December 21, 2017: The third edition of the Summary of the national reports to the NATO Committee on Gender Perspectives (NCGP) is a digest of the statistics and progress made, in 2016, by the 28 NATO members and 13 partners on the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on Women, Peace and Security.

The summary’s purpose is to highlight the NATO-wide progress and share national approaches on the implementation of UNSCR 1325 and the integration of gender perspectives in the daily business of the armed forces. This year’s edition demonstrates that the representation of women in Allied armed forces has increased to 10.9%, reaching the highest representation since 1999. Women representation in NATO operations has increased to 6.8% from 6.4% in 2015.

Read more: NATO Annual Report on gender Perspectives in Allied Armed Forces (NATO News , www.nato.int)