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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Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict, April 2018: China (Extract 2)

Extract: 

The Security Council resolutions concerning women and peace and security should be implemented earnestly. At each stage of the peace process, the unique perspective of women should be leveraged and their safety and security concerns addressed, in order to guarantee women the right to full participation in, and clout during, decision-making.

Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict, April 2018: Côte d’Ivoire (Extract 1)

Extract: 

Côte d’Ivoire remains convinced that an appropriate response to the problem of conflict-related sexual violence includes the increased participation of women in collective research and peacebuilding efforts, since, as resolution 1325 (2000) underscores, women significantly contribute to peacekeeping in their community and nation.

Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict, April 2018: Bolivia (Extract 3)

Extract: 

It is key to promote the participation of women in peace, security and development processes, and to include in the agreements specific content on the inclusion of women, the fight against sexual violence and the elimination of impunity. The political empowerment of women should be promoted by States through concrete measures that transform the conditions of abuse and discrimination in which women, minorities and rural populations live.

Report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara

Security Council Resolution 2414 (Operative Clause 17)

Security Council Agenda Geographical Topic: 
Western Sahara
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Participation
Implementation
Extract: 

Encourages the parties to cooperate with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to identify and implement confidence -building measures, including to engage women and youth, and encourages neighboring states to support these efforts

Security Council Resolution 2414 (Operative Clause 15)

Security Council Agenda Geographical Topic: 
Western Sahara
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Participation
Peacekeeping
Extract: 

Welcomes the initiatives undertaken by the Secretary General to standardize a culture of performance in UN peacekeeping, and calls on him to continue his efforts to develop an integrated performance policy framework and apply it to MINURSO, requests the Secretary-General to seek to increase the number of women in MINURSO, as well as to ensure the meaningful participation of women in all aspects of operations

Security Council Resolution 2414 (Preamble)

Security Council Agenda Geographical Topic: 
Western Sahara
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Participation
Peacekeeping
Extract: 

Recalling resolution 2242 (2015) and its aspiration to increase the number of women in military and police contingents of United Nations peacekeeping operations [...] Recalling United Nations Security Council resolutions 1325 and 2250 and related resolutions; stressing the importance of a commitment by the parties to continue the process of negotiations through the United Nations-sponsored talks and encouraging the full, effective and meaningful participation of women and active and meaningful participation of youth in these talks,

Security Council Resolution 2410 (Operative Clause 17)

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

Reaffirms the importance for MINUJUSTH taking fully into account gender mainstreaming as a crosscutting issue throughout its mandate and to assist the Government in ensuring the full and effective participation, involvement, and representation of women at all levels

Security Council Resolution 2410 (Preamble)

Security Council Agenda Geographical Topic: 
Haiti
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Participation
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Human Rights
Justice, Rule of Law and Security Sector Reform
Extract: 

Recognizing that strengthening national human rights institutions, including respecting the right to a fair trial, promoting access to justice, fighting corruption and impunity, combating criminality, sexual and gender-based violence, and ensuring accountability, as well as respect for human rights, including of women and children, are all essential to promoting the rule of law and security in Haiti

Security Council Resolution 2414

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