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.

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.

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