Women, disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control
The resolution, first adopted in 2010 and latest in 2020, is dedicated to the equal participation of women and men in disarmament, and to address gender perspectives in arms control. The resolution encourages funding for policies and programmes that take account of the differing impacts of illicit small arms and light weapons on women, men, girls and boys, and (ii) reaffirms the equal, full and effective participation of both women and men as an essential factor for sustainable peace and security, and urges equal opportunities for the representation of women in all disarmament decision-making processes
Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects
Emphasizes the importance of considering the perspectives of women, men, boys and girls and (ii) underlines the full and equal participation of women in decision-making and implementation of the Convention
Ethical imperatives for a nuclear-weapon-free world
Declares that greater attention must be given to the impact of a nuclear weapons on women and (ii) the importance of women’s participation in discussions , decisions and actions on nuclear weapons.
Implementation of the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Recognizes the importance of gender- and age-sensitive assistance to victims of cluster munitions and (ii) recognizing the importance of full involvement and equal opportunities for the meaningful participation of women and men in disarmament processes, policy and programming decisions
Reducing space threats through norms, rules and principles of responsible behaviours
Recognizes the need to assess the possible differentiated impacts of space threats and (ii) the importance of the full involvement and equal participation of women and men in discussions on reducing such threats through responsible behaviours.
Regional confidence-building measures: activities of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa
Urges to strengthen the gender component of the Committee meetings on disarmament and international security in accordance with Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security, and (ii) to increase the representation of women in delegations participating in the statutory meetings of the Committee , in line with the Sao Tome Declaration on the Participation of Women in the Statutory Meetings of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa (2016). The resolution also recognize the increased focus on human security questions, such as trafficking in persons, including women, and urges international community to support the efforts undertaken by the States concerned to implement and urges the States concerned to ensure that disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes take into consideration the needs of women associated with former combatants.
The illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects
Reaffirms the need to mainstream gender dimensions in implementation of the Programme of Action and the International Tracing Instrument, and (ii) recognizes the need for strengthened participation of women in decision-making and implementation processes.
United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa
Calls for the Centre to provide adequate assistance to African Member States on applying a human security perspective on arms control and disarmament and the women and peace and security agenda, and (ii) welcomes efforts by the Regional Centre to promote the role and representation of women in disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control activities.
United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific
Welcomes the work by the Centre on eliminating violence against all women and girls, and (ii) ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. The resolutions also notes the Centre’s capacity-building on gun violence and illicit small arms trafficking from a gender perspective,
Countering the threat posed by improvised explosive devices
Underlines the importance of addressing the differential impacts of improvised explosive devices and on women, girls, boys and men, and increase prevention and support efforts by States, the United Nations system and other organizations/institutions for these considerations, and (ii) recognizes the full involvement and equal opportunities for participation for both women and men in countering the threat posed by improvised explosive devices.
Consolidation of peace through practical disarmament measures
Welcomes training programmes by UN-mandated peacekeeping missions to implement weapons management strategy that would contribute to achieve the goals set out in Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security, and (ii) Emphasizes the meaningful participation of women in disarmament, including mine action and the control of small arms and light weapons, and recalles the valuable contribution of women to practical disarmament measures in the prevention and reduction of armed violence and armed conflict, and in promoting disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control, in line with the resolution on women.
Steps to building a common roadmap towards a world without nuclear weapons reaffirms the importance of ensuring the equal, full, and effective leadership of women and men and of integrating a gender perspective into all aspects of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation decision-making processes.
Programme of action to advance responsible state behaviour in the use of information and communications technologies underlines the importance of narrowing the “gender digital divide” and promoting the full, equal and meaningful participation and leadership of women in decision-making processes related to the use of information and communications technologies.
Disarmament in Review
