Reconstruction and Peacebuilding

The Reconstruction and Peacebuilding theme focuses on the application of a gender perspective to peacebuilding. The response of local, national, and international systems to women’s priorities in post-conflict situations can significantly impact stability and development.

The realisation of women’s right to full participation in preventing, resolving and recovering from conflict, is critical to building sustainable peace and the fulfilment of human security. Furthermore, the response of local, national and international systems to women’s priorities in post-conflict situations, can significantly impacts the stability and development of communities.

The engagement of women in early stages of peacemaking can increase gender analysis in post-conflict planning, lead to improved outcomes for women, and enhance their capacity to participate in longer-term peacebuilding. However, women’s rights and concerns should not be dependent on the presence of women in peace processes. Systems must be in place to ensure their inclusion is standard operating procedure.

In SCR 1325, the Security Council recognises that addressing the unique needs of women and girls during post-conflict reconstruction requires integrating a gender perspective at all stages (1325,OP8). The Security Council acknowledges the need to counter negative societal attitudes regarding women’s equal capacity for involvement, and calls for the promotion of women’s leadership and support for women’s organizations (1889,OP1). In addition, the Security Council requests training on the protection, rights and needs of women in all peacebuilding measures (1325,OP6).

To achieve this, the Security Council tasks the Secretary-General to report on challenges and make recommendations relevant to the participation of women and gender mainstreaming in peacebuilding and recovery efforts (1888,OP19). In response, the Secretary-General issued a report on women’s participation in peacebuilding in 2010. The report details the challenges obstacles women must confront in participating in recovery and peacebuilding efforts, and advocates for a Seven-Point Action Plan to respond to these challenges.


First, the plan calls to increase women’s engagement in peace processes and to address gender issues in the context of peace agreements. Secondly, the plan urges for the inclusion of gender expertise at senior levels in the UN’s mediation support activities. Thirdly, the plan notes that, while the international community cannot control the gender composition of the negotiating parties, it must investigate strategies for the inclusion of more women. Fourthly, the plan calls for the establishment of mechanisms to ensure that negotiating parties engage with women’s civil society organisations. The Action Plan’s fifth commitment involves increasing the proportion of women decision makers in post-conflict governance institutions. The sixth point addresses rule of law, emphasising the importance of issues such as women’s access to justice and a gender perspective to legal reform. The Action Plan’s seventh commitment is concerned with women’s economic empowerment. The Action Plan’s implementation remains the challenge.

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

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
General Women, Peace and Security
Participation
Reconstruction and Peacebuilding
Peace Processes
Conflict Prevention
Extract: 

Reaffirming its resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), 1960 (2010) and 2106 (2013) on women, peace, and security and reiterating the need for the full, equal, and effective participation of women at all stages of peace processes given their vital role in the prevention and resolution of conflict and peacebuilding; reaffirming the key role women can play in re-establishing the fabric of recovering society and stressing the need for their involvement in the development and implementation of post-conflict strategies in order to take into account their perspectives and needs,

Reaffirms its support for: a Darfur-based internal dialogue that takes place ...

Security Council Agenda Geographical Topic: 
Sudan
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Reconstruction and Peacebuilding
Peace Processes
Extract: 

Reaffirms its support for: a Darfur-based internal dialogue that takes place in an environment of respect for the civil and political rights of participants, including women, such that they can exercise their views without fear of retribution; freedom of speech and assembly to permit open consultations; freedom of movement of participants and UNAMID; proportional participation among Darfurians; freedom from harassment, arbitrary arrest and intimidation; and freedom from interference by the Government or the armed groups; calls on the Government of Sudan and the armed groups to ensure the necessary enabling environment for such a dialogue; requests UNAMID to support and monitor the development of such a dialogue, and requests the Secretary-General in his regular reports, referred to in paragraph 12 below, to report any security incidents, threats, violations of the participants' freedoms or instances of interference. Calls on the signatories of the DDPD to heed the results of the internal dialogue process, and to respond in the context of DDPD implementation to the wants and needs of the people expressed through such a process;

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
Reconstruction and Peacebuilding
Peace Processes
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,

26. Acknowledges the significant contribution that women can have in conflict...

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Reconstruction and Peacebuilding
Peace Processes
General Women, Peace and Security
Participation
Extract: 

26. Acknowledges the significant contribution that women can have in conflict prevention, peacebuilding and mediation efforts, calls upon all actors in the crisis in Mali to take measures to increase the number of women involved in mediation efforts and stresses the importance of creating enabling conditions for women's participation and empowerment during all stages of the mediation process;

5. Emphasizes the importance of conducting a fully-inclusive, participatory, ...

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
General Women, Peace and Security
Participation
Reconstruction and Peacebuilding
Peace Processes
Extract: 

5. Emphasizes the importance of conducting a fully-inclusive, participatory, transparent and meaningful National Dialogue Conference including with the youth and women's groups and calls upon all stakeholders in Yemen to participate actively and constructively in this process;

10. Welcomes the appointment of Mr. Djibrill Yipènè Bassol&eacu...

Security Council Agenda Geographical Topic: 
Sudan
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
General Women, Peace and Security
Participation
Reconstruction and Peacebuilding
Peace Processes
Extract: 

10. Welcomes the appointment of Mr. Djibrill Yipènè Bassolé as Joint AU-UN Chief Mediator, who has its full support; calls on the Government of Sudan and rebel groups to engage fully and constructively in the peace process, including by entering into talks under the mediation of Mr. Bassolé; demands all the parties, in particular rebel groups, to finalize their preparations for and to join the talks; and underlines also the need for the engagement of civil society, including women and women-led organizations, community groups and tribal leaders;

12. Calls upon the Government of the Republic of South Sudan to take measures...

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
General Women, Peace and Security
Participation
Reconstruction and Peacebuilding
Peace Processes
Justice, Rule of Law and Security Sector Reform
Human Rights
Extract: 

12. Calls upon the Government of the Republic of South Sudan to take measures to improve women's participation in the outstanding issues of the CPA and post-independence arrangements and to enhance the engagement of South Sudanese women in public decision-making at all levels including by promoting women's leadership, supporting women's organizations, and countering negative societal attitudes about women's capacity to participate equally;

10. Commends the Government for recognizing the important role of women in th...

Security Council Agenda Geographical Topic: 
Sierra Leone
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Conflict Prevention
General Women, Peace and Security
Participation
Reconstruction and Peacebuilding
Peace Processes
Human Rights
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Displacement and Humanitarian Response
Extract: 

10. Commends the Government for recognizing the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and in peacebuilding, as referred to in resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008) by establishing national strategies, underscores the importance that the Government continue its effort in addressing sexual and gender-based violence, and encourages UNIPSIL to work with the Government of Sierra Leone in this area;

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

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
Conflict Prevention
General Women, Peace and Security
Participation
Reconstruction and Peacebuilding
Peace Processes
Human Rights
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Displacement and Humanitarian Response
Extract: 

Reaffirming its resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009) and 1960 (2010) on women, peace, and security and reiterating the need for the full, equal, and effective participation of women at all stages of peace processes given their vital role in the prevention and resolution of conflict and peacebuilding; reaffirming the key role women can play in re-establishing the fabric of recovering society and stressing the need for their involvement in the development and implementation of post-conflict strategies in order to take into account their perspectives and needs,

14. Welcomes also the measures taken by the Government of Afghanistan, and en...

Security Council Agenda Geographical Topic: 
Afghanistan
PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes: 
General Women, Peace and Security
Participation
Reconstruction and Peacebuilding
Peace Processes
Extract: 

14. Welcomes also the measures taken by the Government of Afghanistan, and encourages it to continue to increase the participation of women as well as minorities and civil society in outreach, consultation and decision-making processes, and recalls that women play a vital role in the peace process, as recognized in Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) and related resolutions, therefore reiterates the need for the full, equal and effective participation of women at all stages of peace processes and urges their involvement in the development and implementation of post-conflict strategies in order to take account of their perspectives and needs;

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