Preventive diplomacy as an intervention must be undertaken expediently to pro...

Preventive diplomacy as an intervention must be undertaken expediently to protect potential victims and to nip any kind of possible impunity in the bud. The Council has previously recognized a critical link between security issues and socio-economic concerns such as poverty, disease and environmental degradation. We believe that countries must systematically integrate and mainstream women specific issues in all action plans in order to tackle the growing problem of sexual and gender-based violence during conflict and even in peacetime. The need to mainstream a gender perspective into peacekeeping and peacebuilding initiatives cannot be overemphasized.