This is a factsheet on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and its importance in increasing women’s participation in peace and security.

The United Nations Security Council, the primary decision-making body on international issues of peace and security, unanimously passed Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security on October 31, 2000 in an important victory for women worldwide.

Resolution 1325 Turns Up the Volume on Women’s Voices

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