What Has Happened to Gender Provisions in Peace Agreements?

Agathe Christien
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The world seemed to be making slow but steady progress on the inclusion of gender sensitive provisions in peace agreements. References to women and gender had increased significantly since the passing of UNSCR 1325 in 2000: the share of peace agreements with such provisions rose from below 10% in 1990 to 45% in 2013.

However, according to the University of Edinburgh Peace Agreement database, only 11% — 7 out of 62 — of the peace agreements signed in 2018 had references to women, girls and/or gender, similar to 1990 levels. What happened?