We believe that the Security Council has a special responsibility to support ...

We believe that the Security Council has a special responsibility to support women's participation in peace processes by ensuring appropriate gender balance in United Nations peacekeeping missions. We welcome the fact that the Council has already recognized the important role of women in conflict resolution, peacekeeping and peacebuilding and has emphasized the importance of promoting an active and visible policy of mainstreaming a gender perspective in all policies and programmes when addressing armed or other conflicts.