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OSCE delegations encouraged to boost reporting on Women, Peace and Security agenda during ODIHR seminar

11 October 2016
Speakers at the OSCE/ODIHR seminar “Boosting the reporting on the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda” (left to right): Lieutenant-Colonel Dina Azevedo, the first women to become a military advisor to the President in Portugal; Hannah Bond, Director of the Network Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS), UK; General Kristin Lund, the first woman ever to serve as Force Commander in a United Nations peacekeeping operation, Norway. 11 October 2016, Vienna. (OSCE/Micky Kroell) Photo details

Representatives of OSCE delegations gathered in Vienna on 11 October 2016 to discuss challenges and exchange good practices in the implementation and reporting on the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (UNSCR 1325), a landmark document reaffirming the importance of women ́s participation and full involvement in maintaining and promoting peace and security.

The event was organized by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and opened by three distinguished speakers: Lieutenant-Colonel Diná Azevedo, the first woman to become a military advisor to the President of Portugal; General Kristin Lund from Norway, the first woman ever to serve as Force Commander in a United Nations peacekeeping operation; and Hannah Bond, Director of the UK-based network Gender Action for Peace and Security.

“Encouraging and streamlining voluntary reporting on the implementation of UNSCR 1325 by OSCE participating States helps ensure that the principles enshrined in the resolution are effectively translated into national policies,” said Omer Fisher, acting Head of the Human Rights Department at ODIHR.

“At present 30 out of 57 participating States voluntarily report on Women, Peace and Security. We hope to raise awareness and inspire more states to do so,” said Ewa Sapiezynska, Human Rights Officer at ODIHR.

UNSCR 1325 was adopted in October 2000. OSCE participating States have committed to its implementation in a number of Ministerial Council Decisions.

“Today the fundamental role of women in the area of conflict prevention, conflict management, peace-making and peacekeeping has become obvious,” said Azevedo.

The event was organized as part of ODIHR´s Human Rights, Gender and Security programme which supports OSCE participating States in making their security sectors human rights compliant and gender responsive.