UN meets with women to discuss conflict resolution

Starting this week, the UN-organized Global Open Day for Women and Peace sees UN officials in post-conflict countries meet with women peace advocates to discuss how to increase women’s participation in sustainable conflict resolution and peacebuilding, according to UNIFEM. 

Special Representatives of the Secretary-General and other high-level officials in more than 20 countries are participating in the consultations, which take place in the lead-up to the 10th anniversary of landmark security council resolution 1325 on women and peace and security.

“This anniversary is an opportunity to reaffirm the core message of that landmark text: sustainable peace is possible only with women’s full participation — their perspectives, their leadership, their daily, equal presence wherever we seek to make and keep the peace,” said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.