About Us
Operation 1325
Operation 1325 is a Swedish civil society organisation working for the implementation of UNSCR 1325, in Sweden and in partnership with women’s and peace organisations around the world.
Founded by a number of Swedish women’s and peace organisations in 2006, it yet today serves as an umbrella organisation advocating for the implementation of Resolution 1325 together with its partner organisations. We are a network that together creates a more prominent base to work of off. Our purpose is to inform, lobby and capacity-build in relation to the agenda of women, peace and security. We work across generations in various forms.
Together with women from many
BOARD MEMBERS
SECRETARIAT
NETWORK
OUR DONORS
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS
Our History: From RESOLUTION to OPERATION
In 2000, UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security adopted and recognized for the first time that women’s full participation in conflict management is a matter of international peace and security. The resolution was the result of many years of civil society organization’s lobbying and advocacy work that ultimately paid off.
The historic resolution led a number of Swedish women and peace organisations to gather in 2003 to discuss how they could work together to implement the resolution and become a reality. In 2006, the umbrella organisation Operation 1325 was registered as a result.
Since 2006, Operation 1325 has worked nationally and internationally to influence those in power and civil society to take Resolution 1325 into greater consideration. Women’s perspective on security must permeate all Swedish peace-building work, not least diplomatic relations, development cooperation, and military and civilian efforts.
BOARD MEMBERS
Operation 1325’s board consists of individuals with suitable backgrounds nominated by our member organizations. The board works on strategic issues that are implemented by the office staff.
MARIA SOMMARDAHL - CHAIRMAN
Maria currently works as an independent expert on gender equality in peace and conflict. She has extensive experience in humanitarian aid, development cooperation and peacebuilding in research, policy and practice from senior positions at field and headquarters level in crisis and conflict situations. Previous positions include Flyktinghjelpen and their projects on gender equality and protection of civilians, Director at the Nansen Peace Centre in Norway and as Project Manager for the UN Peacekeeping Team. She has also served as Senior Advisor on Gender, Peace and Conflict and Director of Humanitarian Affairs at Plan International in Sweden. Maria has also been a member of Nordic Women Mediators (Norway) since 2016.
“The chairmanship of Operation 1325 is of great importance to me. It is an assignment that unites my conviction that gender equality is critical for peace and security and where I have the opportunity to contribute to strengthening women’s voices in peace processes and ensuring that a gender perspective becomes a natural part of the work for sustainable peace. Leading the organization is both a responsibility and a privilege – a way to translate values into concrete action for a more just and peaceful world.”
ANNIKA SCHABBAUER - tillförordnad ordf.
Annika is a community-based choir singer and farmer with friends and colleagues in many parts of the world. She has previously been the head of the office at Operation 1325 and worked with organizations and authorities for peace, development and gender equality.
“I have chosen to get involved in Operation 1325 because it is important that the work for gender equality continues in all areas, there is nothing more important than peace and security. A strong popular movement is needed for all people to be free and have power over their lives.”
ANETTE UDDQVIST – KASSÖR
Anette has fifteen years of experience working in the aid sector. She has worked for several years with international humanitarian work in conflict areas, as a seconded coordinator for Doctors Without Borders, as well as being the Chief of Staff for Operation 1325 and the Office and Finance Manager for Doctors Without Borders’ Swedish office.
“From my work in conflict areas, I have seen up close who has the opportunity to influence the situation and who does not. UN Security Council Resolution 1325 highlights the importance of involving women on equal terms in finding solutions and preventing future conflicts. In a time when the number of active conflicts is breaking records, it remains important to highlight this both in Sweden and in the world. That is why I want to get involved with Operation 1325.”
JULLE BERGENHOLTZ-FOGLANDER
Julle works on a daily basis at RESCUE Sweden with the organization’s humanitarian partnership with Sida.
“Through my involvement in Operation 1325, I want to contribute to putting women, peace and security in a significantly greater focus within Swedish aid. In the times we live in, sustainable peace is needed more than ever, and it is only possible if women have a strong voice and the power to decide.”
ANNAKLARA NYSTRÖM
When Annaklara is not climbing mountains or hiking in nature with loved ones, she works as a project manager at MSB – currently strengthening Ukraine’s rescue services during the ongoing war. She has extensive experience in women, peace and security, with assignments for, among others, Folke Bernadotte and UN Women.
“I look forward to supporting Operation 1325 in a challenging time – it feels extra important that peace and gender equality are highlighted and given more space at a time when defense issues are taking up more space.”
JENNY MOLIN
Jenny has previously worked as a project manager at Operation 1325 and also has extensive experience working with gender equality, human rights and inclusion within humanitarian, development and peacebuilding assistance within authorities and civil society. Today she works as an advisor for international capacity building projects in disaster risk management and civil defense at the Swedish Agency for Civil Protection and Emergency Preparedness (MSB).
“In a world situation where progress towards gender equality is threatened, terrible conflicts and wars rage, and armament dominates social development, I hope to contribute to Operation 1325’s important voice and work for women’s and girls’ rights and role in achieving sustainable peace.”
KAJA REBEKKA GREGERSEN
Kaja works on ESG issues at ISS (Institutional Shareholder Services). She has a master’s degree from SOAS University of London, with a special focus on women’s rights, humanitarian diplomacy and aid localization. She has previously worked at UNHCR and the Norwegian Embassy in Saudi Arabia, as well as working with human rights in various countries in the Middle East.
“At a time when women’s rights are being exploited to benefit certain powerful people, it is all the more important to ensure that women have a place at the negotiating table. That is why I am proud to contribute to the board of Operation 1335, an organization that works for just that.”
AXEL TANDBERG
Axel grew up in Stockholm and studied law at Lund University. He worked for seven years in Brussels with close ties to the EU institutions, which strengthened his interest in international law, human rights and Europe’s responsibility in the world. Today, he works as a data protection lawyer and advisor with a focus on GDPR, privacy protection and regulatory compliance, and sits on Giva Sweden’s reference group for GDPR. There, he sees how issues of trust, transparency and responsible information management are also crucial for organizations working with peace and gender equality.
“Growing up in a home where human rights, anti-racism and international solidarity were obvious topics of conversation has made this a part of my identity. Without women’s influence on issues of peace and security, we can neither build lasting peace nor a just society.”
ERICA GISELSSON OLOFSTRÖM
Erica is a sociologist and folk high school teacher and has been a member of Operation 1325’s member organization SKV since the mid-1980s, where she sits on the board of directors. At the folk high school where she worked, she was responsible for cultural exchange with a folk high school in Tanzania. More recently, she has trained in ceramics and now teaches ABF courses. She is also active in an association that runs a gallery and a shop with arts and crafts.
“I think that the need for peace exists in both the small and big worlds. I hope that 1325 could help prevent conflicts and create peace in the big world, with the right contacts and skillful advocacy. In the small world, I think that 1325 can help spread knowledge and hope and provide education and strength to women who want to participate in community work, such as politics, culture and association life. An active civil society is a good foundation for peace”
HANNA BÖRJESSON
Hanna has studied international relations during her bachelor’s degree and ongoing master’s degree, within which she has been interested in policy analysis, economic geography and government trust, among other things. She has also interned at the Stockholm UN Association and been an active volunteer at Operation1325, where she focused on international monitoring of Yemen.
“I believe that Operation1325’s approach of working both at the local individual level in partner countries and through advocacy work nationally and internationally is the right way forward for the women, peace and security agenda.”
KARIN JONEGÅRD
Karin works as an international coordinator in the higher education sector and has extensive experience in gender equality issues both professionally and non-profitably. Karin’s involvement in the women’s and peace movement spans over 20 years and includes several trips to the Middle East as a speaker and participant in women’s conferences. In her professional role, Karin has worked for many years as a gender equality developer, but also works within the framework of her current position with inclusion issues within the university alliance that her workplace is part of.
“We live in a world where the horrors of war are now apparent, but peace always comes sooner or later. This applies to women, who have so many times paid the price for war through all different types of violence, are involved in the peace processes and are constantly present at the negotiating tables. That is what drives my involvement and the importance of Operation 1325 continuing to play an important role in Sweden’s peace policy and international engagement.”
secretariat
MALIN ALSERED PIHLSTRÖM - OFFICE MANAGER
MATILDA OLSSON
Matilda works part-time and has previously been an intern at Operation 1325. She is studying her final semester of the Master’s program in Human Rights and is writing her thesis on women’s local peace work in Palestine.
“I have always been passionate about gender equality and women’s rights, so it feels very meaningful to contribute to the work for women, peace and security in parallel with my studies.”
MIMMI BLIXT - INTERN
Mimmi is an intern at Operation 1325 and is in her final semester of the bachelor’s program in peace and development studies at Uppsala University. She wrote her bachelor’s thesis on constitution-making as a potential alternative actor in abortion liberalization. Mimmi has previously been involved in the UN Women’s local network in Uppsala, which organizes events and meetings with a focus on gender equality issues.
“I have a great interest in issues related to gender equality and peace work and look forward to getting involved in Operation 1325’s significant efforts to strengthen women’s influence and sustainable peace.”
LIV ZETTERBERG - INTERN
Liv is studying the Bachelor’s program in Peace and Development Studies at Uppsala University and is doing her internship at Operation 1325. She has previously been involved in Uppsala’s local network for UN Women as a volunteer, where she has organized discussion forums on global gender equality issues, with the aim of increasing knowledge and spreading the message of women’s empowerment.
“I have a deep commitment to gender equality and social justice, which I bring to my work at Operation 1325. Women’s participation, perspective and influence in peace processes are absolutely crucial in a time when the gender equality movement is facing resistance.”
GRACE T. ERIKSSON - WEBSITE VOLUNTEER
NETWORK WE ARE IN
COLOMBIAGRUPPEN
Network working for peace and human rights in Colombia.
CONCORD SVERIGE
Non-profit organisation and platform working for a fair and sustainable world.
MR-NÄTVERKET
Network for human rights.
OSCE-CSP GENDER GROUP
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe – Civil Society Platform
OSSE-NÄTVERKET
Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
SKO
An umbrella organisation for the Swedish women’s movement.
SOLIDARITETSHUSET
Economic Association for Solidaritetshuset.
2250-NÄTVERKET
Network for UN Security Council Resolution 2250 on Youth, Peace and Security.
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OUR DONORS
SWEDISH INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY
THE SWEDISH GENDER EQUALITY AGENCY
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governing documents
The organisation Operation 1325 is guided by three key documents. These are the statute, the annual report, and the operational plan for the current year. While the annual report describes the past year, the operational plan lays out the coming year and the intended objectives and projects. You can find the documents for the relevant years below.
BUSINESS PLAN
ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
OPERATION 1325 WAS FOUNDED IN 2003 AS AN UMBRELLA ORGANISATION COMPOSED OF SWEDISH PEACE AND WOMEN'S ORGANISATIONS.
Operation 1325 operates in partnership with peace and women's organisations from across the globe to make United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, a reality.