Women, peace and security
15.12.2021 / 15:31 | Aktualizováno: 15.07.2025 / 11:17
In 2000, the UN Security Council adopted the landmark Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security which became the cornerstone of the Women Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda. It calls on all States to secure the participation and involvement of women in peace and security processes, and to incorporate the gender perspective into all post-conflict reconstruction and international development efforts. The resolution further calls on all security actors to protect women and girls from violations of human rights and work actively to eliminate all forms of gender discrimination. During the twenty years of its existence, the WPS Agenda has become a universal agenda which is further elaborated in a number of subsequent resolutions.
WPS Agenda is built on four pillars:
- Participation – Equal involvement of women at all levels of decision-making and all phases of peace processes.
- Protection – Safeguarding women’s rights in conflict and post-conflict situations, including from gender-based violence.
- Prevention – Integration of a gender perspective across policies and promotion of gender equality to help prevent conflict.
- Relief and Recovery – Supporting women’s roles in post-conflict rebuilding.
The WPS Agenda is implemented through National Action Plans, which states are encouraged to adopt.
Czech foreign policy focuses on ensuring security, prosperity, sustainable development, and respect for human rights. Achieving these goals is linked to the promotion of gender equality and the implementation of the WPS Agenda.
At the end of 2016, the Czech Republic submitted its first National Action Plan for the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security and related resolutions for the years 2017–2020. In November 2020, the Czech government adopted its second National Action Plan for 2021–2025, building on the first plan with the aim of ensuring that the Czech Republic’s peace and security efforts adequately reflect the current needs, priorities, and rights of women and girls both domestically and globally. A platform for monitoring and information exchange on the WPS Agenda was established in 2021 in the form of an inter-ministerial working group.
Action Plan of the Czech Republic for the implementation of United Nations (DOCX, 28 KB)
NAP21-25_EN_measurer (XLSX, 66 KB)