Involving women in peace deals reduces chance of a conflict restarting by up to 37%

By Giuditta Fontana, Associate Professor in International Security, University of Birmingham
Argyro Kartsonaki, Senior researcher, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy, University of Hamburg
Natascha Neudorfer, Professor of Political Economy, Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf
Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham

Twenty-five years ago, on October 31, 2000, the United Nations unanimously adopted its landmark security council resolution 1325 (WPS 1325). The resolution on women, peace and security reaffirmed “the important role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts, peace negotiations, peace-building, peacekeeping, humanitarian response and in post-conflict reconstruction”. It also stressed the “importance…

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