Security Council Resolution 1325

Five Months Before UN Security Council Resolution 1325, the Seminar That Set the Scene

October 8, 2020

In a year of anniversaries at the United Nations, one stands out of special interest to women in peacekeeping and humanitarian work in conflict zones and other arenas of crisis where civilian rights are trampled on and families and societies severely disrupted. On October 31, 2000, the Security Council passed a breakthrough resolution 1325 …

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How to Use UN Sanctions More Strategically to Stop Rape in War

March 26, 2018

by Sophie Huvé

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The weaponization of sexual violence by Syrian government forces, as part of a campaign to punish opposition communities, was stunningly documented in a recent report by investigators for the United Nations. Women and girls have been subjected to rape, gang rape and genital mutilation, perpetrated by government forces and associated militias. …

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Why UN Peacekeeping Falls Far Short of Female Soldiers

August 12, 2013

by Barbara Crossette

Since Security Council resolutions began demanding more significant attention to roles for women in conflict areas and the peace-building that follows, much of the discussion has justifiably centered on protection of civilians, because women and their children suffer most in war and dislocation. Less attention has been paid to the woeful numbers of women …