Maximizing the Impact of UN Security Council Resolution 1325: 10 Years On

It is widely recognized that women bear a heavy burden in conflict and post-conflict societies, both directly through violence perpetrated against them and their families, and as survivors attempting to reconstruct destroyed communities. There is also growing recognition of women as agents of change, skilfully reshaping and rebuilding communities affected by conflict. Women worldwide—as government representatives, activists, leaders of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and women’s networks, and other concerned citizens—have persevered through threats and conditions of violence to initiate transformative processes within conflict and post-conflict societies. [Policy Brief No. 8] URL: [http://unu.edu/publications/briefs/policy-briefs/2010/UNU_PolicyBrief_10-08.pdf]