UN Security Council Res 1325 – National Action Plan Initiative
Author: Womens UN Report Network
Date: October 6, 2015
WUNRN
WILPF PEACEWOMEN
UN Security
Council Resolution 1325
National Action
Plan Initiative
PeaceWomen
continues to develop the SCR 1325
National Action Plan Initiative. As a web-based platform, the NAP
initiative provides a comparative analysis of the NAPs, showcasing the many
methods available to stakeholders – both governmental and nongovernmental
– as they develop new, or evaluate and revise existing action plans. Read more here.
National
Implementation Overview
National Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) and the
related resolution (SCR 1820 (2008); SCR 1888 (2009); SCR 1889 (2009); SCR 1960
(2010)) is an important tool for furthering the women, peace and security
agenda.
National Implementation is a sub-theme of General Women, Peace and Security,
and part of PeaceWomen’s analytical framework to classify women, peace and
security resources.
Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) urges Member States to take action
at the national level in the following areas:
• Women’s participation in decision-making and peace
processes.
• The protection of women and girls
• Gender training
In its Presidential Statements S/PRST/2004/40 and S/PRST/2005/52, the
Security Council called on Member States to implement resolution 1325 (2000),
including through the development of national action plans (NAPs) or other national
level strategies. The creation of an action plan provides an opportunity to
initiate strategic actions, identify priorities and resources, and determine
responsibilities and time frames at a national level.
NAPs are not the only way to develop policy on women, peace and security.
Some countries may choose to mainstream women, peace and security issues into
other policy frameworks. Furthermore, developing policy is only the first step
in implementation.
WILPF and NAPs
WILPF sections have engaged in many of these NAP processes including WILPF
Sweden, WILPF UK, WILPF Australia, WILPF DRC, WILPF US and others. WILPF also
recently adopted a Resolution
on NAPs setting out WILPF position and calling for National Plans to have an
increased focus on the prevention of conflict, including regulation of arms trade
and disarmament to fully remedy violations of women’s human rights in conflict.
WILPF supports the need for national and local implementation of the women,
peace and security agenda. WILPF underlines that NAPs have the potential of
being an effective tool for the implementation of the spirit of UNSCR 1325 only
if a comprehensive process is undertaken and as long as it is recognized as a
means to an end rather than an end in and of themselves. It is of vital
importance that civil society and women’s organizations participate in making
international policy and law work for women and that the process of developing
a NAP serves to promote awareness about the role of gender equality not only to
nations in conflict, but also to peaceful nations.
UN SC Res 1325 National
Action Plans
To date, there are 35 countries which have adopted a National Action Plan on
UNSCR 1325, which include :
1.
The Australian National
Action Plan on UNSCR 1325 was launched in March 2012.
2.
The Austrian National Action Plan on Implementing UNSCR 1325 was
released on 8 August 2007.
3.
The Belgian National Action Plan on the implementation of UNSCR 1325 was
launched on 8 May 2009.
4.
The Bosnian-Herzegovinian National Action Plan for the Implementation of the
UNSCR 1325 was launched in July 2010.
5.
The Canadian Action
Plan for the Implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions on
Women, Peace and Security was launched in October 2010.
6.
The Chilian National Action Plan for the Implementation of the UNSCR 1325 was
launched on 3 August 2009.
7.
The Cote D’Ivoire National Action Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 was
launched in January 2007.
8.
The Croatian National
Action Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 was adopted in
2011.
9.
The Danish Action
Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 was adopted
in June 2005, and revised in
2008.
10.
The DRC National Action
Plan for the implementation of the UNSCR 1325 was launched in
June 2010.
11. The
Estonian Action
Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 was released
in November 2010.
12.
The Finnish National Action Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 was
launched on 19 September 2008.
13.
The French National
Action Plan on UNSCR 1325 Women, Peace & Security was
launched in November 2010.
14.
The Georgian National
Action Plan on UN SCR 1325 was adopted in December 2011.
15.
The Guinean National
Action Plan on UNSCR 1325 was adopted as of July 2011.
16.
Guinea-Bissau adopted its National
Action Plan on UNSCR 1325 and Implementation
Matrix as of July 2011.
17.
The Icelandic government launched its National Plan of Action for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 on
8 March 2008.
18.
Ireland’s National
Action Plan on UNSCR was revealed on the 25th of November 2011
19.
Italy launched its National Plan of Action for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325
on 23 December 2010.
20.
The Liberia National Action Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 was
launched on 8 March 2009.
21.
The Nepalese National Action
Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 was launched in
October 2010.
22.
The Netherlands launched their National
Action Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325. A second
National Action Plan was launched in December 2011 for the period
of 2012-2015.
23.
The Norwegian Government Action Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR was
released in March 2006, followed by the NAP Strategic Plan for 2011 -2013.
24.
The Philippine National
Action Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 and 1820 was
launched in March 2010.
25.
The Portuguese National Action Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 was
released in August 2009.
26.
The Rwandan National
Action Plan for the Implementation of the UNSCR 1325 was
launched in May 2010.
27.
Senegal adopted its National
Action Plan for the Implementation of the UNSCR 1325 in May
2011.
28.
The Serbian National
Action Plan for the Implementation of the UNSCR 1325 was launched
in 2011.
29.
The Sierra Leone National
Action Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 was launched
in March 2010.
30.
The Slovenian National
Action Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 was released as
of July 2011.
31.
The Spanish National
Action Plan for the Implementation of the UNSCR 1325 was
released in November 2007.
32.
The Swedish National Action Plan to implement UNSCR 1325 was
adopted in October 2006, and revised
in 2009.
33.
The Swiss National Action Plan for the implementation of UNSCR 1325 was
launched in February 2007, and revised
in October 2010.
34.
The Uganda Action Plan on UNSCR 1325 & 1820 and the Goma Declaration
was released in December 2008.
35.
The United Kingdom National
Action Plan on UNSCR 1325 Women, Peace & Security was launched
in November 2011. A revised
National Action Plan was launched in February 2012.
36.
The U.S. National
Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security was launched in December
2011.
This list can also be found in the Report of the Secretary-General on women,
peace and security, S/2011/598,
paragraph 56. There are a number of countries, which have committed to developing a
National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325.
Regional bodies such as NATO, in coordination with the Euro-Atlantic
Partnership Council, and the EU have also developed action plans and policy on
UNSCR 1325.
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