DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION of National Action Plans ...
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION of National Action Plans ... DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION of National Action Plans ...
fective mechanisms for providing protection from violence, including in particular sexualviolence, to women and girls in and around UN managed refugee and internallydisplaced persons camps, as well as in all disarmament, demobilization, and reintegrationprocesses, and in justice and security sector reform efforts assisted by the UnitedNations;11. Stresses the important role the Peacebuilding Commission can play by including in itsadvice and recommendations for post-conflict peacebuilding strategies, where appropriate,ways to address sexual violence committed during and in the aftermath of armedconflict, and in ensuring consultation and effective representation of women’s civil societyin its country-specific configurations, as part of its wider approach to gender issues;12. Urges the Secretary-General and his Special Envoys to invite women to participate indiscussions pertinent to the prevention and resolution of conflict, the maintenance ofpeace and security, and post-conflict peacebuilding, and encourages all parties to suchtalks to facilitate the equal and full participation of women at decision-making levels;13. Urges all parties concerned, including Member States, United Nations entities and financialinstitutions, to support the development and strengthening of the capacities ofnational institutions, in particular of judicial and health systems, and of local civil societynetworks in order to provide sustainable assistance to victims of sexual violence inarmed conflict and post-conflict situations;14. Urges appropriate regional and sub-regional bodies in particular to consider developingand implementing policies, activities, and advocacy for the benefit of women and girlsaffected by sexual violence in armed conflict;15. Also requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the Council by 30 June 2009on the implementation of this resolution in the context of situations which are on theagenda of the Council, utilizing information from available United Nations sources, includingcountry teams, peacekeeping operations, and other United Nations personnel,which would include, inter alia, information on situations of armed conflict in whichsexual violence has been widely or systematically employed against civilians; analysis ofthe prevalence and trends of sexual violence in situations of armed conflict; proposalsfor strategies to minimize the susceptibility of women and girls to such violence; benchmarksfor measuring progress in preventing and addressing sexual violence; appropriateinput from United Nations implementing partners in the field; information on his plansfor facilitating the collection of timely, objective, accurate, and reliable information onthe use of sexual violence in situations of armed conflict, including through improvedcoordination of UN activities on the ground and at Headquarters; and information on actionstaken by parties to armed conflict to implement their responsibilities as describedin this resolution, in particular by immediately and completely ceasing all acts of sexualviolence and in taking appropriate measures to protect women and girls from all formsof sexual violence;Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.34
UNSCR 1888“The Security Council,“Reaffirming its commitment to the continuing and full implementation of resolutions 1325(2000), 1612 (2005), 1674 (2006), 1820 (2008) and 1882 (2009) and all relevant statements ofits President,“Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General of 16 July 2009 (S/2009/362), but remainingdeeply concerned over the lack of progress on the issue of sexual violence in situations ofarmed conflict in particular against women and children, notably against girls, and noting asdocumented in the Secretary-General’s report that sexual violence occurs in armed conflictsthroughout the world,“Reiterating deep concern that, despite its repeated condemnation of violence againstwomen and children including all forms of sexual violence in situations of armed conflict,and despite its calls addressed to all parties to armed conflict for the cessation of such actswith immediate effect, such acts continue to occur, and in some situations have becomesystematic or widespread,“Recalling the commitments of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (A/52/231)as well as those contained in the outcome document of the twenty-third Special Session ofthe United Nations General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: Gender Equality, Developmentand Peace for the Twenty-First Century” (A/S23/10/Rev.1), in particular those concerningwomen and armed conflict,“Reaffirming the obligations of States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of AllForms of Discrimination against Women, the Optional Protocol thereto, the Convention onthe Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocols thereto, and urging states that have notyet done so to consider ratifying or acceding to them,“Recalling that international humanitarian law affords general protection to women andchildren as part of the civilian population during armed conflicts and special protection dueto the fact that they can be placed particularly at risk,“Recalling the responsibilities of States to end impunity and to prosecute those responsiblefor genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and other egregious crimes perpetratedagainst civilians, and in this regard, noting with concern that only limited numbers ofperpetrators of sexual violence have been brought to justice, while recognizing that inconflict and in post conflict situations national justice systems may be significantly weakened,“Reaffirming that ending impunity is essential if a society in conflict or recovering fromconflict is to come to terms with past abuses committed against civilians affected by armedconflict and to prevent future such abuses, drawing attention to the full range of justice andreconciliation mechanisms to be considered, including national, international and “mixed”criminal courts and tribunals and truth and reconciliation commissions, and noting thatsuch mechanisms can promote not only individual responsibility for serious crimes, but alsopeace, truth, reconciliation and the rights of the victims,35
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fective mechanisms for providing protection from violence, including in particular sexualviolence, to women and girls in and around UN managed refugee and internallydisplaced persons camps, as well as in all disarmament, demobilization, and reintegrationprocesses, and in justice and security sector reform efforts assisted by the UnitedNations;11. Stresses the important role the Peacebuilding Commission can play by including in itsadvice and recommendations for post-conflict peacebuilding strategies, where appropriate,ways to address sexual violence committed during and in the aftermath <strong>of</strong> armedconflict, and in ensuring consultation and effective representation <strong>of</strong> women’s civil societyin its country-specific configurations, as part <strong>of</strong> its wider approach to gender issues;12. Urges the Secretary-General and his Special Envoys to invite women to participate indiscussions pertinent to the prevention and resolution <strong>of</strong> conflict, the maintenance <strong>of</strong>peace and security, and post-conflict peacebuilding, and encourages all parties to suchtalks to facilitate the equal and full participation <strong>of</strong> women at decision-making levels;13. Urges all parties concerned, including Member States, United Nations entities and financialinstitutions, to support the development and strengthening <strong>of</strong> the capacities <strong>of</strong>national institutions, in particular <strong>of</strong> judicial and health systems, and <strong>of</strong> local civil societynetworks in order to provide sustainable assistance to victims <strong>of</strong> sexual violence inarmed conflict and post-conflict situations;14. Urges appropriate regional and sub-regional bodies in particular to consider developingand implementing policies, activities, and advocacy for the benefit <strong>of</strong> women and girlsaffected by sexual violence in armed conflict;15. Also requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the Council by 30 June 2009on the implementation <strong>of</strong> this resolution in the context <strong>of</strong> situations which are on theagenda <strong>of</strong> the Council, utilizing information from available United Nations sources, includingcountry teams, peacekeeping operations, and other United Nations personnel,which would include, inter alia, information on situations <strong>of</strong> armed conflict in whichsexual violence has been widely or systematically employed against civilians; analysis <strong>of</strong>the prevalence and trends <strong>of</strong> sexual violence in situations <strong>of</strong> armed conflict; proposalsfor strategies to minimize the susceptibility <strong>of</strong> women and girls to such violence; benchmarksfor measuring progress in preventing and addressing sexual violence; appropriateinput from United Nations implementing partners in the field; information on his plansfor facilitating the collection <strong>of</strong> timely, objective, accurate, and reliable information onthe use <strong>of</strong> sexual violence in situations <strong>of</strong> armed conflict, including through improvedcoordination <strong>of</strong> UN activities on the ground and at Headquarters; and information on actionstaken by parties to armed conflict to implement their responsibilities as describedin this resolution, in particular by immediately and completely ceasing all acts <strong>of</strong> sexualviolence and in taking appropriate measures to protect women and girls from all forms<strong>of</strong> sexual violence;Decides to remain actively seized <strong>of</strong> the matter.34
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