The United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 was unanimously adopted by the United Nations Security Council on 31 October 2000. The UNSCR 1325 commonly referred to as Women in Peace and Security (WPS) is regarded, as a key milestone in international legal framework that recognizes the excessive impact of war on women, and puts into proper context the role women should play in conflict management, conflict resolution and sustainable peace. The Kampala declaration was adopted at The International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) by heads of states in 2011. The declaration is a commitment by states parties to prevent, punish and respond to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in the region. It defines actions to be undertaken to prevent the occurrence of SGBV, end impunity for sexual crimes and provide support with legal, financial, medical and psychosocial support. Action for Solidarity Rights/Action pour les Droits Solidaires (ADS)1 recognizes that individual states have varying efforts in promoting gender and women’s rights. However, very little is recognized at different established peace and security mechanisms on the implementation of both the UNSCR 1325 and the Kampala Declaration in regard to the ongoing conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. This obligation cannot be left to the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo alone. Moreover,consultations of CSOs especially women led organizations as monitors of sexual violence committed against women and young girls and as advocates for women and girls’ rights has not taken shape at various levels and platforms where peace and security are discussed. Throughout this conflict, women and girls have not been protected. Despite the presence of United Nations Mission – MONUSCO, EACRF, Expanded Joint Verification Mechanism (ICGLR-EJVM), SAMIDRC, thousands of women and young girls have been raped and defiled respectively. For instance, between December and January 2025, ADS visited three camps of Bulengo in Goma, Lushagala in Mugunga and Bushagara in Nyiragongo where testimonies of rape and defilement of young girls and women of between 11 and 70 years of age were recorded. 1Action for Solidarity Rights / Action pour les Droits Solidaires (ADS) is a peace-building and social justice organization that contributes to a fair and peaceful society in which fundamental human rights and freedoms are realized sustainably. ADS is compliant with all the requirements of the Law no. 004/2001 of July 20, 2001, laying down general provisions applicable to non-profit associations and Public Utility Establishments in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ADS legal personality is decreed by a ministerial decree – ARRETE MINISTERIEL NO335/CAB/ME/MIN/J&GS/2024 OF 10 FEBRUARY 2024. This call for action seeks to draw the attention of all actors and stakeholders involved in mediating and negotiating peace and security in the DRC to reflect upon the spirit of the UNSCR 1325 and the Kampala Declaration in managing the conflict in the DRC. We particularly implore all actors and stakeholders to dedicate their attention to the following: