On March 28, 2023, the Government Commissioner for Gender Policy, together with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, the Ministry of Social Policy, and the Ukrainian Women’s Fund, held a working meeting titled “National Action Plan for the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security until 2025: localisation at the sectoral, regional and local levels”.

The meeting was held to monitor the status of localisation of the National Action Plan for the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security until 2025, approved by Order No. 1150-r of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated December 16, 2022, (hereinafter referred to as NAP 1325).

The event was attended by about 250 participants, in particular: the Government Commissioner for Gender Policy, representatives of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry for Strategic Industries, the Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories, the Ministry for Veterans Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development, the Ministry of Digital Transformation, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, the National Police, the State Border Guard Service, the State Migration Service, the National Guard, the State Emergency Service, the Security Service of Ukraine, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Office of the Prosecutor General, regional military administrations, local governments, international and civil society organisations.

During the meeting, UN Women Representative in Ukraine Sabine Freizer Gunes outlined further areas of cooperation with the Government of Ukraine on the implementation of the NAP 1325 at the national and local levels, and informed about the translation of the updated NAP 1325 into English.