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IT RESOLVED: Women have a role to play in peace and security
Writer Elayne Clift calls UN Resolution 1325 "an amazing opportunity to move away from militarism," and more:
In 2000, the United Nations took a long overdue step: It "remember[ed]
the ladies" in peace and security issues when the UN Security Council
adopted Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. By doing so the
Council affirmed, for the first time, that integrating a gender perspective
and ensuring women's participation are necessary at all stages of armed
conflict as well as in pre and post conflict situations. Nothing underscores
this need more than the current situation in Iraq and Afghanistan, a
point well-made at this month's 48th annual meeting of the UN Commission
on the Status of Women (timed to coincide with International Women's
Day and Women's History Month)....
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Summary
of UN Security Council Resolution (S/RES/1325) On Women and Peace and
Security Summary - 31/10/00, and links for more information
In the
18 point resolution, the Security Council:
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Urges member
states to ensure increased representation of women at all decision-making
levels.
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Encourages the
Secretary General to implement his strategic plan of action (A/49/587)
calling for an increase in the participation of women at decision-making
levels in conflict resolution and peace processes.
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Urges the Secretary
General to appoint more women as special representatives and envoys.
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Urges the Secretary
General to expand the role and contributions of women in UN field-based
operations, including among military observers, civilian police,
human rights and humanitarian personnel.
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Requests the
Secretary General to provide training guidelines and materials on
the protection, rights and particular needs of women.
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Urges member
states to increase their voluntary financial, technical and logistical
support for gender sensitive training efforts.
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Calls upon all
parties to armed conflict to respect fully international law applicable
to the rights and protection of women and girls, especially as civilians.
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Calls on all
parties to armed conflict to take special measures to protect women
and girls from gender-based violence, particularly rape and other
forms of sexual abuse.
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Emphasizes the
responsibilities of all states to put an end to impunity and to
prosecute those responsible for genocide crimes, including those
related to sexual and other forms of violence against women and
girls.
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Calls upon all
parties to armed conflict to respect the civilian and humanitarian
characters of refugee camps and settlements with particular attention
to women's and girls' special needs.
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Invites the
Secretary General to carry out a study to be presented to the Security
Council on the impact of armed conflict on women and girls, the
role of women in peace-building, the gender dimensions of peace
processes and conflict resolution, and progress on gender mainstreaming
throughout peacekeeping missions.
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Women, Peace and
the United Nations: Security Council Resolution 1325
Gender and Peacekeeping
The above and more
can be found at:
http://www.peacewomen.org/un/sc/1325.htm
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