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women's participation deemed crucial in peace talks

By on November 4, 2013
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from UN women.org.

By unanimous vote, a resolution was adopted by the UN Security Council that sets in place stronger measures to enable women to participate in conflict resolution and recovery, and puts the onus on the Security Council, the United Nations, regional organizations and Member States to, “dismantle the barriers, create the space, and provide seats at the table for women.”

UN Women Executive Director Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka highlighted women’s catalytic role in conflict resolution.

“Women’s leadership is central to reconciliation and conflict resolution and to peacebuilding efforts that bring results for families and communities.”

Adopted during a day-long debate on women, peace and security, this new resolution puts in place a roadmap for a more systematic approach to the implementation of commitments on women, peace and security. Concretely, these measures include:

-The development and deployment of technical expertise for peacekeeping missions and UN mediation teams supporting peace talks;

-Improved access to timely information on the impact of women’s participation in conflict resolution in reports and briefings to the Council;

-Strengthened commitments to consult as well as include women directly in peace talks.

The resolution recognizes that the impact of conflict on women is exacerbated as a result of inequalities. For example, because of unequal citizenship rights and a lack of access to identity documents women and their children may be rendered stateless, lack access to basic services for survival or lack the ability to reclaim land and property, post-conflict.

The resolution also addresses the rights of women who are pregnant as a result of rape during conflict with support for access to the full range of sexual and reproductive health services, including regarding pregnancies resulting from rape.

Lastly, the resolution places gender equality and women’s empowerment as critical to international peace and security, underlining that the economic empowerment of women greatly contributes to the stabilization of societies emerging from armed conflict.

More information on women’s efforts for peace and security: http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/open-debate-on-women-peace-and-security-2013

 

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