RESOLUTION ON PROMOTING GENDER INCLUSIVE AND RESPONSIVE MEDIATION 1. Reaffirming that participating States of the OSCE have committed to upholding the principles enshrined in the 1975 Helsinki Final Act, which include the peaceful settlement of disputes, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, equal rights and selfdetermination of peoples, co-operation among States, and the fulfilment in good faith of obligations under international law, 2. Recognizing the OSCE’s longstanding role in preventive diplomacy and mediation, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s role in parliamentary diplomacy, and the strong networks that regional organizations bring to peace processes, 3. Endorsing the UN’s Women, Peace, and Security agenda calling on UN Member States to ensure the full participation of women in all efforts for the maintenance and promotion of peace and security; also recognizing that, as highlighted in the 15 year review of UN Security Resolution 1325, Preventing Conflict Transforming Justice Securing the Peace: A Global Study on the Implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, research demonstrates that peace processes with significant women’s participation are more likely to succeed, 4. Referring to UN General Assembly Resolution 68/303 (2014) on Strengthening the role of mediation in the peaceful settlement of disputes, conflict prevention and resolution, that recognizes the importance of equal and effective participation of women in all aspects of the conflict cycle and of providing adequate gender expertise for all mediators and their teams, 5. Recalling Ministerial Council Decision No. 3/11 on the Elements of the Conflict Cycle, Related to Enhancing the OSCE’s Capabilities in Early Warning, Early Action, Dialogue Facilitation and Mediation Support, and Post-Conflict Rehabilitation (2011), 6. Welcoming commitments to gender equality made by OSCE participating States since the adoption of the 2004 Gender Action Plan, including the Ministerial Decision on Women in Conflict Prevention, Crisis Management and Post-Conflict Rehabilitation (MC.DEC/14/05); the Ministerial Decision on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women (MC.DEC/15/05); and the Ministerial Decision on Women’s Participation in Political and Public Life (MC.DEC/7/09); and the Ministerial Decision on Promoting Equal Opportunity for Women in the Economic Sphere (MC.DEC/10/11), 7. Referring to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Baku Declaration (2014) and its Resolution on the Development of Mediation Capacity in the OSCE Area, and referring also to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Tbilisi Declaration (2016), which calls on participating States to implement their commitments with respect to women’s leadership and participation in conflict prevention, resolution, and recovery, 27