Ahead of the October 2024 Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), the Summit of the Future, and the 25th anniversary of United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 (2000), Switzerland in partnership with UN Women held a retreat of women mediators from regional mediator and Swiss mediator networks to discuss current and emerging challenges, and develop recommendations to increase women’s meaningful participation in peace processes within the current global context.
In light of evolving geopolitics around international peace and security, participants called for a much needed rethink of common approaches to advancing women’s participation in formal peace processes, and how these processes are designed, in order to achieve a more inclusive, sustainable and transformative peace.
The full report is available below.
