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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1676 

Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the unanimous adoption of United 

Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 

Mr. CARNAHAN (for himself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, and 

Mr. DELAHUNT) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the unanimous adoption 

of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on 

women, peace, and security. 

Whereas October 31, 2010, marks the 10th anniversary of 

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325; 

Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 

calls for ‘‘the participation of women at all levels of decision-making; the protection of women and girls from sexual and gender-based violence; the prevention of violence 

against women through the promotion of women’s rights, 

accountability and law enforcement; and the mainstreaming of gender perspectives in peace operations’’; 

Whereas the objectives of United Nations Security Council 

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lution, peace-building and peacekeeping efforts, protecting women in emergency and humanitarian situations, 

identifying sexual violence as a tool of war constituting 

a crime against humanity, strengthening women’s rights 

nationally and internationally, and incorporating the specific needs of women and girls into policy development 

and implementation; 

Whereas it is the position of the supporters of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 that it is essential 

for women to have a voice in decision making, and to be 

involved in conflict prevention, peace-making, and post 

conflict reconstruction as planners, implementers, and 

beneficiaries; 

Whereas the United States is a strong advocate of these principles and helped to secure United Nations Security 

Council Resolution 1325, and subsequent resolutions 

1820, 1888, and 1889, addressing gender-based violence 

and women’s participation in peace and reconstruction efforts as key components to lasting peace and security; 

Whereas President Obama’s National Security Strategy 

states that ‘‘experience shows that countries are more 

peaceful and prosperous when women are accorded full 

and equal rights and opportunity. . . . Furthermore, 

women and girls often disproportionately bear the burden 

of crises and conflict’’; 

Whereas women involved in peace-building and decision-making activities develop leadership and other skills that also 

benefit them and contribute to more prosperous, more 

open societies in peacetime; 

Whereas the ten-year anniversary of United Nations Security 

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sess the implementation of the goals of the Resolution 

over the past decade; 

Whereas the United States Government has been and continues to be committed to involving women in peace processes; 

Whereas countries in which women are oppressed and their 

human rights are denied also pose the greatest threats to 

international peace and security; 

Whereas in 2010, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton 

reaffirmed that women have the right to participate in 

decisions that affect their lives, and women’s perspective 

and experiences are critical to stability and inclusive governance; 

Whereas the third United Nations Millennium Development 

Goal, to end poverty by 2015, is to promote gender 

equality and empower women, and all 8 Millennium Development Goals set universal targets for key issues in 

which women are disproportionately affected; 

Whereas the United States strategy for implementation of 

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 involves working with governments of conflict areas to include women in peace-building, advocate for the concerns 

of women and families in peace and reconstruction efforts, include United States women in peace negotiations, 

engage nontraditional allies to prevent the isolation and 

oppression of women and girls, work with security forces, 

humanitarian actors, and United Nations peacekeepers to 

ensure that women and girls are protected from gender 

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cial systems and ensure accountability and prosecute 

criminals; 

Whereas stabilization, peace-building, and reconciliation also 

include providing equal access to education, health care, 

political office, and economic and financial opportunities; 

Whereas women’s right are human rights and women’s 

progress is human progress; 

Whereas engaging men and boys in the effort to empower 

women and educating them on the universal benefits of 

gender equality is essential and male partnership has 

grown in the last 10 years; 

Whereas in 2009, the Obama administration created the 

White House Council on Women and Girls to promote 

the importance of the role of women and girls globally 

and focus on effective gender integrated strategies to address critical challenges; 

Whereas in 2009, the Office of Global Women’s Issues was 

established within the United States Department of State 

to promote the political, economic, and social empowerment of women; 

Whereas in 2010, the United Nations consolidated 4 agencies 

focused on women’s issues into the new Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women: United 

Nations Women, in order to improve the lives of women 

and girls worldwide; 

Whereas governmental and nongovernmental programs, 

grants, and initiatives to empower women globally, in the 

spirit of United Nations Security Council Resolution 

1325, have increased significantly in the last 10 years; 

Whereas examples of successful United States Government 

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countries such as Ecuador, Burundi, India, Namibia, 

Bangladesh, Pakistan, Somalia, Thailand, Liberia, the 

Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan, Iraq, and 

many others; and 

Whereas the United States Armed Forces has also incorporated programs focused on female engagement to 

strengthen relations with Afghan and Iraqi women: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes the 10th anniversary of the pas3 sage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 

4 1325; 

5 (2) recognizes the continued need for gender 

6 equality as a key strategic tool to ensure inter7 national security and prosperity, the positive con8 tributions of women and girls worldwide toward 

9 these efforts, and the importance of emphasizing the 

10 image of women and girls as partners, leaders, and 

11 agents of change; 

12 (3) recognizes the dedicated work of United 

13 States officials, the United States Armed Forces, 

14 United Nations agencies, and international and non15 governmental organizations in advancing the goals 

16 and ideals of United Nations Security Council Reso17 lution 1325; and 


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1 (4) reaffirms its strong commitment to advanc2 ing the goals and ideals of United Nations Security 

3 Council Resolution 1325. 

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