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C-25 members should call on governments involved in peace their delegations, processes to include women in their delegations and expert teams, and advocate for the inclusion of women and women’s civil society organizations. [...] The lack of gender provisions in agreements reflects a lack of attention to the different security risks, a lack of gendered security sector reforms, and a lack of commitment to political reforms that advance gender equality and women’s empowerment following an armed conflict. [...] Ten of the 11 European Union’s Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) missions, which seek to promote stability by strengthening the rule of law on the strategic and operational levels in fragile environments, currently have a gender advisor.3 We commend this development and encourage sustained investment in gender advisors to ensure they have the resources to succeed. [...] FIGURE 2 CSDP civilian missions with full-time gender advisor Monitoring Progress on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda 3 Lack of women’s leadership at the United Nations The United Nations has sought to promote the inclusion of women among its staff. [...] Governments involved in peace processes should include women in their delegations and expert teams, and advocate for the inclusion of women and women’s civil society organizations.