(Resumed) Women and peace and security in the next quarter-century: fulfilling the promise through implementation - Security Council, 10254th meeting.

 

 Open debate of the Security Council on Women and peace and security in the next quarter-century: fulfilling the promise through implementation under the agenda item "Women and peace and security".

Description

• Report of the Secretary-General on Women and peace and security (S/2026/758)
• Letter dated 1 October 2026 from the Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (S/2026/789).

Objectives:

This year's open debate provides an opportunity to Member States, United Nations entities and civil society representatives to reflect on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and subsequent relevant Security Council resolutions and renew their commitment to the agenda on women and peace and security. To this end, the open debate seeks to:

• Share best practices and innovative ideas for promoting women's leadership and ensuring their full, equal, meaningful and safe participation in decision-making, politics and peace processes, with due consideration of the new mediation landscape.
• Renew or make new commitments to advance the protection of the human rights of all women and girls and strengthen accountability frameworks to combat violations, including cases of sexual and gender-based violence, conflict-related sexual violence, gender-based persecution and reproductive violence
• Strengthen partnerships with women-led civil society organizations and identify effective strategies to combat reprisals against women human rights defenders, activists and peacebuilders
• Pledge support to existing or new initiatives to make a difference for women across all pillars of the agenda, including through the effective use of national action plans, examples of sustainable funding and ideas for making positive use of emerging technologies.

Briefers:

• The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres
• UN Women Executive Director Sima Sami Bahous
• A civil society representative from Afghanistan

The Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) Civil society representative (to be confirmed)

The high-level open debate will be chaired by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece, George Gerapetritis, and will be open to all Member States.

Related Sites and Documents: Concept note (S/2026/789)

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