Prof. Ní Aoláin Attends Launch of Global Study on Women, Peace and Security

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin attended the launch of the Global Study on Women, Peace and Security, where her work was extensively cited and relied upon. This week the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a new resolution to improve the UN’s agenda for issues relating to women, peace and security. The new resolution marks the 15th anniversary of the launch of the Women, Peace and Security resolution with the passage of landmark resolution 1325, by explicitly recognizing some of the roadblocks that have stymied the women, peace, and security agenda. It acknowledges that these roadblocks can only be "dismantled through dedicated commitment to women's participation and human rights, and through concerted leadership, consistent information and action, and support, to build women’s engagement in all levels of decision-making[.]"