United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1325 on Women/Peace/and Security

CSW emphasized that women are at the forefront of combating global backsliding, and preserving their rights remains central to protecting rule of law and global stability.

The October 7th massacre and unprecedented war in Gaza compel Israel to rethink its conception of security. It must include a gender-based analysis.

Obstetric harm to pregnant, birthing, and post-partum women and girls in war remains at the sidelines of global political conversations.

The US needs to move to the next stage in the Women, Peace and Security agenda, and rethink security policy to be more inclusive and equitable.

Securing equality in foreign policy and national security means implementing requirements and ensuring they apply to all government decision-making.

The push to protect women and girls in conflict and involve women in security decision-making increases attention to human rights in military operations.

Civil society fights hard to be heard above the din of war, displacement, political dysfunction and the ebbs and flows of international aid.

Two decades after the landmark UN resolution, the rise of authoritarianism and extreme rightist ideologies have generated backlash against gender equality and the idea of involving…

The president and his officials take many actions diametrically opposed to these plans. But Congress and civil society can keep the pressure on.

It omits a key type of violation and fails to account for the power structures that enable multiple forms of sexual violence and abuse.

Imagine a global security structure based on principles of cooperation, human security, pragmatism, transparency, and inclusivity.

Looking at the failure of male-dominated conflict resolution processes from Afghanistan and South Sudan to Venezuela and Burma, the meaningful engagement of women in international…