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UN Security
Council Resolution 1325
National Action
Plan Initiative
PeaceWomen
continues to develop the SCR 1325
National Action Plan Initiative. As a web-based platform, the NAP
initiative provides a comparative analysis of the NAPs, showcasing the many
methods available to stakeholders - both governmental and nongovernmental
- as they develop new, or evaluate and revise existing action plans. Read more here.
National Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) and the related resolution (SCR 1820 (2008); SCR 1888 (2009); SCR 1889 (2009); SCR 1960 (2010)) is an important tool for furthering the women, peace and security agenda.
National Implementation is a sub-theme of General Women, Peace and Security, and part of PeaceWomen’s analytical framework to classify women, peace and security resources.
Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) urges Member States to take action
at the national level in the following areas:
• Women's participation in decision-making and peace
processes.
• The protection of women and girls
• Gender training
In its Presidential Statements S/PRST/2004/40 and S/PRST/2005/52, the Security Council called on Member States to implement resolution 1325 (2000), including through the development of national action plans (NAPs) or other national level strategies. The creation of an action plan provides an opportunity to initiate strategic actions, identify priorities and resources, and determine responsibilities and time frames at a national level.
NAPs are not the only way to develop policy on women, peace and security. Some countries may choose to mainstream women, peace and security issues into other policy frameworks. Furthermore, developing policy is only the first step in implementation.
WILPF sections have engaged in many of these NAP processes including WILPF Sweden, WILPF UK, WILPF Australia, WILPF DRC, WILPF US and others. WILPF also recently adopted a Resolution on NAPs setting out WILPF position and calling for National Plans to have an increased focus on the prevention of conflict, including regulation of arms trade and disarmament to fully remedy violations of women’s human rights in conflict.
WILPF supports the need for national and local implementation of the women, peace and security agenda. WILPF underlines that NAPs have the potential of being an effective tool for the implementation of the spirit of UNSCR 1325 only if a comprehensive process is undertaken and as long as it is recognized as a means to an end rather than an end in and of themselves. It is of vital importance that civil society and women’s organizations participate in making international policy and law work for women and that the process of developing a NAP serves to promote awareness about the role of gender equality not only to nations in conflict, but also to peaceful nations.
To date, there are 35 countries which have adopted a National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325, which include:
1. The Australian National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325 was launched in March 2012.
2. The Austrian National Action Plan on Implementing UNSCR 1325 was released on 8 August 2007.
3. The Belgian National Action Plan on the implementation of UNSCR 1325 was launched on 8 May 2009.
4. The Bosnian-Herzegovinian National Action Plan for the Implementation of the UNSCR 1325 was launched in July 2010.
5. The Canadian Action Plan for the Implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security was launched in October 2010.
6. The Chilian National Action Plan for the Implementation of the UNSCR 1325 was launched on 3 August 2009.
7. The Cote D'Ivoire National Action Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 was launched in January 2007.
8. The Croatian National Action Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 was adopted in 2011.
9. The Danish Action Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 was adopted in June 2005, and revised in 2008.
10.
The DRC National Action
Plan for the implementation of the UNSCR 1325 was launched in
June 2010.
11. The Estonian Action Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 was released in November 2010.
12. The Finnish National Action Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 was launched on 19 September 2008.
13. The French National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325 Women, Peace & Security was launched in November 2010.
14. The Georgian National Action Plan on UN SCR 1325 was adopted in December 2011.
15. The Guinean National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325 was adopted as of July 2011.
16. Guinea-Bissau adopted its National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325 and Implementation Matrix as of July 2011.
17. The Icelandic government launched its National Plan of Action for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 on 8 March 2008.
18. Ireland's National Action Plan on UNSCR was revealed on the 25th of November 2011
19. Italy launched its National Plan of Action for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 on 23 December 2010.
20. The Liberia National Action Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 was launched on 8 March 2009.
21. The Nepalese National Action Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 was launched in October 2010.
22. The Netherlands launched their National Action Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325. A second National Action Plan was launched in December 2011 for the period of 2012-2015.
23. The Norwegian Government Action Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR was released in March 2006, followed by the NAP Strategic Plan for 2011 -2013.
24. The Philippine National Action Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 and 1820 was launched in March 2010.
25. The Portuguese National Action Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 was released in August 2009.
26. The Rwandan National Action Plan for the Implementation of the UNSCR 1325 was launched in May 2010.
27. Senegal adopted its National Action Plan for the Implementation of the UNSCR 1325 in May 2011.
28. The Serbian National Action Plan for the Implementation of the UNSCR 1325 was launched in 2011.
29. The Sierra Leone National Action Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 was launched in March 2010.
30. The Slovenian National Action Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 was released as of July 2011.
31. The Spanish National Action Plan for the Implementation of the UNSCR 1325 was released in November 2007.
32. The Swedish National Action Plan to implement UNSCR 1325 was adopted in October 2006, and revised in 2009.
33. The Swiss National Action Plan for the implementation of UNSCR 1325 was launched in February 2007, and revised in October 2010.
34. The Uganda Action Plan on UNSCR 1325 & 1820 and the Goma Declaration was released in December 2008.
35. The United Kingdom National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325 Women, Peace & Security was launched in November 2011. A revised National Action Plan was launched in February 2012.
36. The U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security was launched in December 2011.
This list can also be found in the Report of the Secretary-General on women, peace and security, S/2011/598, paragraph 56. There are a number of countries, which have committed to developing a National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325.
Regional bodies such as NATO, in coordination with the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, and the EU have also developed action plans and policy on UNSCR 1325.