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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INTERVIEW: Women Have a Big Role to Play in Peace-Building - Anthony Foreman of CARE International

This year marks the 10th anniversary of UN Security Council resolution on Women, Peace and Security. The landmark resolution, known as Resolution 1325, was passed on October 31st, 2000, and for the first time recognized the role women have to play in peace-building.

PANEL: Lithuania Will Show Its Support For The Community of Democracies and Council of Women World Leaders On September 23

The Community of Democracies. and the Council of Women World Leaders will host a panel discussion on “Women As Critical Forces in Democratic Governance” in the ECOSOC Chamber at the United Nations on September 23.

STATEMENT: Women's League of Burma:

September 21, 2010 is International Day of Peace. In 2001, the nations of the world came together at the UN General Assembly and jointly agreed on Resolutions 55/282, marking September 21 as the International Day of Peace. Combined with the objective to strengthen peace between and among nations, this special occasion also recognizes links with other aims of the UN, including development, elimination of poverty and prioritizing equality.

Quechua Indigenous Woman Leads Congress Education Committee - Self-Educated - Champions Non-Discrimination & Rights in Education in Peru

Hilaria Supa has broken down many barriers in her life. Now she has overcome another one, in an unprecedented achievement: this Quechua indigenous woman who never went to school is today chair of the congressional education committee in Peru.

CALL: Senegal: Sub-regional Women Want Body on Governance

Women delegates representing the Mano River Union (MRU) countries on Friday called for the establishment of a sub-regional governance structure that will monitor democratic culture and non-violence in elections. They said at a regional conference held in Dakar that this would impact on women's participation in governance.

PHOTOS: Palestinian Women Hold Photos of Relatives Being Held in Israeli Jails

Palestinian women hold photos of relatives being held in Israeli jails during a protest in front of the Red Cross office in the Israeli occupied West Bank town of Ramallah, on September 19, 2010.

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BLOG: While the World Scales Back its Afghanistan Ambitions, Afghan Women Push Forward

At the same time the United States is scaling back its goals for Afghanistan, women in the country are scaling up their own ambitions. In arenas ranging from medicine to the military, from small business to civil society, women are speaking up for themselves and tackling ever-larger aspirations.

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