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UN highlights 25 years of Security Council resolution 1325, spotlights women peacebuilders exhibit
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The UN marked the 25th anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325 and highlighted an exhibit, Through Her Lens: Women Rising for Peace, featuring images by women photographers of peacebuilders, UN peacekeepers and community leaders.
The United Nations highlighted the 25th anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security and pointed to progress and persisting gaps in women’s participation in peace processes, the spokesperson said at a briefing.
The secretary-general noted that resolution 1325 gave a voice to the principle that women’s leadership is central to lasting peace, the briefing said. The UN also cited that more than 100 countries have adopted national action plans on women, peace and security, while also warning that women often remain absent from negotiating tables, face persistent violence with impunity and that women peacebuilders are underfunded and under threat.
The briefing noted that UN Women executive director Seema Bahoos visited an exhibit titled Through Her Lens: Women Rising for Peace, located just outside the General Assembly Hall. The display features images by local women photographers documenting women peacebuilders, human rights defenders, UN peacekeepers and community leaders working in fragile contexts; it will remain open through October.
Why this matters: resolution 1325 established norms around women’s participation in conflict prevention and peacebuilding. The UN framed the anniversary as a reminder of progress—national action plans have proliferated—but also of continuing gaps in representation, protection and resources for women involved in peace processes.
What the briefing did not specify: which of the more than 100 national action plans have measurable results, and a detailed funding figure for programs supporting women peacebuilders.
