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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WILPF Statement to the CSW 60

This is the Statement that WILPF has prepared for the CSW 60th Session in March.

Nigeria: Buhari, Female Ministers and 35 Percent Affirmative Action

Nigeria Buhari, Female Ministers and 35 Percent Affirmative Action.pdf

Voices from the Field -- Prelude to the Peace Forum. Call to Action

This is a call to action letter. It is time to take personal, political, and international action, to promote policies that ensure local action for demilitarisation, conflict prevention, women’s human rights, and sustainable peace and gender justice.

Join us! It is time to move our world forward together.

 

Open letter to the UN Secretary General and Ambassador of Spain

The following is an Open Letter to the UN Secretary General and Ambassador of Spain regarding the impact and recommendations around the change of date of the 15th anniversary Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security.

Civil Society Open Letter in Advance of the 15th Anniversary of SCR 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security

This is an Open Letter from the Civil Society which calls Heads of State and Government, Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Permanent Representatives of the United Nations and UN Senior Leadership to recommit to the principles and transformative potential of WPS and develop effective and sustained implementation strategies. 

Octobre 2015: Révisons à haut niveau de la 15 IIème anniversaire de 1325 et étude mondiale - Forfait de médias sociaux

French - PeaceWomen_October2015High-LevelReview_SocialMediaPackage.pdf

African Union

Extract: 

 Recently embarked upon capacity-building by increasing representation through the training of women peace mediators, women election observers and gender advisers to be deployed in mediation processes and election observation.

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

Extract: 

Strongly committed to actively promoting, in law and in practice, women’s participation in peacebuilding and mediation efforts and have been in close dialogue with civil society concerning the role of women in conflict and post-conflict situations in order to promote women’s leadership in all relevant initiatives.

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

Extract: 

 Increase the participation of women and integrate gender equality into all stages of peacebuilding processes, including at all decision-making levels.

Provide training and ensure the empowerment of all women, girls and boys, as well as military and policy officers, in peacebuilding processes, both with regard to gender equality and gender-based violence as well as other relevant aspects of resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008)

BRAZIL

Extract: 

Will include measures in areas such as fostering the participation of women in peace missions, further enhancing the relationship between troops and civilians, particularly women and girls in peace operations, and providing humanitarian assistance and technical cooperation to post-conflict countries concerning gender issues.

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