S/RES/2242 (2015)
with the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy — A/RES/60/288,
welcomes the increasing focus on inclusive upstream prevention efforts and
encourages the forthcoming Secretary-General’s Plan of Action to Prevent Violent
Extremism to integrate women’s participation, leadership and empowerment as co re
to the United Nation’s strategy and responses, calls for adequate financing in this
regard and for an increased amount, within the funding of the UN for counter terrorism and countering violent extremism which can be conducive to terrorism, to
be committed to projects which address gender dimensions including women’s
empowerment;
14. Urges Member States to strengthen access to justice for women in
conflict and post-conflict situations, including through the prompt investigation,
prosecution and punishment of perpetrators of sexual and gender-based violence, as
well as reparation for victims as appropriate, notes that the fight against impunity
for the most serious crimes of international concern committed 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 and
reiterates its intention to continue forcefully to fight impunity and uphold
accountability with appropriate means;
15. Encourages empowering women, including through capacity-building
efforts, as appropriate, to participate in the design and implementation of efforts
related to the prevention, combating and eradication of the illicit transfer, and the
destabilizing accumulation and misuse of small arms and light weapons, and calls
upon Member States, United Nations entities, intergovernmental, regional and
subregional organizations to take into consideration the specific impact of conflict
and post-conflict environments on women’s and girls’ security, mobility, education,
economic activity and opportunities, to mitigate the risk of women from becoming
active players in the illicit transfer of small arms and light weapons;
16. Calls upon Member States, the United Nations, and other relevant actors
to ensure due consideration is given to the Women, Peace and Security agenda in the
process and outcome of the World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, in
2016, further recognizes the importance of integrating gender considerations across
humanitarian programming by seeking to ensure the provision of access to
protection and the full range of medical, legal and psychosocial and livelihood
services, without discrimination, and through ensuring women and women’s groups
can participate meaningfully and are supported to be leaders in humanitarian action,
and urges the Secretary-General to strengthen leadership and political will at all
levels on this issue and ensure accountability to existing humanitarian frameworks
related to women’s empowerment and gender equality which contribute to the
implementation of the Women, Peace and Security agenda;
17. Invites the Secretary-General in his next annual report on the
implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) to submit information on pro gress made
to follow up on the High-level Review including the recommendations highlighted
in the Secretary-General’s report on the Global Study and new commitments made
as part of the High-level Review, as well as appropriate monitoring and evaluation
arrangements for the UN system, and to make this available to all Member States;
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