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  1. “We look forward to the twenty-fifth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000) and hope that our redoubled efforts will bring us closer to our goals.”

    2023-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9276 (2023) · source

  2. “We appreciate the contributions of the Elsie Initiative Fund, which has made it possible for appropriate facilities to be available for our female troops deployed to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and also to maintain a commitment to enhancing the levels of Ghanaian women in United Nations peacekeeping operations. We will continue to increase Ghana’s protective abilities through national legislation and policies. In conclusion, as we mark this day dedicated to women, let us remember that women’s voices bring real gender perspectives to peace discourses, leading to the development of better policies and more sustainable peace deals. Therefore, the full, equal and meaningful participation of women in peacebuilding deserves our zealous and concrete action.”

    2023-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9276 (2023) · source

  3. “In Ghana, under the coordination of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, the Government will continue to effectively implement resolution 1325 (2000) through the second national action plan, which spans the period from 2020 to 2025. With the support of stakeholders, such as the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre and the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding, my Ministry, under the national action plan, is overseeing the training of women in peace and security, including on issues such as conflict detection, prevention and mediation at the community level.”

    2023-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9276 (2023) · source

  4. “In Mali and Nigeria, networks of women’s civil society organizations work tirelessly, inter alia, to promote dialogue and understanding between different ethnic and religious groups, rescue abducted women and girls in occupied territories and provide rescued survivors with assistance and support. Those organizations and many others like them on the continent are making a real difference in the lives of women in Africa, and I wish to reiterate the importance of joining international efforts with those that are already happening at the grass-roots level. At the national level, we urge Governments not to lose momentum or diminish their ambitions.”

    2023-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9276 (2023) · source

  5. “It is in these contexts that we urge Governments, regional organizations and the international community at large to take concrete steps to protect the rights of women and ensure their participation in decision-making processes. In this regard, we welcome the immense courage and resilience shown by women civil society actors and peacebuilders in Africa over the years. Their ability to achieve considerable gains despite financial, cultural, technical and security challenges is a shining example of the well-known resourcefulness and bravery of the African woman. In West Africa and the Sahel, women’s groups have played a critical role in advocating peace and reconciliation.”

    2023-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9276 (2023) · source

  6. “In Afghanistan, the Taliban’s continuing and progressive closure of the public space to women is unacceptable and represents an erosion of the gains made in the area of women’s rights. In Colombia, Afro- Colombian women have historically faced multiple forms of discrimination, abuse and exclusion from political and economic decision-making processes due to the intersection of their race, gender and economic status. From Myanmar to Yemen, mothers, sisters, wives and daughters continue to be subjected to sexual violence, harassment and many other violations, often as weapons of war. Torture, arbitrary detentions and harassment are also directed at the women who risk their lives defending women’s rights.”

    2023-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9276 (2023) · source

  7. “We have also witnessed a steady rise in the number of women, women’s groups and gender experts who serve as official or unofficial negotiators, mediators and advocates, as well as the number of women who brief the Council. However, in spite of the encouraging progress, in many conflict contexts all over the world, women are seen only as powerless victims to be exploited, rather than as agents of change whose capabilities could be useful. Indeed, while we are proud witnesses of the remarkable work done by women peacebuilders and women’s advocacy groups all over the world, we are equally disheartened by the fact that in many societies today women have been robbed of their will to celebrate or even live.”

    2023-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9276 (2023) · source

  8. “We commend the Mozambican delegation for affording the Security Council the opportunity to take stock of the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and to set goals towards its further implementation and advance the full, equal and meaningful participation of women in peace and security. In this regard, we also express appreciation to all the briefers for their rich perspectives, which rightly point us towards the actions required to fulfil the commitments we have all made. Since the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), there has been a significant increase in the frequency of gender-specific provisions in the mandates of United Nations peace operations among other decisions and elements of the Security Council.”

    2023-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9276 (2023) · source

  9. “Let me congratulate you, Madam President, and your country, Mozambique, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. We also commend you, Madam, on the able manner with which you are presiding over this meeting and look forward to your continuing leadership. As we recall the promise that resolution 1325 (2000) held when it was adopted in this very Chamber under the Council presidency of Namibia (see S/PV.4213), we salute not only the efforts of the members that worked tirelessly to ensure the unanimous adoption of the first- ever resolution on women and peace and security, in October 2000, but also the support of women-led civil society organizations and women’s advocacy groups whose efforts brought it to life.”

    2023-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9276 (2023) · source