Project profile — Localization of the Security Council Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security (WPS)

Expected results include: (1) increased active and meaningful participation of local women in Colombia, DRC, Iraq, Nigeria and Ukraine in the implementation of UNSCR 1325 and in peace processes and peacebuilding; (2) enhanced coordination between local women’s organizations, civil society organizations and local authorities in supporting policies and legislation to implement UNSCR 1325 and National Action Plans (NAPs) at the local level; and (3) strengthened knowledge, awareness and strategies of local women and of women’s organizations in the implementation of UNSCR 1325.

Results achieved as of the end of the project (March 2019) include: (1) the partner was successful in ensuring that local women in Colombia, the Dominican Republic of Congo (DRC), Nigeria and Ukraine are key influencers and meaningful participants in the implementation of UNSCR 1325 and peace agreements in overall decision-making in their countries; and (2) the number of women civil society representatives who occupy key roles in Women, Peace, and Security steering committees or other coordination mechanisms, are leading the implementation of peace agreements, or have taken on decision-making positions at the national or local level (Colombia: 25; DRC: 8 Iraq: 2; Nigeria: 8; Ukraine: 1).