Ten Years of ‘Women, Peace and Security’

The document outlines the evolution of the 'Women, Peace and Security' framework, starting with UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000), which shifted the perception of women from victims to active participants in peace and security. It details three subsequent resolutions: 1820 (2008) and 1888 (2009), which focus on sexual violence in conflict, and 1889 (2009), which addresses women's participation in post-conflict peacebuilding. The brief notes that 17 member-states have developed National Action Plans (NAPs) and highlights specific Norwegian initiatives, including financial support for gender balance in humanitarian operations and the recruitment of women into police reserve pools.

• UN Security Council Resolution 1325, adopted on 31 October 2000, was the first comprehensive resolution to recognize women and girls as active participants in peace and security rather than solely as victims of armed conflict.
• Resolution 1325 calls for increased female representation in decision-making bodies, the integration of gender perspectives in UN peacekeeping, and the protection of women and girls from gender-based violence, specifically rape and sexual abuse.
• Resolutions 1820 (2008) and 1888 (2009) specifically target sexual violence in armed conflict, with Resolution 1820 being the first to acknowledge sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeepers and committing to a zero-tolerance policy.
• Resolution 1889 (2009) focuses on the underrepresentation of women in post-conflict peace processes and urges gender mainstreaming in recovery and peacebuilding efforts.
• As of the document's publication, 17 UN member-states have established National Action Plans (NAPs) to implement Resolution 1325, including Austria, Belgium, Chile, Côte d’Ivoire, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Liberia, Norway, the Philippines, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Uganda, and the United Kingdom.
• Norway has implemented several specific initiatives to support Resolution 1325, including providing approximately USD 50 million (NOK 320 million) between 2007 and 2009 for gender balance in humanitarian operations and funding a senior gender adviser for the MONUC mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2008.
• Norway has achieved significant female representation in its security forces, with women making up 40% of students at the Norwegian National Police College in 2009 and 50% of police personnel applying for international missions in 2010.

APA

Chun, S., & Tryggestad, T. L. (2010). Ten Years of ‘Women, Peace and Security’. Peace Research Institute Oslo. https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/b79a3a28-ea1f-4647-8163-beed8dc34332/Ten-Years-of-1325-PRIO-Policy-Brief-6-2010.pdf?inline=true

Chicago

Chun, Suk, and Torunn L. Tryggestad. Ten Years of ‘Women, Peace and Security’. Peace Research Institute Oslo, 2010. https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/b79a3a28-ea1f-4647-8163-beed8dc34332/Ten-Years-of-1325-PRIO-Policy-Brief-6-2010.pdf?inline=true.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{chun2010ten, author = {Chun, Suk and Tryggestad, Torunn L.}, title = {{Ten Years of ‘Women, Peace and Security’}}, institution = {Peace Research Institute Oslo}, year = {2010}, url = {https://cdn.cloud.prio.org/files/b79a3a28-ea1f-4647-8163-beed8dc34332/Ten-Years-of-1325-PRIO-Policy-Brief-6-2010.pdf?inline=true}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }