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Women's Security Council

To strengthen the competence of women in shaping peace and security, the central concern of the German Women's Security Council is the rapid implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325. The resolution passed on October 31, 2003, calls for the equal participation of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, and in peace-building. The WSC aims to build-up a European-wide Women's Security Council. The basic aims of the WSC are:

•    Implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1325
•    Integrating a gender perspective into foreign and security policy
•    Developing the "human security" concept from a gender perspective
•    Strengthening the UN, and international humanitarian and human rights law
•    Reviewing the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action
•    Analyzing the threat of terrorism and anti-terror measures from a gender perspective
•    Establishing a pool of experts
•    Building-up a European Women's Security Council

The German Women's Security Council (WSC) was founded in March 2003 in Bonn, Germany. It represents over 50 women from research institutes; women's, human rights, and development organizations; peace initiatives and political foundations.

More information on the Women's Security Council is available at http://www.frauensicherheitsrat.de