How Localization Supports Practical Solutions for Women, Peace, and Security

Oct 1, 2020 | Nanako Tamaru and Mirsad “Miki” Jacevic
CDA
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This week marks the 20th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) which is the first of eleven resolutions that comprise the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda. The WPS agenda provides the basis for galvanizing worldwide efforts to address the many challenges that women and girls face in conflict-affected contexts. WPS priorities and goals are organized around four pillars: (1) women’s equal participation in peace and security decision-making processes; (2) protection of women’s and girls’ from sexual and gender-based violence; (3) the role women in conflict prevention including the prevention of violence against women and girls, and (4) more gender-aware humanitarian and peacebuilding efforts that reinforce women’s capacities to provide leadership in relief and recovery.