Security Council Considers Women and Peace and Security

Jerry Matthews Matjila, Permanent Representative of the Republic of South Africa to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of October, chairs the Security Council meeting on Women and peace and security. At right is Hasmik Egian, Director of the Security Council Affairs Division of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA).
The theme of the meeting was to aim towards the successful implementation of the women, peace and security agenda: moving from commitments to accomplishments in preparation for the commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000).
The Council unanimously adopted resolution 2493 (2019) on Women and Peace and Security, urging Member States to fully implement the provisions of all previous Security Council Resolutions pertaining to the Women, Peace and Security agenda and to reinforce their efforts in this regard.