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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Participation

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In spite of the daunting challenges, Nigeria has been in the vanguard of promoting the involvement of women in conflict resolution and in the promotion of peace and security. Only last week, the Nigerian Government launched its revised national action plan for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and related resolutions on women and peace and security.

Participation

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Just a week ago, in Alicante, we held the first meeting of the network of women-and-peace-and-security focal points, which we launched in New York in September. One of the subjects dealt with was the structural barriers to equality in the sphere of peace and security. Not one country has achieved satisfactory numbers.

Participation

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I cannot conclude without stressing the importance of certain prerequisites in support of the whole process of combating sexual violence in a context of armed conflict and the restoration of lasting peace. The first is expanding the inclusion of women at every level of peace and mediation negotiations. Their experience as the main victims of such crimes is far too valuable to ignore.

Participation

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We must first prevent and defuse armed conflicts through peaceful means and eliminate sexual violence in conflict at its roots. The international community should stick to the general direction of finding political solutions to hotspots and resolve conflict peacefully through negotiations, good offices and mediation.

Participation

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Secondly, we support the efforts aimed at promoting the contributions of women in decision-making and political processes through investments in training and capacity-building programmes, as well as the documentation and spread of information on the contributions that women are able to make in peacekeeping operations.

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Security Council Agenda Geographical Topic: 
South Sudan
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Participation
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16. Urges the two Governments immediately to take steps to implement confidence-building measures among the respective communities in the Abyei Area, ensuring women are involved at all stages, including through reconciliation processes at the grass-roots level as well as through support for the ongoing efforts of non-governmental organizations engaging in peacebuilding, and by fully supporting UNISFA’s efforts in promoting community dialogue, strongly welcomes continued engagement between the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities, and strongly urges all Abyei communities to exercise maximum restraint in all their engagements and to desist from inflammatory acts or statements that may lead to violent clashes;

17. Underscores that women’s participation at all levels of inter-community dialogue is critical to ensure a credible and legitimate process and calls upon all parties to promote full and equal participation of women;

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

Stressing the importance of a commitment by the parties to continue the process of negotiations through the United Nations-sponsored talks and encouraging the meaningful participation of women in these,

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Nigeria Launches National Action Plan On Women, Peace, Security

Nigeria Launches National Action Plan on Women, Peace, Security.pdf

Report of the High-Level Independent Panel on United Nations Peace Operations

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