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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Portugal

Extract: 

“Women are key drivers to ensure sustainable development and to end poverty.”

Denmark

GA70_GeneralDebateStatement_Denmark.pdf

Netherlands

GA70_GeneralDebateStatement_Netherlands.pdf

Netherlands

Extract: 

“There is still not enough focus on the positive role that women can play. Even in the harshest and most hopeless circumstances, women often have the strength to go on.”

Korea

GA70_GeneralDebateGender_Korea.pdf

President of the 70th General Assembly

Extract: 

“I will offer my strong support to new ideas on how to strengthen global peace and security; from the role of women…”

President of the 70th General Assembly

GA70_GeneralDebateStatement_GAPresident.pdf

Civil Society Watch: Government's' Commitments to Action -- A Civil Society Parallel Event to the UN Global Leaders' Meeting on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment.

At the session on civil society access facilitated by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CSW), participants built on recommendations from the Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) campaign in providing a series of recommendations and commitments for action.

A Call to Action on the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda

HRF_WPS Report.pdf

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