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The study was released Monday, the eve of a ministerial meeting of the U.N. Security Council to review progress toward implementing the resolution on women, peace and security. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Austria's Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger are among those expected to speak at Tuesday's open meeting.
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The goal of a U.N. resolution adopted 10 years ago to put women in decision-making positions at every level of peacemaking and peacebuilding is not being met, according to a year-long study in six countries.
The study was released Monday, the eve of a ministerial meeting of the U.N. Security Council to review progress toward implementing the resolution on women, peace and security. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Austria's Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger are among those expected to speak at Tuesday's open meeting.
"Member states are not fulfilling their obligations," John Tirman, executive director of the MIT Center for International Studies, which helped organize the study, said in a statement. "This is a resolution that is both realistic and innovative, covering half the population of the world. It is important, and it is being ignored."
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