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Abu Ghazaleh

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  1. “Moreover, in cooperation with UN-Women, the League of Arab States has developed Women, Peace and Security in the Arab Region, an initiative aimed at providing the technical assistance and political guidance needed for every aspect of the commitments related to women and peace and security. Its first and second synthesis reports were issued at the regional level on the progress made in implementing resolution 1325 (2000) after 15 years in the Arab region, and to monitor progress in implementing our regional strategy and executive action plan, Protecting Arab Women: Security and Peace 2016-2018, as well as a guide for preparing national plans for women, peace and security. I would like to end by suggesting that the Secretary-General appoint a special envoy for women and peace and security. Moreover, since we now also have Ms.”

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  2. “It is made up of high- level diplomats from the Ministries for Foreign Affairs of member States of the region. It has established a strategy and action plan, which provide a framework to guide the establishment of national mediation networks. The LAS also initiated the establishment of the Emergency Committee for Protection of Women during Armed Conflicts in the Arab region, in response to the efforts made by the women of the region. In that context, several related strategies have been adopted to support, strengthen and protect women in peace and security initiatives, such as the Arab strategy for prevention and response to combat all forms of violence in refugee situations, especially sexual violence against women and girls, and the strategy of the Arab Women Mediation Network.”

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  3. “In order to pursue an end to the conflicts, calls are being made for the de-escalation of conflicts and for women’s equal and meaningful participation in their peaceful resolution. The League of Arab States, in line with its mandate, has been supporting efforts to reach political solutions and broker ceasefires initiated at the national level that allow parties to establish legitimate, accountable and effective Governments. In 2015, the LAS formulated a regional strategy for women and peace and security in support of its member States’ efforts to develop national action plans to implement resolution 1325 (2000). In that framework in 2019, the LAS established the Arab Women Mediators Network as a regional mediation instrument, in line with resolution 1325 (2000).”

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  4. “That growing cooperation resulted in the adoption of presidential statements S/PRST/2019/5 under the presidency of Kuwait in 2019, S/PRST/2021/2 under the presidency of Tunisia in 2021 and S/PRST/2022/1 under the presidency of the United Arab Emirates in March. All three statements focus on women and peace and security as one of the main axes of the growing cooperation among the LAS, the United Nations and other regional organizations, especially the African Union, which put this issue before the Council at the initiative of Namibia, resulting in the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000). Twenty-one years later, the Arab region continues to witness crises and conflicts, while women’s potential to build peace remains untapped in the region. Sporadic progress has been seen.”

    2022-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9064 (2022) · source

  5. “Ms. Abu Ghazaleh: I wish to congratulate Albania on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of June and to thank the President of the Council for convening this open debate on women and peace and security. This invitation comes in the framework of consolidating the exciting cooperation between the Council and the League of Arab States (LAS) in the area of maintaining international peace and security, which culminates in the annual meeting held by the Council to discuss cooperation with LAS, with the participation of His Excellency Secretary-General António Guterres and His Excellency Secretary- General Ahmed Aboul Gheit.”

    2022-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9064 (2022) · source