S/RES/2122 (2013)
(c) Requests the Secretary-General to strengthen the knowledge of
negotiating delegations to peace talks, and members of mediation support teams, on
the gender dimensions of peacebuilding, by making gender expertise and gender
experts available to all United Nations mediation teams; further requests the
Secretary-General to support the appointments of women at senior levels as United
Nations mediators and within the composition of United Nations mediation teams;
and calls on all parties to such peace talks to facilitate the equal and full
participation of women at decision-making levels;
8.
Stresses the importance of those Member States conducting post-conflict
electoral processes and constitutional reform continuing their efforts, with support
from United Nations entities, to ensure women’s full and equal participation in all
phases of electoral processes, noting that specific attention must be paid to women’s
safety prior to, and during, elections;
Encourages troop- and police-contributing countries to increase the
9.
percentage of women military and police in deployments to United Nations
peacekeeping operations, and further encourages troop- and police-contributing
countries to provide all military and police personnel with adequate training to carry
out their responsibilities, and relevant United Nations entities to make available
appropriate guidance or training modules, including in particular the United Nations
predeployment scenario-based training on prevention of sexual and gender-based
violence;
10. Stresses the need for continued efforts to address obstacles in women’s
access to justice in conflict and post-conflict settings, including through genderresponsive legal, judicial and security sector reform and other mechanisms;
11. Urges all parties concerned, including Member States, United Nations
entities and financial institutions, to support the development and strengthening of
the capacities of national institutions, in particular of judicial and health systems,
and of local civil society networks in order to provide sustainable assistance to
women and girls affected by armed conflict and post-conflict situations;
12. Calls upon Member States to comply with their relevant obligations to
end to impunity and to thoroughly investigate and prosecute persons responsible for
war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity or other serious violations of
international humanitarian law; and further notes that the fight against impunity for
the most serious crimes of international concern against women and girls has been
strengthened through the work of the International Criminal Court, ad hoc and
mixed tribunals, as well as specialized chambers in national tribunals;
13. Recalls in this regard applicable provisions of international law on the
right to reparations for violations of individual rights;
14. Urges Member States and United Nations entities, to ensure women’s full
and meaningful participation in efforts to combat and eradicate the illicit transfer
and misuse of small arms and light weapons;
15. Reiterates its intention to convene a High-level Review in 2015 to assess
progress at the global, regional and national levels in implementing resolution 1325
(2000), renew commitments, and address obstacles and constraints that have
emerged in the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000); further recognizes with
concern that without a significant implementation shift, women and women’s
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