The Women, Peace and Security Network – Canada (WPSN-C)’s latest publication, WPS at 25 and Canada’s CNAP3: Feminist Reflections on Progress and Gaps is edited by Katrina Leclerc, Sandra Biskupski-Mujanovic and Sarah Keeler
Today’s #16Days reading from our new publication is the introduction, Chapter 1: WPS at 25: A Moment of Reflection and Reckoning, written by the publication’s editors, Katrina Leclerc, Sandra Biskupski-Mujanovic and Sarah Keeler.
When the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 in October 2000, it set a global precedent: the first international recognition that peace and security cannot be achieved without the inclusion of women and attention to gendered impacts of war. Twenty-five years later, the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda is both a landmark and a litmus test. It is a landmark in the sense that it reshaped the discourse of international security. But it is also a litmus test of governments’ willingness to act, as implementation remains uneven, under-resourced, and vulnerable to political shifts.
The views in this blog are those of the author only and do not necessarily represent those of the WPSN-C or its membership.
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