Assignment 8
In the article “ Role in the buildup and Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325 by Felicity Hill, Aboitiz ad Sara Poehlman, they explain to us how the creation of Resolution 1325. On October 23, 2000, the Security Council of The United Nations discussed and adopted a resolution called 1325. The principal goal was to recognize the role of women in conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and rebuilding war-torn societies. This resolution also indicates the importance of women have in the society and their participation having equality and being fully involved in all initiatives aimed at the maintenance and promotion of peace and security.
According to the article before this resolution, women’s were not considered agents of peace but this changed with the resolution 1325.
There has been a lot of efforts to ensure this resolution is implementing, for example, the NGOS Working group of women, peace, and Security to ensure this resolution mention how in one of the meetings in the Arria Formula meeting some countries gave their testimonies about crimes during a war. One of the testimonies was about The ”Tokyo Tribunal on Japanese military sexual slavery” Where the Japanese military used women as sex slaves. They called “comfort women” and this was during World War II. This shows us how women are not just sexual abuse but were not considered part of peacebuilding at that moment on the contrary women were considered “war weapons”. All these testimonies of Japanese women and women from other countries show how innocent people as women and also children were affected by war and how important is to have protection for them. “The public hearing encouraged the ongoing work of women for genuine justice, peace, and an end to impunity”. Pg.1263)
I am not clear if this resolution is being fulfilled in its entirety in all countries because this is the first time I heard of this resolution but according to the article, the author mentions” the demand for women to be included in decision-making and in peace and security negotiations has had some effect. Women have been included in the talks on the reconstruction of Afghanistan and in the Inter-Congolese Dialogue”. The most important thing is this resolution was build to protect women in during and after a war. It clear that during a war the most affected are women and children and the purpose this resolution is to ensure women have a role in taking decisions about prevention and peacebuilding.
