Implementing Resolution 1325: A Call to Action

The Beijing Declaration set a global vision for women's equality and empowerment thirty years ago, and Namibia turned that vision into action at the Security Council. Under Namibia's presidency, the Council adopted a resolution that fundamentally changed how the world understands peace and security. Resolution 1325 recognized a truth that women everywhere had long known: peace cannot be built or sustained without their leadership. Today, the United Nations is marking the anniversary of this landmark resolution, and there is a renewed focus on implementation.

Key Takeaways:

• The Windhoek + 25 Declaration, adopted earlier this month, reinforced the importance of inclusion, with women shaping agendas, drafting agreements, and overseeing their implementation.
• The Accountability Report published today tracks the progress and achievements of signatories across the five pillars of the plan of action in the Compact: financing, participation, leadership, economic security, and protection.
• The Compact now has 240 signatories, double the number that it had four years ago, and last year Compact partners put more than 2.1 billion dollars into this work, reaching more than 27 million women and girls.
• In countries where implementation has been intensified, women are already mediating truces, running health services, and restoring community trust, while formal negotiations stall.
• Despite progress, the report reveals fractures that cannot be ignored, including funding cuts, rollbacks on women's rights, and attacks on multilateralism.
• The Secretary-General has outlined exactly how to implement the three priorities of the Compact: prevention, solidarity, and action.
• Prevention means addressing the root causes of conflict, including inequality, exclusion, and impunity.
• Solidarity and support mean standing with people and working across regions and generations, connecting local women's groups to national decision making.
• Action means requiring women in every party's delegation, with quotas for women in leadership and in each party's delegation, and dedicated funding lines for women peacebuilders.

Statistics:

• Global military spending was 2.7 trillion dollars last year, while the shortfall for the sustainable development agenda is 4.2 trillion dollars per year.
• 58% of signatories faced funding cuts last year.
• Nearly a quarter of governments reported rollbacks on women's rights.
• 240 signatories are part of the Compact, double the number from four years ago.
• Last year Compact partners put more than 2.1 billion dollars into this work.
• More than 27 million women and girls were reached through Compact initiatives last year.

Sources:

• The Beijing Declaration
• Resolution 1325
• The Windhoek + 25 Declaration
• The Accountability Report
• The Compact
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