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and other internationally recognized human rights instruments without adverse
distinction as to gender.
24. The Committee recommends that State parties, when implementing their
obligations under the Convention, give due consideration to the complementary
protections for women and girls stemming from international humanitarian, refugee
and criminal law.
D.
Convention and the Security Council agenda on women, peace
and security
25. The Committee recognizes that the various thematic resolutions of the Security
Council, in particular 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), 1960
(2010), 2106 (2013) and 2122 (2013), in addition to resolutions such as 1983 (2011),
which provides specific guidance on the impact of HIV and AIDS on women in
conflict and post-conflict contexts, are crucial political frameworks for advancing
advocacy regarding women, peace and security.
26. Given that all the areas of concern addressed in those resolutions find
expression in the substantive provisions of the Convention, their implementation
must be premised on a model of substantive equality and cover all the rights
enshrined in the Convention. The Committee reiterates the need for a concerted and
integrated approach that places the implementation of the Security Council agenda
on women, peace and security into the broader framework of the implementation of
the Convention and its Optional Protocol.
27. The Convention contains a reporting procedure, under article 18, by which
States parties are required to report on measures that they have adopted to
implement the provisions of the Convention, including in conflict prevention,
conflict and post-conflict situations. The inclusion in the reporting procedure of
information on the implementation of Security Council commitments can make it
possible to consolidate the Convention and the agenda of the Council and therefore
broaden, strengthen and operationalize gender equality.
28.
The Committee recommends that States parties:
(a) Ensure that national action plans and strategies to implement Security
Council resolution 1325 (2000) and subsequent resolutions are compliant with the
Convention, and that adequate budgets are allocated for their implementation;
(b) Ensure that the implementation of Security Council commitments reflects a
model of substantive equality and takes into account the impact of conflict and postconflict contexts on all the rights enshrined in the Convention, in addition to those
violations concerning conflict-related gender-based violence, including sexual
violence;
(c) Cooperate with all United Nations networks, departments, agencies, funds
and programmes in relation to the full spectrum of conflict processes, including
conflict prevention, conflict, conflict resolution and post-conflict reconstruction, to
give effect to the provisions of the Convention;
(d) Enhance collaboration with civil society and non-governmental
organizations working on the implementation of the Security Council agenda on
women, peace and security.
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