El Salvador welcomes your initiative, Mr. President, to convene this open deb...

El Salvador welcomes your initiative, Mr. President, to convene this open debate of the Security Council on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security.

That resolution constitutes a cornerstone in the efforts to achieve full participation — on an equal basis — of women in all initiatives for peace and security, together with the integration of the gender perspective in the context of seeking a resolution of armed conflicts, in peacekeeping and peace building and in post-conflict reconstruction and reconciliation.

Resolutions 1325 (2000), 1888 (2009) and 1889 (2009) constitute important policy instruments, since they make it possible to consider, in a broad, comprehensive fashion, the increasing complexities of conflict and post-conflict transitions to development situations from a gender perspective.