The Resolutions

Adopted on 31 October 2000;

First time the Security Council addressed the disproportionate and unique impact of armed conflict on women;

Recognises the under-valued and under-utilised contributions women make to conflict prevention, peacekeeping, conflict resolution and peacebuilding;

Stresses the importance of women's equal and full participation as active agents in peace and security

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Adopted 19 June 2008;

Recognises sexual violence as a weapon and tactic of war;

Notes that rape and other forms of sexual violence can constitute a war crime, crime against humanity, or a constitutive act with respect to genocide;

Calls for training of troops on preventing and responding to sexual violence;

Calls for more deployment of women in peace operations.

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Adopted 30 September 2009;

Reiterates that sexual violence exacerbates armed conflict and impedes international peace and security;

Calls for leadership to address conflict-related sexual violence;

Calls for deployment of Team of Experts where cases of sexual violence occurs.

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Adopted 5 October 2009;

Focuses on post-conflict peacebuilding and on women’s participation in all stages of peace processes;

Calls for the development of indicators to measure the implementation of UNSCR1325 (2000). 

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Adopted 16 December 2010;

Reiterates the call for an end to sexual violence in armed conflict;

Sets up “naming and shaming” listing mechanism, sending a direct political message that there are consequences for sexual violence including: listing in Secretary-General’s annual reports, referrals to UN Sanctions Committees and to the ICC, international condemnation, and reparations.

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Adopted 24 June 2013;

Focuses on operationalising current obligations rather than on creating new structures/initiatives;

Includes language on women’s participation in combating sexual violence;

Supports recourse to avenues of justice.

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Adopted 18 October 2013;

Explicitly affirms an “integrated approach” to sustainable peace;

Sets out concrete methods for combating women's participation deficit;

Recognises the need to address root causes of armed conflict and security risks faced by women;

Calls for the provision of multisectoral services to women affected by conflict;

Links disarmament and gender equality by mentioning ATT twice.

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Adopted on 13 October 2015;

Encourages assessment of strategies and resources in regards to the implementation of the WPS Agenda;

Highlights the importance of collaboration with civil society;

Calls for increased funding for gender-responsive training, analysis and programmes;

Urges gender as a cross-cutting issue within the CVE/CT Agendas;

Recognises the importance of integrating WPS across all country situations.

Adopted 23 April 2019;

UNSCR 2467 recognizes that sexual violence in conflict occurs on a continuum of violence against women and girls;

Recognizes national ownership and responsibility in addressing root causes of sexual violence, and names structural gender inequality and discrimination as a root cause;

Recognizes the need for a survivor-centered approach; it further encourages member states to ensure that prevention and response are non-discriminatory and specific, and respect the rights and prioritize the needs of survivors, including vulnerable or targeted groups;

Affirms that services should include provisions for women with children born as a result of sexual violence in conflict as well as men and boys, and urges member states to strengthen policies that offer appropriate responses and challenge cultural assumptions about male invulnerability;

Urges member states to strengthen access to justice for victims including via reparations and strengthened criminal law, including removing procedural impediments to justice.