Resolution 1325 (2000)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 4213th meeting, on
31 October 2000

The Security Counc il,
Recalling  its resolutions 1261 (1999) of 25 August 1999, 1265 (1999) of 17
September 1999, 1296 (2000) of 19 April 2000 and 1314 (2000) of 11 August 2000,
a s we  l l  a s r  el evant  state me nt s o f  i t s Pr  e sid ent,  and recalling also the statement of its
Pre sid ent  to  the pr  e ss on  the  occ a sion of  the Uni t ed Na tions Da y  for Wome n’s
Rights and International Peace (International Women’s Day) of 8 March 2000
(SC /6816),

Recalling also  the commitments of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for
Action (A/52/231) as well as those contained in the outcome document of the
twenty-third Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly entitled
“Women 2000: Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the Twenty-First
Century” (A/S-23/10/Rev.1), in particular those concerning women and armed
conflict,
Bearing  in mind the purposes  and pr  inc iple s of the  Cha rte r of the  Uni ted
Nations and the primary responsibility of the Security Council under the Charter for
the maintenance of international peace and security,
Expressing  concern that civilians, particularly women and children, account
for the vast majority of those adversely affected by armed conflict, including as
re fuge e s and  interna ll y disp la c ed per sons,  and incr  e a singl y  ar  e t arge t ed by
comb a t ant s  and  ar me d  e l e ment s,  and re cogni zing the   conseque nt  i mpa c t  thi s ha  s on
dur able  pea c e  and  re conc iliation,
Reaffirming  the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of
conflic ts  and  in pe ac e -building,  and  stressing  the  importanc e  of  the ir  equa l
participation and full involvement in all efforts for the maintenance and promotion
of peace and security, and the need to increase their role in decision-making with
regard to conflict prevention and resolution,
Reaffirming also the need to implement fully international humanitarian and
human rights law that protects the rights of women and girls during and after
conflicts,2
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Emphasizing the  need  for a ll  partie  s  to   ensur e  that mine   c l e ar ance  and mine
a wa r ene ss progra mme s  t ake  into  ac count  the   sp e ci al ne  ed s of wome n  and girls,
Recognizing the urgent need to mainstream a gender perspective into
peacekeeping operations, and in this regard  noting the Windhoek Declaration and
the Namibia Plan of Action on Mainstreaming a Gender Perspective in
Multidimensional Peace Support Operations (S/2000/693),
Recognizing also  the importanc e  of  the  r e comme nda tion  contained  in  the
statement of its President to the press of 8 March 2000 for specialized training for
all peacekeeping personnel on the protection, special needs and human rights of
women and children in conflict situations,
Recognizing tha t  an und er standing of the  impa ct of  ar med  conflic t on women
and girls, effective institutional arrangements to guarantee their protection and full
participation in the peace process can significantly contribute to the maintenance
and promotion of international peace and security,
Noting the need to consolidate data on the impact of armed conflict on women
and girls,
1. Urge s M e mb e r Sta te s  to  ensur e  inc re a sed r epre sent at ion of wome n  at  all
decision-making levels in national, regional and international institutions and
me chani s ms  for  the  pr  event ion, ma na ge ment,  and  r e so lut ion of  conflic t;
2. En courag e s the Secretary-General to implement his strategic plan of
action (A/49/587) calling for an increase in the participation of women at decisionmaking levels in conflict resolution and peace processes;
3. Urge s the Secretary-General to appoint more women as special
representatives and envoys to pursue good offices on his behalf, and in this regard
calls on Member States to provide candidates to the Secretary-General, for inclusion
in  a  r egularl y upd a ted  c entra l i zed  ro ster;
4. Fu rthe r urge s the Secretary-General to seek to expand the role and
contr ibution of wome n in United Na tions  fie ld-ba sed ope ra tions,  and  e spe cially
among military observers, civilian police, human rights and humanitarian personnel;
5. Expre sse s its willingness to incorporate a gender perspective into
peacekeeping operations, and  urge s  the Secretary-General to ensure that, where
appropriate, field operations include a gender component;
6. Reque sts the Secretary-General to provide to Member States training
guidelines and materials on the protection, rights and the particular needs of women,
a s we  l l  a s on the  i mpor tanc e o f  involving wome n in  all  pe a c eke eping  and pe a ce -
building measures,  invites M e mber St ate s  to  incorpora te  the se   e l e ment s  a s we  l l  a s
HIV/AIDS awareness training into their national training programmes for military
and civilian police personnel in preparation for deployment, and further requests the
Se cre t ary-Gene r al to  ensur e tha t  civilian pe r sonne l of pea c eke eping opera tions
receive similar training;
7. Urge s M e mb e r Sta te s  to  incr  e ase  their voluntar y  fina ncia  l , t echnic a l and
logistical support for gender-sensitive training efforts, including those undertaken
by relevant funds and programmes, inter alia, the United Nations Fund for Women
and United Nations Children’s Fund, and by the Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees and other relevant bodies;3
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8. Calls on all actors involved, when negotiating and implementing peace
agr e e ment s, to adopt  a ge nde  r pe  r spec tive , inc luding, int er   a li a:
(a) The special needs of women and girls during repatriation and
resettlement and for rehabilitation, reintegration and post-conflict reconstruction;
(b) Measures that support local women’s peace initiatives and indigenous
processes for conflict resolution, and that involve women in all of the
i mp le me nt at ion me chani s ms  o f  the p ea c e  agr  ee me nt s ;
(c) M e a sure s tha t ensur e  the prote ct ion of and  re spe ct   for huma n  r ights of
women and girls, particularly as they relate to the constitution, the electoral system,
the police and the judiciary;
9. Calls upon all parties to armed conflict to respect fully international law
applicable to the rights and protection of women and girls, especially as civilians, in
particular the obligations applicable to them under the Geneva Conventions of 1949
and the Additional Protocols thereto of 1977, the Refugee Convention of 1951 and
the Protocol thereto of 1967, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discri mi na tion  against Wome n of 1979 and  the Optional P rotocol the reto of 1999
and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child of 1989 and the two
Optiona l Protocols ther e to of 25 Ma y 2000,  and  to be ar  in mind  the  r e levant
provisions of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court;
10. Calls on all parties to armed conflict to take special measures to protect
women and girls from gender-based violence, particularly rape and other forms of
sexual abuse, and all other forms of violence in situations of armed conflict;
11. Emphasize s the responsibility of all States to put an end to impunity and
to prosecute those responsible for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war
crimes including those relating to sexual and other violence against women and
girls, and in this regard  stresses the ne  ed  to  exc lude  the se   cri me s, whe r e  fea sib le
from amnesty provisions;
12. Calls upon all parties to armed conflict to respect the civilian and
humanitarian character of refugee camps and settlements, and to take into account
the particular needs of women and girls, including in their design, and recalls its
resolutions 1208 (1998) of 19 November 1998 and 1296 (2000) of 19 April 2000;
13. En courag e s all those involved in the planning for disarmament,
demobilization and reintegration to consider the different needs of female and male
ex-combatants and to take into account the needs of their dependants;
14. Reaffirm s its  re adine ss, whene ver me a s ure s  ar  e  adop te d under Art i cl e 41
of the Charter of the United Nations, to give consideration to their potential impact
on the civilian population, bearing in mind the special needs of women and girls, in
order to consider appropriate humanitarian exemptions;
15. Expre sse s its willingness to ensure that Security Council missions take
into account gender considerations and the rights of women, including through
consultation with local and international women’s groups;
16. Invites the  Sec re ta ry- Gene  ral  to  car ry out a  study on  the i mpa c t of  ar me d
conflict on women and girls, the role of women in peace-building and the gender
di mensions of pea c e proce sse s  and  conflic t  r e so lution,  and  further invites him to4
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submit a report to the Security Council on the results of this study and to make this
available to all Member States of the United Nations;
17. Reque sts the Secretary-General, where appropriate, to include in his
reporting to the Security Council progress on gender mainstreaming throughout
peacekeeping missions and all other aspects relating to women and girls;
18. De cide s to remain actively seized of the matter

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