239 © The Author(s) 2018 K. Aggestam, A.E. Towns (eds.), Gendering Diplomacy and International Negotiation, Studies in Diplomacy and International Relations, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58682-3_12 CHAPTER 12 Negotiations at the UN: The Case of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security Torunn L. Tryggestad 12.1 INTRODUCTION Women’s participation in those activities [peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding] is not a nice thing to do. It is not as though we are doing a favor for ourselves and them by including women in the work for peace. It is a necessary global security imperative. Including women in the work of peace advances our national security interests and promotes political stability, economic growth and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the UN Security Council, 26 October 2010 The above quote is taken from Hillary Rodham Clinton’s statement in the United Nations (UN) Security Council open debate commemo- rating the 10th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) in October 2010 (Clinton 2010), which calls for women’s full participation in international T.L. Tryggestad (*) Peace Research Institute Oslo, PRIO (the PRIO GPS Centre is sub-unit), Oslo, Norway