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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Statement of Greece, Open Debate, October 2015

Extract: 

These major priorities have been incorporated into our National Programme of Action for Substantive Gender Equality which covers a wide range of public policies at national and regional levels, aiming at empowering women and girls and promoting their participation in all policy fields on an equal basis.

Statement of Angola on the Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security, October, 2015

H.E Mrs Filomena Delgado of Angola at the UN Security Council open debate on WPS.pdf

Statement of Greece, Open Debate, October 2015

Extract: 

Over the past fifteen years, there have been seven Security Council Resolutions demonstrating the international commitment to the principles of protection, prevention, participation and gender mainstreaming.

Statement of Greece on the Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security, October, 2015

H.E Ambassadoe Dr. Catherine Boura of Greece at the UN Security Council open debate on WPS.pdf

Monthly Action Points (MAP) for the Security Council: July 2016

For July, in which Japan has the presidency of the UN Security Council, the MAP provides recommendations on the situations in the Central African Republic, Cyprus, Iraq, Somalia, Syria and West Africa.

Monthly Action Points (MAP) for the Security Council: July 2016

MAP_July2016.pdf

Financial Surveillance of Civil Society: The Missing Link in Discussing Our Enabling Environment

May-Pack-2014-web.pdf

Counterterrorism Measures and Their Effects on the Implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

Policy-brief-CTM.pdf

Where Is the Money for Women’s Rights: AWID’s Online Toolkit for conducting your own research.

WITM - Toolkit _ AWID.pdf

AWID “Fund Me” Tool

Who can fund my women’s rights organizing_ _ AWID.pdf

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