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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Report of the Secretary General on the Implementation of the Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006) -S/2017/591

S2017726.pdf

Yemeni Women Rise To Challenge Of Helping Others During Wartime

Yemeni Women Rise To Challenge Of Helping Others During Wartime.pdf

Gender And The Role Of Women In Colombia's Peace Process

Women-Colombia-Peace-Process-EN.pdf

Expert discussion on opportunities and challenges in enhancing women’s leadership in crisis prevention and peacebuilding with a particular focus on the MENA region

Event Report- Enhancing Women’s Leadership for Sustainable Peace in Fragile Contexts in the MENA Region (1).pdf

Reimagining Peacemaking: Women’s Roles in Peace Processes

IPI-E-pub-Reimagining-Peacemaking.pdf

Statement of the Representative of France at the Security Council Open Debate: “United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: their Potential Contribution to the Overarching Goal of Sustaining Peace"

Statement of France .pdf

Statement of the Representative of Sweden at the Security Council Open Debate: “United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: their Potential Contribution to the Overarching Goal of Sustaining Peace"

Statement of Representative of Sweden.pdf

Statement of Youssef Mahmoud at the Security Council Open Debate: “United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: their Potential Contribution to the Overarching Goal of Sustaining Peace’”

Statement Youssef Mahmoud.pdf

Statement of the Deputy SG at the Security Council Open Debate on "United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: their Potential Contribution to the Overarching Goal of Sustaining Peace"

Statement Deputy SG.pdf

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