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International Peace Day – answering citizens’ concerns

Citizens are calling on the European Parliament to recognise and strengthen the role of women in building and sustaining peace. Many citizens have written to the President of the European Parliament on this subject since September 2025, asking her to actively support women’s participation in all peace and security decision-making processes.

We replied to citizens who took the time to write to the President (in English, French and Romanian):

Main elements of our reply English

The European Parliament and its President strongly support the active participation of women in peace processes.

At the European Parliament’s meeting on the occasion of International Women’s Day, President Metsola said that ‘peace is stronger when women have a voice’. She pointed out that despite their suffering and sacrifices, women are too often excluded from decision-making about war and peace. President Metsola said that Parliament had always championed the United Nations’ women, peace and security agenda. ‘Working with the United Nations (UN), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and partners worldwide, we continue to push for women’s full participation in shaping peace and security’, she added.

European Parliament position

In its resolution of July 2025 on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, the European Parliament calls for women’s full, equal and meaningful participation and leadership in decision-making roles, including in the areas of peace and security. Parliament also emphasises the vital role of women in peacebuilding, as outlined in the UN women, peace and security agenda.

The European Parliament’s May 2025 resolution underlines that the EU must ensure consistent financing for initiatives that promote gender-sensitive leadership, protect women’s rights, and fight sexual and gender‑based violence in conflict and post-conflict settings.

In its resolution of April 2025 on the common security and defence policy, the European Parliament states that including gender perspectives in external relations and implementing the women, peace and security agenda are long-standing priorities for the EU. Parliament highlights that it is important to strengthen women’s participation in conflict prevention and resolution, peace negotiations, peacebuilding and peacekeeping, humanitarian action and post-conflict reconstruction.

Further information

You may find the following information useful:

  • The UN women, peace and security agenda has been integrated into the EU’s Gender Action Plan III (GAP III). The 2023 mid-term review concluded that the action plan has helped to increase the EU’s engagement with women, peace and security, but further dedicated resources are needed. GAP III has been extended until 2027. For more details, you can consult the EU diplomatic service’s website.
  • In March 2025, Parliament’s in-house research service published an analysis of women’s participation in foreign policy.
  • On 22 September 2025, Parliament held a hearing on an EU feminist foreign policy. You can watch the hearing on the Parliament website.
  • On 9 October 2025, the European Parliament is expected to hold a debate on the European Commission’s 2025 roadmap for women’s rights and its declaration of principles for a gender-equal society. The declaration contains a principle (principle 7) on women’s political participation and equal representation. You can stream the debate or watch it later.
French

Le Parlement européen et sa Présidente soutiennent fermement la participation active des femmes aux processus de paix.

Au cours de la réunion du Parlement européen organisée à l’occasion de la Journée internationale des femmes, Roberta Metsola, Présidente du Parlement européen, a affirmé que «la paix est plus solide lorsque les femmes peuvent faire entendre leur voix». Elle a souligné que, malgré leurs souffrances et leurs sacrifices, les femmes sont trop souvent exclues des processus de décision en matière de guerre et de paix. Madame Metsola a déclaré que le Parlement avait toujours défendu le programme des Nations unies concernant les femmes, la paix et la sécurité. Elle a ajouté qu’ « en collaboration avec les Nations unies, l’Organisation du traité de l’Atlantique Nord (OTAN) et nos partenaires dans le monde entier, nous continuons d’œuvrer pour la pleine participation des femmes à l’instauration de la paix et de la sécurité ».

Position du Parlement européen

Dans sa résolution de juillet 2025 sur les objectifs de développement durable des Nations unies, le Parlement européen réclame la participation pleine, égale et significative des femmes et la possibilité pour elles d’accéder à des fonctions de direction et de prise de décision, y compris dans les aspects de la paix et de la sécurité. Le Parlement souligne également le rôle essentiel des femmes dans la consolidation de la paix, comme le souligne le programme des Nations unies concernant les femmes, la paix et la sécurité.

Dans sa résolution de mai 2025, le Parlement européen insiste sur le fait que l’Union doit garantir un financement cohérent des initiatives visant à promouvoir une gouvernance sensible au genre, à protéger les droits des femmes et à lutter contre les violences sexuelles et sexistes dans les situations de conflit et d’après-conflit.

Dans sa résolution d’avril 2025 sur la politique de sécurité et de défense commune, le Parlement européen affirme que l’intégration d’une perspective de genre dans les relations extérieures et la mise en œuvre du programme concernant les femmes, la paix et la sécurité constituent des priorités de longue date pour l’Union. Le Parlement précise qu’il importe de renforcer la participation des femmes aux activités de prévention et de résolution des conflits, aux négociations de paix, à la consolidation et au maintien de la paix, à l’action humanitaire et à la reconstruction au lendemain des conflits.

Pour en savoir plus

Les informations suivantes pourraient vous être utiles :

Romanian

Parlamentul European și președinta acestuia sprijină ferm participarea activă a femeilor la procesele de pace.

La reuniunea Parlamentului European organizată cu ocazia Zilei Internaționale a Femeii, Roberta Metsola a declarat că „pacea este mai durabilă atunci când femeile își fac auzită vocea”. Președinta a subliniat că, în ciuda suferințelor prin care trec și a sacrificiilor pe care le fac, femeile sunt prea adesea excluse din procesul prin care se iau deciziile legate de război și pace. Roberta Metsola a declarat că Parlamentul a susținut întotdeauna Agenda ONU privind femeile, pacea și securitatea. „În cadrul colaborării noastre cu Națiunile Unite (ONU), cu Organizația Tratatului Atlanticului de Nord (NATO) și cu diverși parteneri din întreaga lume, milităm în continuare pentru participarea deplină a femeilor la construirea păcii și securității”, a adăugat.

Poziția Parlamentului European

În rezoluția sa din iulie 2025 referitoare la obiectivele de dezvoltare durabilă ale ONU, Parlamentul European a solicitat participarea deplină, egală și semnificativă a femeilor și posibilitatea ca ele să aibă acces la funcții decizionale și de conducere, inclusiv în toate aspectele referitoare la pace și securitate. Parlamentul a evidențiat și rolul vital al femeilor și fetelor în consolidarea păcii, astfel cum se subliniază în Agenda ONU privind femeile, pacea și securitatea.

Rezoluția Parlamentului European din mai 2025 subliniază că Uniunea trebuie să asigure finanțarea solidă a inițiativelor care promovează o conducere ce ia în considerare dimensiunea de gen, care protejează drepturile femeilor și care combat violența sexuală și bazată pe gen în situații de conflict și post-conflict.

În rezoluția sa din aprilie 2025 referitoare la politica de securitate și apărare comună, Parlamentul European a declarat că integrarea perspectivelor de gen în relațiile externe și punerea în aplicare a Agendei privind femeile, pacea și securitatea sunt priorități de lungă durată pentru Uniunea Europeană. Parlamentul a scos în evidență cât este de important să se îmbunătățească participarea femeilor la prevenirea și soluționarea conflictelor, la negocierile de pace, la consolidarea și menținerea păcii, la acțiunile umanitare și la acțiunile de reconstrucție după conflicte.

Informații suplimentare

Următoarele informații v-ar putea fi utile:

  • Agenda ONU privind femeile, pacea și securitatea a fost integrată în Planul de acțiune pentru egalitatea de gen III (GAP III) al Uniunii Europene. Revizuirea la mijlocul perioadei din 2023 a concluzionat că planul de acțiune a contribuit la îmbunătățirea nivelului de implicare a Uniunii, dar trebuie dedicate mai multe resurse în domeniu. GAP III a fost prelungit până în 2027. Pentru a afla mai multe detalii, puteți consulta site-ul serviciului diplomatic al Uniunii Europene.
  • În martie 2025, serviciul de cercetare al Parlamentului European a publicat o analiză privind participarea femeilor la elaborarea politicii externe.
  • Pe 22 septembrie 2025, Parlamentul a organizat o audiere pe tema unei politici externe feministe a UE. Puteți viziona audierea pe site-ul Parlamentului European.
  • Pe 9 octombrie 2025, Parlamentul European va susține o dezbatere pe marginea foii de parcurs privind drepturile femeilor, publicată de Comisia Europeană în 2025, și a Declarației Comisiei privind principiile pentru o societate bazată pe egalitatea de gen. Al șaptelea principiu cuprins în declarație se referă la participarea politică și reprezentarea egală a femeilor. Puteți viziona dezbaterea pe internet în direct sau ulterior.
Background

Citizens often send messages to the President and the European Parliament expressing their views and/or requesting action. The Citizens’ Enquiries Unit (AskEP) within the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) replies to these messages, which may sometimes be identical as part of wider public campaigns.

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