Who is Responsible for Implementation?

The responsibility for implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) belongs to multiple actors, including the UN system, Member States, and parties to conflict. This section deals with the implementation by the UN system.

About this section: PeaceWomen & UN - UN Implementation

The objective of the PeaceWomen's Map of the UN System is to share information and show how UN entities and bodies are working to implement the agenda on Women, Peace and Security. The UN system Map allows users to view each UN entity and access their policies, action plans and reports.For more information, latest news and resources on UN implementation, see the tab "UN Implementation of 1325" under the PeaceWomen Portal.

Latest Developments on UN Implementation of SCR 1325

26 October 2010, in the Security Council Presidential Statement S/PRST/2010/22, the Council requested the Secretary-General to "propose in his next annual report a strategic framework to guide the UN’s implementation of the resolution in the next decade, which includes targets and indicators and takes account of relevant processes within the Secretariat.” Consequently, a process of identifying targets, operationalizing indicators, and intensifying efforts to support result-based outcomes, was initiated within the UN and the inter-agency Task Force on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). This resulted in the outline of a Strategic Framework that would replace the System-Wide Action Plan (SWAP) and lead the implementation work of UNSCR 1325 up to 2020. Details of the previous processes of the System-Wide Action Plan (SWAP)can be found here.

UN Strategic Results Framework

The Strategic Results Framework on Women, Peace and Security was developed with the aim to more effectively monitor, coordinate and promote full implementation of UNSCR 1325, adapted in 2000. The framework consists of four key targets in accordance to the women, peace and security agenda and SCR 1325, these are:

Prevention - "Prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls in conflict and post-conflict countries."

Participation - "Women participate equally with men and gender equality is promoted in peace and security decision-making processes at national, regional and international levels."

Protection - "Women's and girl's rights are protected and promoted in conflict-affected situations."

Relief and Recovery- "Women and girls' specific relief needs are met and women's capacities to act as agents in relief and recovery are reinforced in conflict and post-conflict situations."

A set of indicators has been developed in connection to each target to support its realization and facilitate the evaluation process. Moreover, the four main goals have been divided into inter-mediate goals for 2014, as well as long-term goals for 2020. This framework was outlined to provide a clear structure and overview of efforts required to push the implementation forward, and thereby deal with the main critique of the System-Wide Action Plan. And furthermore, to better coordinate the work of the entities of the UN system, identify their responsibilities, and thus support and enhance contributions made on global, national and regional levels. This is also in line with the aim of identifying key areas in need of further attention and measures, and improve the assessments' accountability and transparency. Each target is also listed together with a lead entity or entities within the UN system. Their role is to monitor and support the efforts made to achieve the target, and they are selected on basis of their area of expertise. However, the High-Level UN Steering Committee on Women Peace and Security(HLSC-WPS) will be responsible for the overall assessment of the advancement in 2014 and 2020. 

PeaceWomen is also internally tracking the progress towards the targets of 2014. Our table below presents each target divided under 11 main themes or priority areas. The evaluation of the achievements against these goals will be published here as soon as it is finalized. 

Overview of the Targets by 2014

Theme

Target by 2014

Conflict prevention

50% of UN early warning systems utilize gender-specific indicators

 

UN development and other integrated planning frameworks and processes (ISF, UNDAF, IMPP) include activities aimed at strengthening the capacities of women’s CSOs working on conflict prevention in 20% of crisis countries with UN presence

 

 

40% of community-level conflict mediators trained by UN supported programmes are women

 

Inclusive and effective consultation with and involvement of women leaders and women’s groups to be included in 50% of UN supported disarmament activities

Violence against
women and girls in conflict

75 % of Force Commander Directives and multi-dimensional Missions for Military and for police, incorporate human rights and SGBV prevention

 

15 % increase in human rights field missions to remote areas

 

Women Protection Advisers (WPAs) are deployed to 50 % of countries with a peacekeeping mission with a POC mandate where SVC is prevalent

 

Monitoring and Reporting Arrangements (MARA), as requested in SCR 1960 (2010), established and rolled out to selected countries.

 

SG makes concrete recommendations on addressing women’s and girls’ rights in 50% of countries and thematic issues on the SC agenda

Women at all levels of institutions working on peace & security

Women comprise at least 30% of UN senior positions (P5 or higher) in conflict-affected countries

 

All countries with multi-dimensional PKM and SPM have at least one gender advisor

Gender issues in peace agreements

At least one woman appointed as chief mediator/special envoy to UN-led peace processes

 

50% of all UN mediation support activities include gender expertise

 

50% of all UN special envoys and mediators and meditation teams undertake regular consultations with women leaders and women’s civil society organizations

Women at all levels as decision-makers in post-conflict countries

At least 50% of electoral support programme units in requesting countries will include gender expertise

 

Technical assistance or strategy on support for achieving gender balance in public administration is available to 50 per cent conflict-affected countries

Women and girls’ rights protection and promotion in conflict-affected situations

Operational guidance reflecting women’s and girls’ rights implemented in 50% of countries with integrated missions with POC mandates

 

Special measures to protect displaced women and girls operationalized in 50% of UN managed responses to displacement.

Security Sector Reform and Disarmament

75% of UN-sponsored and -led disarmament and arms control programmes mainstream gender throughout programme design and delivery.

 

20 % of participants in security sector training activities are female

 

15% of UN SSR training and capacity-building is specifically for women participants

 

50% of UN SSR programmes include gender expertise and gender programming component

Justice

15% of funding of rule of law and access to justice programming is dedicated to gender equality and women’s empowerment

Relief and recovery initiatives in conflict and post conflict situations

GEP Funding tracking mechanisms (e.g. gender marker) established and operational in 40% of UN entities operating in conflict contexts. Of the rest, at least 50% incorporates GE issues

 

From the 2011 baseline, at least twice the number of projects in conflict and post-conflict situations amounting more than $10 million are staffed with gender officer /adviser or team.

 

 

 

Rosters for technical surge capacity for conflict and post-conflict situations include gender experts in each of the relevant areas (i.e. camp management, natural resources, etc.)

 

At least 50% of all UN-led local development and community infrastructure rehabilitation programmes include institutionalized mechanisms to ensure informed and effective participation of women’s groups at the community and local level (i.e. setting of priorities, identification of beneficiaries, monitoring implementation)

Post-conflict institutions and processes of peace consolidation

At least 15% of DDR programme funds are dedicated addressing specific gender needs, including the gendered dimensions of violence.

 

Adequate and sufficient gender expertise available in 75 per cent of UN-supported DDR programmes at management and implementation levels.

 

At least 15% of funding on transitional justice programmes (including reparations projects) is specifically dedicated to gender equality.

Women and girls access to livelihood support services

At least 15% of funding on economic recovery programmes is specifically dedicated to gender equality

 

At least 30% of participants in economic recovery, temporary employment and post-conflict poverty reduction programs are women