Between 1990 and 2017, women constituted only 2 per cent of
mediators, 8 per cent of negotiators, and 5 per cent of witnesses and
signatories in all major peace process .
Women’s participation in peace negotiations increases the
durability and the quality of peace. A recent study investigating 82 peace
agreements in 42 armed conflicts between 1989 and 2011 found that peace
agreements with female signatories are associated with durable peace.
Additionally, this study shows peace agreements signed by female delegates
demonstrate higher implementation rate for agreement provisions.
Gender-sensitive language in peace agreements is critical to
setting a foundation for gender-inclusion during the peacebuilding phase. Yet,
data show a downward trend since 2015; only three out of 11 (27 per cent) peace
agreements signed in 2017 containing gender-responsive provisions.
Insufficient attention has been paid to the implementation
of gender provisions in peace agreements. Of peace agreements signed between
2000–2016, only seven per cent refer to specific modalities for implementation
of gender provisions.
A trend analysis on 1,500 peace and political agreements
adopted between 2000 and 2016 (140 processes) shows that only 25 agreements
discuss the role of women’s engagement in implementation.
The Global Study on the Implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1325 put forward new evidence and a set of recommendation for action.
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