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The main objective of the Guidelines is to incorporate the WPS Agenda into the work of each division of the PAPS Department and contribute to enhancing the gender-responsive operational capacity of the ECOWAS Commission with the overall goal of strengthening the implementation of the WPS Agenda. [...] Participation means proactively consulting women, acting upon The resolution states the following: their contributions and involving women in “Reaffirming the important role of women in the design, implementation and monitoring the prevention and resolution of conflicts and of programmes and projects in peace and in peace -bui lding, and stressing the security processes. [...] 25 Ÿ Are both women and men included? Ÿ Are the needs and interests of both Ÿ What are the percentages of women and women and men addressed in the men included? process? Ÿ Were both men and women included from Ÿ What are the different roles of women and the design stage of the process/activity? men in the process/activity? Ÿ Which sub-groups of women and men are Ÿ Which sub-groups of women and men. [...] It urges the inclusion of systematic monitoring of and attention to sexual violence in the definition of acts sexual violence in armed conflict and post- prohibited by ceasefires and in provisions for conflict situations and other women and ceasefire monitoring and stresses the need peace and security commitments in its own for the exclusion of sexual violence, as well as work. [...] of human rights and rule of law training for Assisting national authorities to strengthen peacekeeping personnel (both military and the rule of law: The WPS Agenda encourages civilian) in the protection, special needs and Members States of the UN to strengthen the human rights of women and children in rule of law and the capacity of civilian and conflict situations (S/RES/1325 (2000) §6).