Iceland's National Action Plan has been in place for almost three years. Prep...

Iceland's National Action Plan has been in place for almost three years. Preparations are under way to revise the plan for adoption next year. This will be done through a participatory, transparent process involving political leaders at the highest level, all relevant government agencies and civil society. The plan will contain specific goals, clear indicators and a transparent monitoring
mechanism. It will also take fully into account pertinent Security Council resolutions on Women, Peace and Security. My government has also undertaken projects to highlight, strengthen and implement resolution 1325. Particular effort has been focused on women's empowerment. The Gender Equality Training Programme is an international training programme, run in cooperation with the University of Iceland, with the explicit purpose of promoting gender equality and women's empowerment through education and training. It is our hope that the programme, now in its. second year, with fellows from Afghanistan and Palestine, will in due course be recognised as an official United Nations University Programme, making it the fourth such programme located in Iceland.