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About NAP 1325

What is Resolution 1325
and why is it important

UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security, adopted on October 31, 2000, was the first international initiative to recognize the important role of women in conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and post-conflict recovery.

It calls for ensuring women's equal participation in decision-making processes, protecting their rights during conflicts, and taking gender aspects into account in peacebuilding efforts.

DECREE of the Cabinet of Ministers

The National Action Plan 1325

is a framework document that defines state policy in the areas of security, human rights, and gender equality

in conflict and recovery situations.  Its implementation is critically important at the local level, as it is communities, local governments, and regional administrations that are the first to respond to security challenges, the needs of victims, the integration of IDPs, and ensuring women’s participation in decision-making. 

through the localization of the National Plan, it is possible to ensure:

  • an effective response to the needs of a specific community;

  • clear division of powers and responsibilities between authorities and implementers;

  • involvement of various sectors and the public in the implementation of equality and security policies;

  • targeted assistance in difficult conditions (e.g., in de-occupied territories or in humanitarian crises).

Strategic objectives of the National Action Plan 1325

  • Women's participation in decision-making

    Ensuring equal participation of women and men in conflict prevention, resolution, and post-conflict recovery processes at all levels.

  • Resilience to security threats

    Establishing a gender-sensitive system for responding to security threats, including effective interaction between state bodies and civil society organizations.

  • Post-conflict recovery and transitional justice

    Ensuring recovery processes and the implementation of a transitional justice system that takes gender equality into account.

  • Countering gender-based violence and conflict-related sexual violence

    Developing effective response, rehabilitation, and community awareness mechanisms on equal treatment of women and girls and protection from violence both during armed conflicts and in peacetime.

  • Strengthening institutional capacity for the implementation of the National Plan

    Strengthening the capacity of state bodies, local self-government bodies, the security and defense sector, and civil society to implement the provisions of Resolution 1325

Target groups of NAP 1325

  • Internally displaced persons

  • Victims of conflict-related violence,

    Including sexual violence

  • Victims of torture/ill-treatment

    While in the custody of illegal armed groups

  • Persons vulnerable to human trafficking,

    Sexual violence, rape, and torture

  • Persons with disabilities, elderly persons, other low-mobility groups

    living in areas close to military (combat) operations (line of demarcation)

  • Persons living in areas of military (combat) operations

  • Persons who have returned from captivity

  • Persons who are in temporarily occupied territories

    and/or under the jurisdiction of other states (held captive/forcibly deported to the Russian Federation/forced to leave the country)

  • Close relatives and family members of combatants,

    military personnel, prisoners of war, persons who had the status of missing under special circumstances, whose whereabouts have been established, deceased participants in the anti-terrorist operation/Joint Forces Operation/military personnel who took direct part in measures to ensure national security and defense, repel and deter armed aggression by the Russian Federation

  • Veterans of the anti-terrorist operation

    Joint Forces Operation/military personnel who have been/are directly involved in measures to ensure national security and defense, repel and deter armed aggression by the Russian Federation

  • Victims of human trafficking

  • Persons who have become disabled due to wounds,

    concussions, injuries, or illnesses sustained as a result of combat operations and/or during captivity, and related accidents

  • Persons who have suffered injuries

    or other damage to their health in areas of military (combat) operations and/or in captivity, but who have not been declared disabled

  • Persons who had the status of missing

    under special circumstances, whose whereabouts have been established

  • Women or men who have dependent minor children, other family members

  • Persons who have suffered material damage due to combat operations and shelling

  • Volunteers

  • Specialists involved in providing assistance and rehabilitation

    (in particular, military psychologists, specialists from mobile medical teams, mobile teams providing social and psychological assistance to victims and persons who have suffered from gender-based violence)

  • Persons who make decisions related to conflict resolution

    and security issues, as well as: women who serve/work in the security and defense sector

History of the implementation of
Resolution 1325 in Ukraine

National Action Plan 2016–2020

In 2016, Ukraine approved its first National Action Plan for the implementation of Resolution 1325. This was the first step towards the systematic implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security agenda.

Among the results were the admission of female sergeants to combat positions, the opening of military lyceums for girls, and changes to legislation on equal opportunities in military service. Educational campaigns and training for civil servants were also conducted, and the system of assistance to women affected by the conflict was improved.

Systematization of efforts: National Action Plan 2020

In 2020, the second National Action Plan was adopted, detailing the strategic and operational objectives for implementing the Women, Peace, and Security agenda. 

The document introduced a system of indicators for assessing progress, as well as mechanisms for interagency cooperation. Civil society organizations, local authorities, and new partnerships began to play a significant role. 

After the start of full-scale war in 2022, the NAP was promptly updated to take into account new challenges and wartime conditions.

Updating in wartime: NAP 2021–2025

The updated action plan for 2021–2025 reflects the realities of war and expands its scope. 

Internally displaced persons, persons released from captivity, victims of deportation, persons with disabilities, and residents of temporarily occupied territories have been added to the target groups. 

The plan covers new areas such as transitional justice, community recovery, and resilience to various types of threats. Coordination between the state, communities, military administrations, and partners has been strengthened, and the monitoring and reporting system has been improved.

Integration of international standards and partnerships

The NAP 2021–2025 integrates key international documents and standards, including the Istanbul Protocol, the Rome Statute, NATO recommendations, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and the Association Agreement with the EU. This allows for more effective implementation of Agenda 1325 in line with the global context. 

In addition, annual reports and a final assessment in 2025 will make it possible to analyze progress and adapt actions to new challenges. In this way, Ukraine demonstrates consistency and flexibility in implementing the resolution even in the context of a full-scale war.