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Women, Peace and Security - 20 years on

The OSCE - the world’s largest regional security organization - supports the women, peace and security agenda.

Quote: Data on women in conflict, a scholarship for female professionals, and a toolkit on gender-inclusive mediation: these are some of the ways the OSCE has recently helped to advance women, peace and security.
Author: Ambassador Radomír Boháč, Permanent Representative of Slovakia to the OSCE
Quote: As UNSCR 1325 turns twenty, we encourage the OSCE participating States to mark the occasion by renewing our shared commitment to improving gender equality and women´s meaningful political participation.
Author: Ambassador Igli Hasani, Albania, Chair of the OSCE Permanent Council
Quote: Empowering women leaders in the security sector is fundamental for building secure societies and sustainable peace.
Author: Ambassador Ulrika Funered, Head of the Permanent Delegation of Sweden to the OSCE

On 31 October 2000, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (UNSCR 1325) - the first of a series of resolutions recognizing that armed conflict affects women and men differently and calls for the meaningful participation of women in peace processes.

This month, the OSCE is joining the world in marking the 20th anniversary of this landmark agreement. As the world’s largest regional security organization covering 57 participating States and over one billion people, the OSCE is at the forefront in advancing the Women, Peace and Security agenda.

Join our special events on Women, Peace and Security and see how the OSCE promotes women’s leadership and empowers female professionals in conflict prevention and management, peace processes, arms control and disarmament, and in the security sector.

Women in policing, at the borders, in the armed forces, in crisis management and at the negotiating table; inclusion is the best way to create safer societies and sustainable peace.