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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MONTHLY ACTION POINTS (MAP) FOR THE SECURITY COUNCIL: APRIL 2016

For April, in which China has the presidency of the UN Security Council, the MAP provides recommendations on the situations in Central African Republic, Colombia, South Sudan, Syria, Western Sahara, and Yemen.

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

MAP_April2016.pdf

Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014) and 2191 (2014) (S/2015/468)

s_2015_468.pdf

Special report of the Secretary-General on the review of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (S/2015/899).

2015_899.pdf

Report of the Secretary-General on Somalia: January 2015

Code: S/2015/51

Period of Time and Topic: Covering the period from 1 September to 31 December 2014, the report informs of the implementation of the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).

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Report of the Secretary-General on Somalia: January 2015

2015_51.pdf

Report of the Secretary-General on Somalia (S/2015/331).

Code: S/2015/331

Period of Time and Topic: Covering the period from 1 January to 30 April 2015, the report informs of the implementation of the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).

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Report of the Secretary-General on Somalia (S/2015/331).

s_2015_331.pdf

Report of the Secretary-General: Progress towards the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (S/2015/866).

Code: S/2015/866

Topic: Covering the period from 1 June 2014 to 30 October 2015, the report provides a summary of the major developments in the Sahel region and a status update on the implementation of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel (UNISS).

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