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SCR 1325 Workshops and Briefings

“It is common knowledge that peace processes are undermined when women are not included and it is generally agreed that when a society collapses because of conflict, women play a critical role in ensuring that everyday life goes on.”


— H.E. Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz, Permanent Mission of Chile to the UN

Drawing on the skills and areas of expertise of its members, the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security conducts interactive briefings and workshops on SCR 1325 with both government officials and civil society actors. In collaboration with the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and the United Nations Department for Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), the coalition offers briefings on SCR 1325 to incoming Security Council members and other interested Member State missions at UN Headquarters. These briefings and workshops provide participants with concrete ways in which SCR 1325 can be used in their daily work.

Government and Civil Society in Central Asia Advance National Level Implementation of SCR 1325 with the OSCE and NGOWG

July 10 2007

The NGO Working Group and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) partnered to conduct a series of SCR 1325 trainings in Central Asia with the aim of raising awareness and enhancing national level implementation of SCR 1325 in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The workshops identified possible areas of national priority in regard to gender and security and steps forward to enhance national level implementation of SCR 1325.
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SCR 1325 and Girls

February 28 2007

Security Council Resolution (SCR) 1325 on women peace and security is a groundbreaking instrument that mandates the participation of women in decision-making and peace processes, the protection of women and girls, and the institution gender perspectives and training in peacekeeping. Sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls during and after armed conflict continues unabated however, the full and effective implementation of SCR 1325 can play a large part in addressing the impact of violent conflict on girls.
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