2018.1.R18

Women, Peace and Security

STATUS:

ONGOING

Title of Resolution:

2018.1.R18: WG-USA Resource Person For Women, Peace and Security

WG-USA Resolves:

The WG-USA President with the approval of the Board will appoint a member to be a Resource Person for the WG-USA Women, Peace and Security information and actions as outlined by WG-USA Resolutions and other programs related to women and peace. This will be an off-board position working under the auspices of the Program Convener and is to be available for any committee, working group, or the Board as a Peace Issues Resource Person.

Plan of Action:

At this time there is no action items.

Supporting Statement:

The WG-USA Board voted in 2018 to retire Resolutions 2011.1.R3 and 2012.1.R5 related to a Women and Peacemaking Working Group, but not the as an issue of our concern.

There remains work to do in advocating for policies related to women and peace and having a designated person to provide information and advocacy alerts for any committee, working group, or the Board on issues related to women and peace remains essential for our work especially in these areas:

1. protection of refugees and immigrants especially for women and children who are the large majority;

2. sex and labor trafficking as related to refugees and immigrants;

3. access to education by displaced, refugee and immigrant children;

4. women as equal participants in peacemaking bodies; and

5. monitoring of the U.S. Action Plan for Women, Peace and Security.

Together with the WG-USA CIR and ECOSOC Committee Convener, policies addressed by the United Nations bodies pertaining to these and other gender and peace issues will be monitored, and information shared with the membership as appropriate.

Financial Implication for WG-USA: 

At this time no cost is anticipated.

Suggested Resources:

At this time there are no suggested resources.