More action needed to advance women's role in global peace and security

By UN News

Oct 25, 2023 12:05 pm

Twenty-three years after the adoption of a landmark UN Security Council resolution on women, peace, and security, their presence is still woefully lacking at negotiation tables, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday.

Addressing the Council's annual debate on resolution 1325, he appealed for countries to 'urgently bridge the gap between rhetoric and reality' through concrete action in the areas of participation, financing, and leadership.

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