In December 2010 Italy adopted a three-year action plan on Resolution 1325. T...

In December 2010 Italy adopted a three-year action plan on Resolution 1325. The plan provides a strategic framework to improve implementation of 1325 by having a national focal point at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs monitor all relevant activities. The plan focuses on key goals such as: increasing the number of women in the national Police and in the armed Forces; strengthening the inclusion of women in peace operations and in the decision-making bodies of peace operations; protecting the human rights of women and children, in conflict and post-conflict; strengthening women's participation in peace processes; and engaging with civil society organizations to promote the implementation of Resolution 1325.