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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Summer School of Women's Activism

AF3IRM’s annual Summer School of Women’s Activism (SSOWA) will soon usher in its sixth year on Saturday, July 16th. The sessions will be held over four Saturdays—July 16, 23, 30 + August 6th—from 11am to 4 pm. This year, the school will include interactive trainings, theory-building workshops, and interactive panels of women leaders representing different facets of feminism.

Summer School of Women's Activism

AF3IRM Women's Activism Summer School.pdf

Statement by Lisa Davis, June 2, 2016

Extract: 

The UN Security Council must dramatically improve its daily implementation of women, peace and security. It must better link protection efforts with women’s participation and rights, and call on mission staff to hold regular consultations with women’s local civil society organizations, and with women and girls in displacement settings.

Statement by Lisa Davis, June 2, 2016

Extract: 

UN Member States must fulfill their obligations to those fleeing conflict-related violence. There is much talk today about strengthening international collaboration, on protection strategies and accountability mechanisms. At the same time, Member States are closing their borders to those fleeing violence. These contradictory actions cannot stand. 

Statement by Lisa Davis, June 2, 2016

Extract: 

Sexual violence and other gender-based crimes are a constant threat for many local women’s organizations, and activists working on the front lines of conflict, while survivors of this violence face immense obstacles accessing life-saving services. Impunity for these crimes remains the norm.

Statement by ZAINAB HAWA BANGURA (SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT) at the UN Security Council open debate on Women, Peace and Security, 2 June 2016

20160602 SRSG Statement to SC Open Debate June 2016 FINAL.pdf

Statement by Lisa Davis (NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security) at the UN Security Council open debate on Women, Peace and Security, 2 June 2016

pdf-NGOWG_Statement_OpenDebate_June2016_EN.pdf

FINAL REPORT OF THE PANEL OF EXPERTS ON SOUTH SUDAN ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 2206 (2015) (S/2016/70)

The report was provided to the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South Sudan on 24 December 2015 and was considered by the Committee on 14 January 2016. 

The WPS Analysis is forthcoming.

Final report of the Panel of Experts on South Sudan established pursuant to Security Council resolution 2206 (2015) (S/2016/70)

S_2016_70.pdf

Security council Resolution 2290: Preamble

Security Council Agenda Geographical Topic: 
Sudan
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
General Women, Peace and Security
Participation
Extract: 

Recognizing the important role played by civil society organizations, faith leaders, women, and youth in South Sudan, underscoring the importance of their participation — along with the former SPLM detainees and other political parties — to finding a sustainable solution to the crisis in the country, and concerned by efforts of some TGNU officials to limit such participation including by increased restrictions of freedom of expression,

Reaffirming all its relevant resolutions on women, peace, and security, on children and armed conflict, and the protection of civilians in armed conflict, as well as resolutions 1502 (2003) on the protection of humanitarian and United Nations personnel, resolution 2150 (2014) on the Prevention and Fight agai nst Genocide, resolution 2151 (2014) on security sector reform, and resolution 2286 (2016) on protection of humanitarian and health-care personnel and facilities,

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