Towards an active and visible policy.

• Position: Women in Peacekeeping - Brief Article

The Security Council on 31 October met to consider the item on women, peace and security, exactly one year after the Council adopted resolution 1325 (2000), calling on all actors involved in negotiating and implementing peace agreements to adopt gender perspectives that included the special needs of women and girls during repatriation and resettlement, reintegration and post-conflict reconstruction. The Council adopted a presidential statement that reaffirmed its commitment to the implementation of resolution 1325 and welcomed the efforts by the United Nations system, Member States, civil society organizations and other relevant actors in promoting the equal participation and full involvement of women in the maintenance and promotion of peace and security and in implementing the provisions of the resolution.

The Council reaffirmed its support for increasing the role of women in decision-making with regard to conflict prevention and resolution, and renewed its call on States to include women in the negotiations and implementation of peace accords, constitutions and strategies for resettlement and rebuilding and to take measures to support local women's groups and indigenous processes for conflict resolution. It recognized the efforts of the Mano River Women's Peace Network in facilitating peace and dialogue in that region, as well as the inclusion of women in the political decision-making bodies in Burundi, Somalia and East Timor.

The Council underscored the importance of promoting an active and visible policy of mainstreaming a gender perspective in all policies and programmes while addressing armed conflicts, in particular peacekeeping operations. It renewed its support for gender-sensitive training guidelines and material on the...