it stresses that sexual violence should be excluded from any amnesty provisions in a peace process and that equal access to justice should be ensured for victims of sexual violence the subsequent followup resolutions have focused on preventing and responding to conflictrelated sexual violence and called for inter alia the appointment of a special representative on sexual violence in conflict a team of experts and women protection advisers to advise governments and peacekeeping missions in dealing with sexual violence resolution referred to the disproportionate impact of armed conflict on women and children while at the same time acknowledging that women are not mere victims of conflict but also active agents with an important role to play in conflict prevention peacekeeping initiatives conflict resolution and peacebuilding efforts this was an important departure from references to women as victims or vulnerable groups