On 6 October 2025 the United Nations Security Council held its annual open debate on Resolution 1325 and the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda.
The Centre for Women & Development (CWD) endorsed an open statement organised by the International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) on behalf of women peacebuilders marking 25 years of the WPS agenda. CWD’s Executive Director, Ms Saroja Sivachandran, is also listed among the individual endorsers.
The statement reminds the Council that unmet commitments on women’s participation, protection and peacebuilding remain only words, and calls for women peacebuilders to be treated as essential partners, not an afterthought.
For nearly four decades CWD has worked with war-affected women in Northern Sri Lanka on rights, livelihoods and peace. Endorsing this statement reflects that long commitment to women’s voice in peace and security.
Read the full statement on the ICAN website.