UN Documents for Women, Peace and Security
Selected Security Council Resolutions | View All |
29 October 2019 S/RES/2493 | This resolution reiterated the need for the full implementation of the WPS agenda. |
23 April 2019 S/RES/2467 | This resolution recognised the need for a survivor-centred approach to preventing and responding to sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict situations. This resolution passed with 13 votes in favour and two abstentions (China and Russia). |
20 December 2016 S/RES/2331 | This was the first-ever resolution on human trafficking, which condemned the phenomenon and stressed how human trafficking can exacerbate conflict and foster insecurity. |
Selected Security Council Presidential Statements | View All |
15 June 2016 S/PRST/2016/9 | This was a presidential statement on the role of women in conflict prevention and resolution in Africa. |
16 December 2015 S/PRST/2015/25 | This was a presidential statement on trafficking in persons in situations of conflict, with a particular focus on ISIS and the impact on women and children. |
28 October 2014 S/PRST/2014/21 | This was a presidential statement that addressed the particular needs of displaced women, highlighted the impact of violent extremism on women and welcomed the Secretary-General's commissioning of a global study. |
Selected Secretary-General's Reports | View All |
22 June 2023 S/2023/413 | This was the Secretary-General's annual report on conflict-related sexual violence. |
5 October 2022 S/2022/740 | This was the Secretary-General's annual report on women, peace and security. |
29 March 2022 S/2022/272 | This was the Secretary-General's annual report on conflict-related sexual violence. |
Selected Security Council Letters | View All |
23 August 2023 S/2023/617 | This was the summary of the IEG’s 8 June meeting on Haiti. |
3 August 2023 S/2023/586 | This was the summary of the IEG’s 2 May meeting on Syria. |
26 June 2023 S/2023/476 | This was the concept note for the annual open debate on conflict-related sexual violence. |
Selected Security Council Meeting Records | View All |
14 July 2023 S/PV.9378 | This was the annual open debate on conflict-related sexual violence. |
7 March 2023 S/PV.9276 | This was an open debate entitled “Women and peace and security: towards the twenty-fifth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000)”. |
20 October 2022 S/PV.9158 | This was the annual open debate on WPS. |
Selected Security Council Press Statements | View All |
28 August 2015 SC/12030 | Condemned the use of sexual violence committed, including as a method or tactic of warfare, in Syria and Iraq. |
18 August 2015 SC/12010 | This was a press statement, expressing outrage at allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by MINUSCA peacekeepers in the CAR and welcoming the commitment of the Secretary-General to strictly enforce his zero-tolerance policy. |
13 May 2015 SC/11891 | This was a press release on Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zainab Hawa Bangura's briefing to members of the 2206 South Sudan Sanctions Committee. |
Selected General Assembly Documents | View All |
21 September 2023 A/78/131 | This was a report by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. The report focused on the situation of women human rights defenders working in conflict, post-conflict and crisis-affected settings. |
17 March 2023 A/75/235 | This was a report of the UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. |
16 February 2016 A/70/729 | This was a report of the Secretary-General on special measures for protection from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse. |
Selected Other Documents | View All |
30 October 2020 S/2020/1054 | This was a draft resolution initiated by Russia, which failed to garner the needed amount of votes to pass. |
11 March 2016 S/2016/239 | This was the Egyptian amendment to the draft resolution addressing sexual exploitation and abuse in peace operations. |
30 June 2010 S/2010/288 | This was the report of the Security Council mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (13 to 16 May 2010). |