Women, Peace and Security - UN Security Council Resolution 1325
In 2000 the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 on ‘Women, Peace and Security’ (WPS). A historic turning point in recognizing women's and girls' status, rights and position in relation to peace and security. UN member states were called upon to take necessary steps to strengthen women’s participation in peace and security processes and to protect women and girls from violence before, during and after conflicts.
Resolution 1325 was followed by 9 additional resolutions that elaborated on specific features of conflict and its impact. Over 98 countries and several multilateral organisations (such as the EU and NATO) have developed national or regional action plans, policies and programmes to implement the WPS agenda.
Dutch National Action Plan – NAP 1325
The Dutch WPS agenda is shaped by the cooperation between the Dutch government and civil society. Since 2008 this agenda has been elaborated in detail in our WPS National Action Plans. Currently the Netherlands is implementing the Fourth National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (NAP 1325-IV).
The NAP1325-IV is developed and implemented through close cooperation between government and civil society (60+ CSO’s signatories to NAP1325-IV) and has 5 strategic outcomes: participation, prevention, protection, and relief, reconstruction and recovery, and mainstream WPS. Based on evaluations of NAP 1325-II and III, the fourth National Action Plan has both an international and a national focus on the WPS agenda and is provided with a Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning framework. New to the NAP 1325 community is the focus on WPS mainstreaming in all relevant sectors and the national WPS agenda, i.e. the better protection and meaningful engagement of women and girls from conflict contexts in The Netherlands. A dedicated Oversight Board was established to oversee the implementation progress, as well as the reporting to the Dutch Parliament.