Share your insights on 15 years UNSCR 1325 implementation! Give your input by filling out the CSO Survey for the Global Study on UNSCR 1325.
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Nearly 15 years ago, the groundbreaking UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325, the first Women, Peace and Security (WPS) resolution, called on all member states and the United Nations (UN) system to ensure women’s full participation in all conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and post-conflict reconstruction processes and to protect the rights of women in the context of armed conflict. UNSCR 1325 was the direct result of a strategic global advocacy campaign involving women peacebuilders in conflict zones worldwide.
Since UNSCR 1325 was adopted, there have been remarkable achievements; however, there remains a big deficit in implementation at the national and local levels, particularly in communities directly affected by violent conflicts. The UN Security Council has stressed that women’s perspectives will continue to be underrepresented in conflict prevention, resolution, protection and peacebuilding without a significant shift in how the resolution is implemented. As we approach the 15th anniversary of UNSCR 1325, we face an important opportunity to review how the context of peace and security and international response to conflict has changed since 1325 was adopted, and what new issues need to be taken into consideration to increase the impact of UNSCR 1325 and subsequent resolutions on women, peace and security within the UN system moving forward.
In preparation for the 15th anniversary of UNSCR 1325, in 2015, the UN Security Council will convene a High-level Review to evaluate progress at the global, regional and national levels in implementing UNSCR 1325. In preparation for this review, the UN Secretary General (SG) is commissioning a Global Study, which will highlight “good practice examples, gaps and challenges, as well as emerging trends and priorities for action on UNSCR 1325 implementation.” Results from the study will be included in the SG’s annual report to the Security Council on Women and Peace and Security in 2015.
The promise of UNSCR 1325 cannot be realized without the full participation of civil society activists. In the post-2015 period, it is essential that the UN system (all relevant agencies), bilateral donors, and governments recognize the expertise and commitment that CSOs bring to this agenda and engage them as equal partners.
In this light, the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP), in partnership with the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security (NGO WG on WPS) and Cordaid is conducting this survey among CSOs from around the world to solicit their views on the implementation of UNSCR 1325 in the past, and recommendations for the future. The deadline for filling out the survey is March 31, 2015!
12 Dec '17 Today, we are pleased to share with you the Conference Report “Financial Inclusion for Freedom and Security” by the Women Peacemakers Program, Duke Law International Human Rights Clinic, Human Security Collective, Transnational Institute, the Charity & Security Network, in cooperation with the Knowledge Platform Security and Rule of Law.
7 Dec '17 Today, on the 13th day of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence Campaign, we bring you the sad news that from 15 December onwards, the Women Peacemakers Program (WPP) will have to close its doors. We would like to ask for your time to read what has driven us to make this decision.
7 Nov '17 On Thursday, 26 October 2017, a side event entitled, “Pulling the Rug from Under Our Feet: What is the UNSCR 1325 Without Civil Society Freedoms?” was hosted on the margins of the 17th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325. The event was hosted by the Women Peacemakers Program (WPP) and the Dutch Mission, in collaboration with Duke Law’s International Human Rights Clinic, Al-Hayat Center for Civil Society Development, Arab Women Organisation of Jordan, NOVACT, Free Sight Association, Iraqi Al-Amal Association, Women Empowerment Organisation, NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security and Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. This article briefly looks at the main issues discussed during the event.
