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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INTERNATIONAL: U.N. May Shelve Creation of New Women's Body

A coalition of over 300 international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) is "outraged" that an impending decision to create a new women's entity at the United Nations is being postponed once again.

INTERNATIONAL: Promise of Resolution 1325 is a dream deferred

The preparations for the 10th anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security are starting, but critics say there is not much to celebrate.

INTERNATIONAL: U.N. Approves Long-Awaited New Women's Agency

After more than three years of political foot-dragging, the 192-member General Assembly adopted a historic resolution Monday aimed at creating a new U.N. agency for women.

INTERNATIONAL: AIDS-Free World Welcomes the New UN Women's Agency; Will the Secretary-General Be Up to the Job of Making It Work?

Yesterday the UN's 192 member states unanimously passed a resolution establishing a new UN agency for women, giving Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon authority to immediately appoint an Under Secretary-General to lead it. This is a truly memorable moment.

INTERNATIONAL: UNAIDS Welcomes Creation of New Women's Super-agency

The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) today welcomed the creation of a new single UN body to promote women's rights, noting that more than 60 per cent of people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa are female, as are three out of four young people.

INTERNATIONAL: UN Security Council: A Victory for Women Caught in War

While the UN spent years debating, untold thousands of girls and women around the world have suffered ruined bodies and ruined lives.

INTERNATIONAL: Women's Groups Take on Laws Based on Sex

When a landmark U.N. conference on women adopted a "platform for action" in Beijing in 1995, member states were urged to commit themselves to revoke all existing laws in their statute books that discriminate on the basis of sex.

INTERNATIONALThe Importance of Resolution 1888 to End Violence Against Women

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last month chaired a session of the United Nations Security Council during which the 15-member Council unanimously adopted landmark resolution 1888, which aims to protect women and children from horrific violence in armed conflict and post-conflict situations.

INTERNATIONAL: A Powerful United Nations Women's Agency - Will the UN deliver?

After three years of debate, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on September 14th that will lead to the creation of a stronger unified women's rights and gender equality entity led by an Under Secretary General.

INTERNATIONAL: The New UN Special Representative on Women in Armed Conflict Should Be a Woman

The United Nations Security Council on 30 September unanimously adopted Resolution 1888 mandating the Secretary General to appoint a Special Representative on women, peace and security.

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