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Mainstreaming a gender perspective in
peace and security is a process of assessing
the implications for women and men of all planned
action, including legislation, policies or programmes,
in all areas and at all levels.
It is a strategy
for making women’s as well as men’s concerns and
experiences an integral dimension of design,
implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies
and programmes in all political, economic and social
spheres so that women and men benefit equally, and
inequality is not perpetuated.
The
ultimate goal is to achieve gender equality and to build
sustainable peace and security.
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UN System-wide action plan for the
implementation of resolution 1325
(2000)
In its Presidential Statement
of 28 October 2004 (S/PRST/2004/40), the Security
Council requested the Secretary-General to submit to the
Security Council, in October 2005, an action plan, with
time lines, for implementing resolution 1325 (2000)
across the United Nations system, with a view to
strengthening commitment and accountability at the
highest levels, as well as to allow for improved
accountability, monitoring and reporting on progress on
implementation within the United Nations
system.
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"We stress the important role of
women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and
in peacebuilding. We reaffirm our commitment to
the full and effective implementation of Security
Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and
security. We also underline the importance of
integrating a gender perspective and of women having the
opportunity for equal participation and full involvement
in all efforts to maintain and promote peace and
security, as well as the need to increase their role in
decision-making at all levels. We strongly condemn all
violations of the human rights of women and girls in
situations of armed conflict and the use of sexual
exploitation, violence and abuse, and we commit
ourselves to elaborating and implementing strategies to
report on, prevent and punish gender-based
violence."
2005 World Summit Outcome,
paragraph 116
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"Resolution 1325 (2000) holds out a promise to women
across the globe that their rights will be protected and that
barriers to their equal participation and full involvement in
the maintenance and promotion of sustainable peace will be
removed. We must uphold this promise."
(Secretary-General's 2004
report on women, peace and security)
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| Fifth Anniversary of
Resolution 1325 (2000) |
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| Background to
Resolution 1325 |
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From the UN Charter to Security
Council
resolution 1325
It
took several decades and many different actors
until the Security Council held its first debate
ever on women, peace and security and adopted
resolution 1325 on 31 October 2000. Member States,
the UN system and civil society played a role in
national and international processes to promote
the goal of gender equality and recognize the
central role of women in conflict prevention,
peace processes and peacebuilding.
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| Peacebuilding
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A lasting peace cannot be
established without the equal participation of women and men
and the inclusion of gender perspectives in both formal and
informal peace processes.
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| Webcast of the Open
Debate |
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| Publications and
Resources |
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Inventory of
UN Resources on Women, Peace and
Security
FACES: Women
as Partners in Peace and
Security