General Women, Peace and Security

The General Women, Peace and Security theme focuses on information related to UN Security Council Resolutions 1325, 1820, 1888, 1889, 1960, 2106, and 2122, which make up the Women Peace and Security Agenda.

The Women, Peace and Security Agenda historically recognizes that women and gender are relevant to international peace and security. The Agenda is based on four pillars: 1) participation, 2) protection, 3) conflict prevention, and 4) relief and recovery.

The Women, Peace and Security Agenda demands action to strengthen women’s participation, protection and rights in conflict prevention through post-conflict reconstruction processes. It is binding on all UN Member States.

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Open Letter on Women's Rights in Iraq - Please Sign

Recently, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted Resolution S-22/1 sponsored by more than 100 states calling for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to dispatch an eleven-person mission to Iraq to investigate human rights violations committed by Islamic extremists—one of the key recommendations MADRE and our partners made to the Council.

EVENT: WRC report - Strong Girls, Powerful Women: Program Planning and Design for Adolescent Girls in Humanitarian Settings

On behalf of the Women's Refugee Commission, the UK Mission to the United Nations will be hosting an event in honor of the launch of a recently published report, Strong Girls, Powerful Women: Program Planning and Design for Adolescent Girls in Humanitarian Settings.

BLOG: Can There be Sustainable Development Without Peace?

Last week, WILPF reiterated its call to promote a conflict prevention approach to the Post2015 development agenda that strengthens women's participation, rights, and peace.

PETITION: Tell Congress: Pass the Women, Peace, and Security Act.

Today 90% of casualties in armed conflicts are civilians, an overwhelming majority of whom are women and children often subjected to sexual violence, abduction for sexual slavery and for fighting, and forced displacement as strategic tactics of war. Tell Congress to support the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2014 to empower women as equal partners in preventing conflict and building peace!
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