In its renewal of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), the Council should:

• Mainstream gender as a cross-cutting issue in its mandate (S/RES/1325 (2000), OP 5).
• In view of the forthcoming universal elections in 2020, actively support the adoption by the Federal Government of Somalia of a legally binding provision to achieve the 30% quota for women’s representation in political decision-making bodies.
• Support women’s participation in all peace and security processes, through capacity-building and efforts which challenge gender norms that restrict gender sensitive behaviors within related institutions.
• Monitor and report on human rights violations, including sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and targeting of human rights defenders.
• Reinforce the importance of strengthening accountability in the security sector, and underline UNSOM’s role, in supporting the implementation of the Human Rights and Due Diligence Policy (HRDDP) (S/RES/2106 (2013)).
• Regularly consult with CSOs, including women’s groups (S/RES/2122 (2013), OP 7(a)).
• Call for UNSOM to include information and analysis on the differential impact of violence perpetrated by state and non-state armed actors on the human rights of women and girls; and on how UN CT/CVE and other efforts could support women and women’s CSOs in their work to counter violence in all its forms (S/RES/2242 (2015), PP, OP 13).

In its renewal of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), the Council should:

• Mainstream gender as a cross-cutting issue in its mandate (S/RES/1325 (2000), OP 5).
• In view of the forthcoming universal elections in 2020, actively support the adoption by the Federal Government of Somalia of a legally binding provision to achieve the 30% quota for women’s representation in political decision-making bodies.
• Support women’s participation in all peace and security processes, through capacity-building and efforts which challenge gender norms that restrict gender sensitive behaviors within related institutions.
• Monitor and report on human rights violations, including sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and targeting of human rights defenders.
• Reinforce the importance of strengthening accountability in the security sector, and underline UNSOM’s role, in supporting the implementation of the Human Rights and Due Diligence Policy (HRDDP) (S/RES/2106 (2013)).
• Regularly consult with CSOs, including women’s groups (S/RES/2122 (2013), OP 7(a)).
• Call for UNSOM to include information and analysis on the differential impact of violence perpetrated by state and non-state armed actors on the human rights of women and girls; and on how UN CT/CVE and other efforts could support women and women’s CSOs in their work to counter violence in all its forms (S/RES/2242 (2015), PP, OP 13).