Looking Forward: Civil Society Proposes 10 Actions to Implement US National Action Plan - February 2012
Read the civil society recommendations on the forthcoming US National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security.
In October 2010, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton committed the US government to developing a national action plan on women, peace, and security. Inspired by the groundbreaking UN Security Council Resolution 1325 passed a decade ago, the US joins more than 25 countries in creating a national policy that focuses on women, peace, and security.
In anticipation of the US National Action Plan, members of the US Civil Society Working Group on Women, Peace and Security have released recommendations for the upcoming US NAP, in the hope that it influences our government and other partners.
The statement is one outcome of the Working Group’s efforts over the past year to turn the words of US government entities into action. The statement summarizes UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and outlines fundamental recommendations that could ensure that leadership of the US realizes the word and spirit of the resolution. The Working Group believes that systematically undertaking these actions could guarantee results that bring peace, security, and dignity to the lives of women and men in conflict and crisis settings. The statement also debunks 10 misconceptions about women, peace, and security.
The Working Group sees tremendous opportunity in the forthcoming US NAP and the collective momentum around the modern women, peace, and security agenda. As a critical next step, the group will convene a town hall meeting after the launch of the US NAP (expected in mid-December or early next year) composed of civil society to discuss the plan’s elements, effective means of implementation, and ways that civil society actors can actively support this agenda.
The US Civil Society Working Group
Organizations engaged in the regular meetings of the group include:
- Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
- CARE USA
- Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington, Global Gender Initiative
- Futures Without Violence
- International Civil Society Action Network – Global Network of Women Peacebuilders
- Peace X Peace
- Refugees International
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute – USA
- The Institute for Inclusive Security
- UN Association of the National Capital Area
- Women for Women International
- Women in International Security
- Women‘s Refugee Commission
- 1325 Training Partners
*The U.S. Institute of Peace plays a convening role for the US Civil Society Working Group on Women, Peace and Security.
Read the civil society recommendations on the forthcoming US National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security.
For more information on Inclusive Security's membership in the US Civil Society Working Group, or on Inclusive Security's work around the forthcoming US National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security, please contact Michelle Barsa.