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 |
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. |
27 September 2021 S/2021/827 | This was the Secretary-General's annual report on women, peace and security. |
Selected Security Council Letters | View All |
24 February 2023 S/2023/146 | This was a concept note prepared by Mozambique for the open debate on “Women, Peace and Security: Towards the 25th Anniversary of Resolution 1325”. |
22 December 2022 S/2022/1005 | This was the summary of the IEG’s 16 November meeting with women’s protection advisers. |
20 December 2022 S/2022/991 | This was the summary of the IEG’s 29 November meeting on the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
Selected Security Council Meeting Records | View All |
20 October 2022 S/PV.9158 | This was the annual open debate on WPS. |
15 June 2022 S/PV.9064 | This was an open debate on the role of regional organisations in implementing the women, peace and security agenda in contexts of political turmoil and seizures of power by force. |
13 April 2022 S/PV.9016 | This was the annual open debate on conflict-related sexual violence. |
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 |
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. |
21 July 2010 A/RES/64/289 | This was the General Assembly resolution that established UN Women. |
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). |