The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA),in cooperation with the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Office for North Africa and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU),organized an expert group meeting to review the first draft of the regional study on “Identification of legislative gaps for the full implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 in the Arab Region” in Beirut,on 25 and 26 June 214. The study examines the legislative action needed in order to fully implement resolution 1325 in seven Arab countries: Egypt,Iraq,Lebanon,Libya,Palestine,Tunisia and Yemen. The output falls under the Development Account project on institutional and capacity-building for Arab parliaments and other stakeholders for the implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2) on Women,Peace and Security. The project aims at increasing knowledge and capacity in parliaments in the seven selected Arab countries in order to fully implement the resolution. The meeting brought together representatives from national women’s machineries,legal experts from the seven target countries and peer reviewers. Its findings will be used to finalize the study,which will feed into other stages of the Development Account project,including the design of training manuals on the four pillars of resolution 1325 and four training sessions for parliamentarians and other stakeholders in the countries concerned. This report contains an overview of the proceedings of the meeting,the main points raised in discussions and recommendations.