and representation of women at all levels of decision-making, further requests enhanced reporting by UNIFIL to the Security Council on this issue;

Security Council Resolution 2433: Para 23

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Participation
Peacekeeping
Extract: 

Para 23. Welcomes the initiaves undertaken by the Secretary-General to standardize a culture of performance in UN peacekeeping, calls on him to continue his efforts to develop an integrated performance policy framework and apply it to UNIFIL, and requests the Secretary-General and the troop-contributing countries to seek to increase the number of women in UNIFIL, as well as to ensure the meaningful participation of women in all aspects of operations;

Security Council Resolution 2433

N1827309.pdf

Concept Note for the Open Debate on “Maintenance of international peace and security: mediation and settlement of disputes" 29 August 2018

N1825961.pdf

2018 Gertrud Baer Seminar

The Gertrud Baer Seminar is structured so that newcomers to WILPF can get together, learn more about the organisation, and thoroughly discuss a variety of topics. It is the only part of Congress open to the public.

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