More needs to be done to ensure women’s equal participation in peace processes, UN Chief says

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The world needs to do more to ensure women’s equal participation in peace processes, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Saturday night. Speaking at the launch of a book jointly produced by the African Union Commission (AUC) and the UN called She Stands for Peace: 20 years, 20 journeys, the UN Chief said despite the landmark Security Council resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, to empower women in their own right, the “positive trend” in recent years towards consideration of the gender perspective in conflict resolution had gone into reverse. “What these remarkable women have in common is their work to promote peace and mediate conflicts in communities”, said Mr. Guterres, “often without recognition or payment, and sometimes at great personal risk.