US Edition25 Years After Landmark UN Resolution, UN Chief Says Women Are Too Often Absent From Peace Talks
United Nations chief highlights rising sexual violence and calls for stronger funding and participation of women in peace processes, noting 676 million women live near conflict zones.
- On October 31, 2000, the United Nations adopted a historic resolution urging that women be fully included in all peacebuilding and conflict resolution efforts around the world.
- Nonetheless, in their recent remarks marking the anniversary, both Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the head of the UN agency for women, Sima Bahous, noted that women are still frequently left out of peace talks and measures to ensure their safety.
- Both leaders noted gains since the resolution, such as doubled numbers of women peacekeepers and increased female representation in Haiti's electoral council and Chad’s National Assembly.
- However, Bahous described 'renewed pushback against gender equality and multilateralism' and detailed how 'short-sighted funding cuts' undermine education, health care, and food access for women and girls.
- UN officials cautioned that advancements remain vulnerable, as 676 million women are now living in close proximity to dangerous conflicts—a peak not seen since the 1990s—and incidents of gender-based violence targeting females are increasing.
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25 years after landmark UN resolution, UN chief says women are too often absent from peace talks
The United Nations chief is lamenting that 25 years after a landmark U.N. resolution demanded equal participation for women in all efforts to promote peace, far too often women remain absent.
Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security [bilingual as delivered; scroll down for all-English and all-French] | United Nations Secretary-General
Twenty-five years ago, Security Council resolution 1325 gave voice to a simple truth: women’s leadership is central to just and lasting peace. And over the past quarter-century, the women, peace and security agenda has inspired countless resolutions, reports and roundtables. But let’s speak frankly. Too often, we gather in rooms like this one – full of conviction and
Resolution promoting female presence in this area turns 25; UN leader points out failures in fulfilling international commitments; and the executive director of UN Women says that the growth and normalization of misogyny cannot be seen as inevitable. Source of original article: United Nations (news.un.org). Photo credit: UN. The content of […]
The UN Security Council today, marking the 25th anniversary of the landmark resolution on Women, Peace and Security, discussed the importance of this agenda for preventing conflict and achieving peace. Most speakers argued that this will not be possible without effective equality for women.
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