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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a) Manage the process of democratic transition, including through technical a...

Security Council Agenda Geographical Topic: 
Libya
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
General Women, Peace and Security
Participation
Extract: 

a) Manage the process of democratic transition, including through technical advice and assistance to Libyan electoral processes and the process of preparing, drafting and adopting a new Libyan constitution, and assistance that improves institutional capacity, transparency and accountability, promotes the empowerment and political participation of all parts of Libyan society, in particular women and minorities, including in the constitutional drafting process, and supports the further development of Libyan civil society;

Emphasizing the importance of promoting the equal and full participation of a...

Security Council Agenda Geographical Topic: 
Libya
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
General Women, Peace and Security
Participation
Extract: 

Emphasizing the importance of promoting the equal and full participation of all parts of Libyan society, including women, youth and minorities, in the political process in the post-conflict phase,

Reaffirming its resolutions 1674 (2006) and 1894 (2009) on the protection of ...

Security Council Agenda Geographical Topic: 
Libya
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
General Women, Peace and Security
Participation
Extract: 

Reaffirming its resolutions 1674 (2006) and 1894 (2009) on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, 1612 (2005), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011), and 2068 (2012) on children and armed conflict, and 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), and 1960 (2010) on women, peace and security,

31. Reaffirms the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of...

Security Council Agenda Geographical Topic: 
Somalia
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Conflict Prevention
General Women, Peace and Security
Participation
Extract: 

31. Reaffirms the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and in peacebuilding, stresses the importance of their participation in all efforts for the maintenance and promotion of peace and security, and urges the Federal Government of Somalia to continue to promote increased representation of women at all decision-making levels in Somali institutions;

25. Recalls its previous resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674 (2006), 1...

Security Council Agenda Geographical Topic: 
Somalia
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
General Women, Peace and Security
Participation
Extract: 

25. Recalls its previous resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674 (2006), 1738 (2006), and 1894 (2009), as well as all its resolutions on Women, Peace and Security, Children and Armed Conflict and peacekeeping, and all relevant statements of its President;

Recalling its resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674 (2006), 1738 (2006) ...

Security Council Agenda Geographical Topic: 
Somalia
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
General Women, Peace and Security
Participation
Extract: 

Recalling its resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674 (2006), 1738 (2006) and 1894 (2009) on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, its resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009) and 1960 (2010) on women, peace and security, its resolution 1738 (2006) on the protection of journalists in armed conflicts, and its resolutions 1612 (2005), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011) and 2068 (2012) on children and armed conflict, and taking note of the report of the Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict, and its conclusions, as endorsed by the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict,

Demanding an immediate and complete cessation by all parties to armed conflic...

Security Council Agenda Geographical Topic: 
Sudan
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
General Women, Peace and Security
Participation
Human Rights
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Displacement and Humanitarian Response
Extract: 

Demanding an immediate and complete cessation by all parties to armed conflict of all acts of sexual violence against civilians in line with resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), and 1889 (2009); recruitment and use of children and other grave violations and abuses against children in line with resolutions 1612 (2005), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011) and 2068 (2012); and indiscriminate attacks on civilians in line with resolution 1894 (2009),

Recalling its resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009) ...

Security Council Agenda Geographical Topic: 
Burundi
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
General Women, Peace and Security
Participation
Extract: 

Recalling its resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009) and 1960 (2010) on women and peace and security, its resolutions 1674 (2006) and 1894 (2009) on the protection of civilians in armed conflicts and its resolutions 1612 (2005), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011) and 2068 (2012) on children and armed conflict,

Agreeing that active participation of civil society groups, including women's...

Security Council Agenda Geographical Topic: 
Cyprus
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
General Women, Peace and Security
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 an important role in peace processes, welcoming all efforts to promote bicommunal contacts and events including, inter alia, on the part of all United Nations bodies on the island, and urging the two sides to promote the active engagement of civil society and the encouragement of cooperation between economic and commercial bodies and to remove all obstacles to such contacts,

Recalling its resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009),...

Security Council Agenda Geographical Topic: 
Central African Region
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
General Women, Peace and Security
Participation
Extract: 

Recalling its resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), and 1960 (2010), on women, peace and security and its resolutions 1612 (2005), 1882 (2009), 1998 (2011) and 2068 (2012) on children and armed conflict, recalling the conclusions of the Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, including inter alia the adoption of action plans to put an end to the recruitment and use of children by armed groups, including by self-defence militias, calling on the parties in Central African Republic to engage with the Special Representative on Children and Armed Conflict, and also recalling resolutions 1265 (1999), 1296 (2000), 1674 (2006), 1738 (2006), 1894 (2009) on the protection of civilians in armed conflicts,

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