PNP Women’s Movement commemorates International Day of Peace

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party Women’s Movement on Monday called for the Government to urgently advance policies, mechanisms, and other infrastructure towards the full implementation of the United Nations (UN) Women Peace and Security Agenda as the organisation commemorates the International Day of Peace.

The day is being celebrated under the theme: “Invest in Peace – For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day.

The PNP highlighted that UNSCR 1325 was the UN Security Council’s first major consolidated affirmation of the importance of preventing violence against women and girls in emergency and humanitarian situations while encouraging the participation of women and the inclusion of gender perspectives in peace negotiations, humanitarian planning and post-conflict peacebuilding and governance.