The Arria Meeting of the Security Council on 19 October co-chaired by Austria...

The Arria Meeting of the Security Council on 19 October co-chaired by Austria, Mexico and the United Kingdom has made it clear that we need more information on progress and on what measures have been successful. The comprehensive set of indicators on 1325 which received the Council's support today, will finally close this important gap and provide us with qualitative and quantitative data on important areas such as the prevalence of sexual violence or the number of women participating in peace-processes. This information will allow us to better guide and target our actions in the future. We hope that the indicators will now become operational as a matter of urgency. We do believe that all Member States should use the indicators relevant for their country's situation, including in their national action plans in order to receive a truly global picture of the implementation of resolution 1325.