Empowering Women in Peace & Security: UN Resolutions and Progress | United Nations

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Published Jun 22, 2024

Since 2000, there have been 10 Security Council resolutions emphasizing the involvement of women in political and peace processes. The Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) actively promotes meaningful participation for women across all our peacemaking and peacebuilding initiatives.

1- In our political analysis, we identify how women and men are affected differently by conflict and the implications this has for our work.

2- We design peace processes that create opportunities for women's direct and meaningful participation and engage women in civil society.

3- We promote women's electoral and political participation through UN electoral assistance.

4- Once peace agreements are signed, we support women's participation in the implementation phase.

5- We also address conflict-related sexual violence in our work—monitoring for early warning signs, engaging conflict parties to end sexual violence, and ensuring it is a prohibited act in ceasefire and peace agreements.

6- The Secretary-General's Peacebuilding Fund reserves resources to help break down barriers for women in peacebuilding.

7- Lastly, we continue to strive to lead by example. Women play crucial roles in leadership positions across many of our Special Political Missions, the majority of which are located in conflict settings.

For further insights into the resolutions and the advancements made in the Women, Peace, and Security agenda since the groundbreaking 1325 resolution, explore more at: https://dppa.un.org/en/women-peace-and-security.