A/HRC/41/42 44. Furthermore, the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights considered the impact of fundamentalism and extremism on the cultural rights of women (A/72/155), and, in 2017, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities examined the challenges experienced by girls and young women with disabilities in relation to their sexual and reproductive health and rights (A/72/133). The Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions considered key elements of a gendersensitive perspective to the mandate (A/HRC/35/23), while the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health included a section on women, the right to health and confinement in his report (A/HRC/38/36). 1. Women, peace and the security agenda and Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) 45. The mandate of the Special Rapporteur is a holistic one that covers violence against women both during times of peace and during conflict and in post-conflict situations. The 1998 thematic report of the then-mandate holder, Radhika Coomaraswamy, focused on violence perpetrated and/or condoned by the State, including violence in times of armed conflict (E/CN.4/1998/54). 46. On 31 October 2000, Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) was adopted unanimously by the Council and established a much-needed international framework on women, peace and security. Since 2000, eight additional resolutions have been adopted, each of which have provide supplementary measures and tools on sexual violence during times of violent conflict. In its resolution 1888 (2009), the Council established the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on sexual violence in armed conflict, supported by the Team of Experts on the Rule of Law and Sexual Violence in Conflict. 47. Following the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), the then-mandate holder produced a follow-up report in 2001 in which she highlighted violence against women perpetrated and/or condoned by the State during times of armed conflict (E/CN.4/2001/73). The Special Rapporteur also continued her work in that regard through country visits and, in her report on a visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the then-mandate holder, Yakin Ertürk, cautioned against addressing sexual violence associated with war in isolation from gender-based discrimination that women experience in times of “peace” (A/HRC/7/6/Add.4). 48. In 2013, the Committee adopted its general recommendation No. 30 on women in conflict prevention, conflict and post-conflict situations to ensure that the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women is applied in situations of armed conflict. The current Special Representative of the Secretary-General on sexual violence in armed conflict signed a framework of cooperation with the Committee21 that represents a positive step in establishing much-needed cooperation on the issue. 49. In paragraph 24 of its resolution 1888 (2009), the Security Council encouraged the Special Rapporteur, in coordination with the Special Representative of the SecretaryGeneral on sexual violence against women in armed conflict, to provide additional briefings and documentation to the Council on sexual violence in armed conflict, while the Human Rights Council, in its resolution 23/25, also drew attention to the issue of sexual violence in conflict situations. The Special Rapporteur believes that efforts should be made to engage the mandate on this issue. 50. Considerable focus and resources have been placed on the development of the women, peace and security agenda. However, the results have been mixed, and the shortcomings will be addressed next year during the 20-year review of resolution 1325 (2000), including the fragmented nature of its implementation and its isolation from the broader international women’s human rights framework and its mechanisms. 51. In 2017, the Secretary-General appointed the first Victims’ Rights Advocate. While initial steps have been taken to establish cooperation with that mandate, the Special 21 10 Available from https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CEDAW/Shared%20Documents/1_Global/ INT_CEDAW_BRD_8710_E.pdf.