The 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security that for the first time recognized the importance of women’s equal and full participation as active agents in establishing and maintaining peace and security worldwide. As research additionally emphasizes, peacebuilding and reconciliation processes are more successful and are more likely to last when women are meaningfully engaged. Despite the international commitments and available evidence, women have generally not been involved in peace talks or peacebuilding strategies globally. In the current circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, women face more challenges to their participation in peacebuilding.
In 2019, on the margins of the 74th UN General Assembly, the Community of Democracies (CoD) launched a publication on “Engaging Women in Sustaining Peace: A Guide to Best Practices”. The publication took a global perspective, examining women’s roles in sustaining peace in Asia, Eurasia, Latin America, and Africa and identified good practices of women’s engagement in peacebuilding.
Continuing the conversation on the importance of women’s involvement in peace efforts, the Permanent Secretariat of the Community of Democracies (PSCD) conducted interviews with women leaders in the area of peacebuilding and peacekeeping to present their stories to the public and highlight the many achievements of women in building and sustaining peace, as well as challenges they face to their participation in these settings.
For the communication of the interviews, portraits were made with cut paper which were later digitized.
For the communication of the interviews, portraits were made with cut paper which were later digitized.
Designed together with Janusz Bieliński.
