Women, peace and security
1 January 2002
United Nations (UN)
On 31 October 2000, the Security Council adopted resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security, which builds on the Presidential Statement of 8 March 2000 and a series of Council resolutions on children and armed conflict, the protection of civilians in armed conflict and the prevention of armed conflict.
On 24 and 25 October 2000, the Security Council held an open discussion on women, peace and security, in which 40 Member States made statements supporting the mainstreaming of gender perspectives into peace support operations and the participation of women in all aspects of peace processes. The discussion followed an Arria Formula meeting 3 on women, peace and security on 23 October 2000 that afforded an opportunity for the
members of the Council to discuss the impact of armed conflict on women, and the role of women in peace processes, with women representatives
of non -governmental organizations (NGOs) from Guatemala, Sierra Leone, Somalia and Zambia. They presented the experiences of women and girls in armed conflict and also raised the concerns of grass-roots movements of women committed to preventing and solving conflicts, and bringing peace, security and sustainable development to their communities.
Keywords: women, security
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