Full-title: Reassessing Institutional Support for Security Council Resolution 1325: Defining the UNFPA Role and Strengthening Support for Women Affected by Conflict. In recognition of the urgent need to protect women during times of conflict and to engage them fully in post-conflict peace-building efforts, the United Nations Security Council, in October 2000, passed resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. This landmark resolution calls upon the United Nations, Member States and actors in conflict settings to increase the protection of women in armed conflict, mainstream gender into peace and security policies and practices, and include women in peace-building, conflict prevention and peace negotiations.

This report of the UNFPA consultative meeting, 'Reassessing Institutional Support for Security Council Resolution 1325: Defining the UNFPA Role and Strengthening Support for Women Affected by Conflict', sets out UNFPA strategies for implementing resolution 1325, particularly with regard to preventing and responding to gender-based violence. The meeting, held in Bucharest, Romania, 17-20 October 2005, was a forum for UNFPA staff, international experts and women from the front lines to share experiences and develop networks.

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), 2006