UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security: from ripples to waves

• Main Authors: Kamaruddin, Zaleha, Ahmad, Muhamad Hassan
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English; English
• Published: Institute of Objective Studies 2022
• Subjects: HQ1101 Women. Feminism; JX International law; K670 Family Law; KBP Islamic Law; KZ Law of Nations
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/103901/6/UN%20Security%20Council%20Resolution%201325%20on%20Women%2C%20Peace%20and%20Security%20-%20From%20Ripples%20to%20Waves.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/103901/1/UN%20Security%20Council%20Resolution%201325%20on%20Women%2C%20Peace%20and%20Security%20-%20From%20Ripples%20to%20Waves.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/103901/

On October 31, 2000, United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 was passed unanimously. This was the essential first step and major catalyst that the UNSC had formally endorsed a landmark resolution dedicated for women during peace and conflict. Within this political framework, the resolution indicates how women and a gender perspective are relevant to negotiating peace agreements, planning refugee camps and peacekeeping operations and reconstructing war-torn societies for sustainable peace. UNSCR 1325 also affirms that peace and security efforts are more sustainable, when women are equal partners in the convention of violent conflict, the delivery of relief and recovery efforts and in the forging of lasting peace. More importantly, UNSCR 1325 is essential as it constitutes the first time that the Security Council, which had been previously resistant towards gender-based issues, devoted an entire session to debating women’s experiences in conflict and peace situations. It also launched what became a series of resolutions, each addressing a unique concern regarding the protection of women and girls during conflict. Currently it has ten other resolutions. These resolutions are: i) 1325 (2000); ii)1820 (2009); iii) 1888 (2009); iv) 1889 (2010); v) 1960 (2011); vi) 2106 (2013); vii) 2122 (2013); viii) 2242 (2015), ix) 2467 (2019), and x) 2493 (2019). These resolutions make up the Women, Peace and Security Agenda (WPS).