Where are the Words? The Disappearance of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in the Language of Country-Specific UN Security Council Resolutions
Categories: The Field of Women, Peace and Security
Sub-Categories: National Action Plans, UN Resolutions
Year: 2020
Citation: Werner, Sarah Kenny, and Elena B. Stavrevska. “Where Are the Words? The Disappearance of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in the Language of Country-Specific UN Security Council Resolutions.” Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security, May 2020.
Sub-Categories: National Action Plans, UN Resolutions
Year: 2020
Citation: Werner, Sarah Kenny, and Elena B. Stavrevska. “Where Are the Words? The Disappearance of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in the Language of Country-Specific UN Security Council Resolutions.” Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security, May 2020.
Executive Summary
Words lost. Opportunities lost. An agenda undermined, to the detriment of women’s rights. This can be fixed. In this report, the authors examine the disappearance of language about the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda in country-specific and WPS resolutions by the UN Security Council.