SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT S/PRST/2016/12

“The Security Council encourages those who drive the efforts on peacebuilding to take the necessary steps to ensure that women are equally engaged in the process of peacebuilding. The Security Council underscores the need to empower women to do so by such means as increasing representation of women at all decision-making levels at local, national, regional and international institutions and through mechanisms for the prevention and resolution of conflict and mediation, and to consider gender-related issues in all discussions pertinent to sustaining peace. The Security Council further welcomes the efforts of Member States to implement Resolution 1325 (2000) and its subsequent resolutions, in particular its Resolution 2242 (2015)."