Our support for the resolution is based not only on our legal obligations und...

Our support for the resolution is based not only on our legal obligations under the Charter, but also on our own national laws, which have entrenched the inalienable rights of women into our domestic legal framework. We note with satisfaction that resolution 1325 (2000) highlights the cross-cutting nature of gender considerations in all areas related to peace and security. In a similar manner, Trinidad and Tobago has developed a draft national policy on gender and development, which seeks to underscore the essential contribution of women to national development and integrate the gender perspective into all levels of national policy.