Source: United Nations
The present report is submitted pursuant to the presidential statement of the Security Council dated 26 October 2010 (S/PRST/2010/22), in which the Council requested me to continue to submit an annual report on the implementation of
resolution 1325 (2000), and the presidential statement dated 28 October 2011 (S/PRST/2011/20), issued in connection with the open debate on women’s participation and role in conflict prevention and mediation, in which the Council requested me to include in my next annual report a comprehensive overview of specific actions, achievements and challenges to the implementation of that statement, in particular those concerning the participation of women in mediation and preventive diplomacy.

2. Section II of the present report provides an overview of progress since last year in implementing resolution 1325 (2000), including updated data in relation to the initial set of indicators presented in my 2010 report on women and peace and security (S/2010/498, annex). Section III provides information on specific issues raised in the presidential statement of 28 October 2011, including the information requested on women’s participation in mediation and preventive diplomacy. Section IV contains concluding observations and recommendations.

3. The report is based on contributions from 27 entities of the United Nations system,1 including field missions and country offices, and eight regional and subregional organizations.2 The report also draws on the findings of my recent reports on strengthening the role of mediation and peaceful settlement of disputes,
conflict prevention and resolution.

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