Following Security Council resolution 1325 ( 2000 ) on women and peace and security , the European Union has adopted measures that aim to make Common Security and Defence Policy missions gender conscious . European Union member States individually and the Union itself have continued to take action to promote awareness of gender in the field of disarmament , demobilization and reintegration , as well as calling attention to the special situation of women in conflict by appointing gender advisers for conflict management missions , by cooperating with the United Nations on a number of related international initiatives -- specifically with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women ( UN-Women ) -- and by facilitating the role of women in conflict mediation .