From Words to Action: The Experience of UN Political Missions in Colombia on Women, Peace, and Security

The Colombian peace process and its 2016 Final Peace Agreement are widely held to be an international model for gender-sensitivity and the inclusion of women’s rights. In many respects, that Agreement embodies the vision and principles reflected in UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and subsequent resolutions on Women, Peace and Security (WPS),1 although it includes no explicit mention of them.