Women, Peace and Security

Established international norms and standards promote the protection of women during armed conflict and their participation in peace and security decision-making. The UN Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security (UNSCR 1325) is one of the critical tools for moving the gender equality agenda forward in conflict and postconflict situations.

Platform dedicated to women’s participation in peace processes

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March 2, 2018

Platform dedicated to women’s participation in peace processes

Nearly half of the conflict-resolution agreements forged during the 1990s failed within five years and recidivism for civil war is alarmingly high. New thinking on peace and security is needed.

March 1, 2018

Syria is devastated. Where are the women?

(CNN) - From their leadership in securing the recent peace accord in Colombia to their contributions to the 1998

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January 29, 2018

Africa's first elected woman president has transformed Liberia

On Monday, Liberia inaugurated a new president and the nation’s first female vice president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ended her presidency the way she began it—shattering precedent.

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November 3, 2017

Expanding women’s leadership requires changing masculinities

On 25 October, women leaders and experts gathered at the UN Headquarters to discuss issues of masculinities, violence against women, and women’s participation in peace and justice in transitional societies.

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September 29, 2017

Taking women, peace and security to the next level in Africa

African advocates, pioneers, and thought leaders of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, together with the Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende, took stock of the achievements and challenges for

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