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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Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Office in Burundi

s_2015_36 (Burundi).pdf

Security Council Resolution 2267 para. 3e

Security Council Agenda Geographical Topic: 
Guinea-Bissau
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Participation
Extract: 

3. Also affirms that UNIOGBIS and the Special Representative will continue to lead international efforts in the following priority areas:

(e) Provide support to the Government of Guinea-Bissau to incorporate a gender perspective into peacebuilding, in line with Security Council resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008) and 2242 (2015); as well as implementation of the National Action Plan on Gender in order to ensure the involvement, representation and participation of women at all levels through inter alia the provision of gender advisers;

SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 2267: PREAMBULAR 2

Security Council Agenda Geographical Topic: 
Guinea-Bissau
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Participation
Extract: 

Welcoming the cooperation between UNIOGBIS, national authorities and civil society organizations to increase women’s participation in Guinea-Bissau and underlining that a gender perspective must continue to inform the implementation of all relevant aspects of the mandate of UNIOGBIS,

SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 2267: Preambular

Security Council Agenda Geographical Topic: 
Guinea-Bissau
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Participation
Extract: 

Emphasizing the important role of women in prevention and resolution of conflicts and in peacebuilding, as recognized in resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), 1960 (2010), 2106 (2013), 2122 (2013), and 2242 (2015),

Security Council Resolution 2267

SC Resolution 22.pdf

How to Avoid All-Male Panels

7 Rules for Avoiding All-Male Panels _ Foreign Policy 1.pdf

Transforming Women's Work: Policies for an Inclusive Economic Agenda

Transforming Women Work.pdf

FEMINIST STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Feminist Strategies for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals _ WILPF.pdf

Transforming Women's Work: Policies for an Inclusive Economic Agenda

1648_TransformingWomenWork_elec.pdf

Security Council Resolution S/RES/2263: Preambular

Security Council Agenda Geographical Topic: 
Cyprus
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Participation
Extract: 

Agreeing that active participation of civil society groups, including women’s groups, is essential to the political process and can contribute to making any future settlement sustainable, recalling that women play a critically important role in peace processes

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