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Allamin

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2015-04-15
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2015-04-15
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  1. “My country, and particularly the region I live in - the north-eastern part of Nigeria - will experience peace, security and stability only when we, the women, are empowered to be active citizens in society.”

    2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source

  2. “Permit me to use this opportunity to also call on the Security Council and all Member States to encourage the Nigerian and neighbouring Governments to explore alternative options for dialogue with the non-violent members of the insurgency, including those who were forcibly conscripted and those who are yearning for peace and an end to violence. I am sure there are many who are willing to lay down their arms, but lack an alternative. We have all seen the violence in my country spill over into neighbouring States. Women in our part of the country are not included, and our voices have been marginalized from discussions relating to peace and security in the region.”

    2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source

  3. “Such strategies must also address the proliferation of drugs and corruption and the absence of the rule of law, and curb the flow of small arms and light weapons, which have been linked to conflict-related sexual violence. States should ratify and implement the Arms Trade Treaty, which requires exporting parties to take into account the risk of conventional arms being used to commit or facilitate serious acts of gender-based violence. It is important to acknowledge the recent peaceful elections in Nigeria, which have brought hope for stability. The incoming President must address the general system and the institutional failures in the country.”

    2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source

  4. “In addition, we need international attention and support for the implementation and resourcing of Nigeria's national action plan. Member States should ensure that development assistance to Nigeria helps increase educational opportunities for girls, combats gender- based and other forms of discrimination, keeps schools safe, builds the capacity of women leaders in girls' education, improves health care for women and girls and supports and empowers local women civil society. Women's meaningful and active participation must be prioritized in all efforts aimed at addressing the underlying causes of conflict-related sexual Violence and broader conflict management, prevention and resolution, as well as post-conflict strategies.”

    2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source

  5. “Those still missing must be found and supported, and the perpetrators and sponsors of those crimes must be brought to justice. Out of the horrible ordeals that we have suffered and witnessed has come the transformation of Nigerian women as peacebuilders. Women who were the most marginalized, poor and illiterate are now mobilizing. They are active citizens who speak on community radio and are establishing safe spaces and peace clubs that train other women and survivors, equipping them with life skills and linking them to microfinancing bodies. The international community should support those growing efforts. Organizations such as my own are advocating and building awareness in Nigeria for the full integration of resolution 1325 (2000) and the women and peace and security agenda into domestic policies and legislation.”

    2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source

  6. “Member States must also commit to removing barriers that prevent many survivors, particularly those who are displaced, from accessing the medical care required by their condition on a non-discrimminatory basis. In addition, I urge the Security Council and Member States to ensure the establishment of comprehensive justice strategies that ensure investigations, reporting and reparation provisions. Those must be in line with international humanitarian and human rights law and comply with ethical and safety guidelines. Immunity must not be granted for sexual and gender-based violence or any other serious human rights violations, whether in legislation or peace agreements. In Nigeria, therefore, we need a formal process to determine the total number of women and girls who have been abducted to date.”

    2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source

  7. “I cannot stress enough the importance of coupling international efforts with those that are already happening at the grass-roots level. Community organizations must be involved in the provision of immediate and long-term support services, and be supported to create safe spaces where women and girls can openly discuss their experiences and share their coping strategies. Often, survivors and their families do not want to be identified. They fear retribution and stigmatization, and they feel alone. Coordination is also required to ensure that specialized and confidential survivor-centred medical, psychosocial and economic support is available.”

    2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source

  8. “In Iraq, sexual and gender-based violence committed by the extremist group Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham may amount to crimes against humanity. Likewise in my country, Nigeria, witnesses last month reported that dozens of women who had previously been forced to marry insurgents were killed by their "husbands" to prevent them from either escaping or being rescued and eventually marrying soldiers or other so-called non-believers. Efforts to prevent all forms of conflict-related violence will not succeed without women's leadership and participation. Women human rights defenders and local civil society representatives in north-eastern Nigeria are negotiating and mediating with armed groups, rescuing women and girls in the occupied territories and providing rescued survivors with assistance and support.”

    2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source

  9. “In addition, women's meaningful participation in peace and security processes must be a core component of any effort to effectively reduce and address incidents of conflict- related sexual violence. Fighting extremism and ending violent conflicts must prioritize the promotion of State and global responsibilities to uphold international standards. That means ensuring accountability for human rights Violations, including all forms of sexual and gender- based violence, and enshrining gender equality at all levels. State and non-State armed groups in my country - as in Somalia, the Sudan, South Sudan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Burma and many other places - are perpetrating acts of sexual and gender-based violence on women, girls, men and boys. That has a devastating impact on sustainable peace and development.”

    2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source

  10. “On behalf of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, and as the regional manager of the Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Program and as a national executive member of the Federation of Muslim Women's Associations in Nigeria, I am here to implore the Security Council and the international community to develop integrated solutions in partnership with women's groups and service providers. Such solutions should prevent conflict-related sexual violence, protect those at risk, provide comprehensive support to survivors, promote gender perspectives and women's voices, prosecute those responsible and take action to strengthen the rights of women and girls.”

    2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source

  11. “Ms. Allamin: Today I wish to draw global attention to the plight ofwomen and girls in Nigeria's north-east, a region that has been the centre of a two-year insurgency. Yesterday we marked the one-year anniversary of the abduction of 276 girls from Chibok. Two hundred and nineteen of them remain missing, even as the whole world has been asking our authorities to bring back our girls. The most recent estimate is that approximately 2,000 women and girls have been kidnapped by armed men since the start of 2014, a much higher number than is currently receiving attention. They are stripped naked so that they cannot escape, forced into marriage and repeatedly raped.”

    2015-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7428 (2015) · source