NGOWG MAP – October 2013

The NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security has released the October 2013 version of our Monthly Action Points (MAP) on Women, Peace and Security for the UN Security Council.   For October, in which Azerbaijan has the Security Council presidency, the MAP provides recommendations on the situations in Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Haiti, Mali, and Somalia. We will soon be releasing our annual report monitoring and analyzing the work of the UN Security Council on women, peace and security. Specifically, we evaluate the degree to which reports, meetings, presidential statements, and resolutions meet the substantive obligations and commitments of this agenda. Our findings remain clear: while there has been development in policy and normative frameworks on women, peace and security, deployment of this knowledge and subsequent necessary action has been inconsistent at best. To redress this situation, it is of fundamental importance that the Council address the full scope of these issues in the full range of its daily work, in all reviews of reports, in all meetings, and in all resolutions and presidential statements. The executive summary and the full report from last year, “Mapping Women, Peace and Security in UN Security Council: 2011-2012,” can be found on our website,www.womenpeacesecurity.org.  About the MAP project: The NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security produces Monthly Action Points, a series of recommendations that show how each United Nations Security Council President can provide leadership on, and how the Security Council as a whole can systematically meetits obligations to women in conflict. These briefs are designed for Security Council Members, civil society actors, Member States, and UN entities. We look forward to your feedback and input. Please distribute widely.   All previous MAPs are available on our website: www.womenpeacesecurity.org.   Information and previous MAP points on specific country situations as well as NGOWG Member resources are available on our website: http://www.womenpeacesecurity.org/rapid-response/. The MAP for October is available in English, with additional languages forthcoming. To view the MAP for October (English), please click here or go to:   http://womenpeacesecurity.org/media/pdf-MAP_October2013.pdf.   All the best, Sarah

********************************************* Sarah Taylor Executive Coordinator, NGOWG on Women, Peace and Security tel. +1.212.557.7298 777 UN Plaza, 7th Floor New York, NY  10017 [email protected] www.womenpeacesecurity.org