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Ayemou

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2021-07-08
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  1. “We should go beyond women’s numerical representation in climate policy processes and create dynamic mechanisms for taking initiatives and influencing decisions.”

    2021-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8814 (2021) · source

  2. “To combat gender-based violence, a specific law should be adopted to punish violence against women, including domestic violence, as well as a specific law to punish as a crime the perpetrators and sponsors of early and forced marriages. We call on West African countries to ratify the relevant international conventions, including those of the International Labour Organization. To improve women’s representation in decision-making bodies, State institutions should be strengthened to promote female leadership in politics. As well, women’s political representation should be increased through specific laws. Finally, for the safety of women in the face of the effects of climate change, climate policies and programmes in West Africa should be made gender- sensitive.”

    2021-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8814 (2021) · source

  3. “To combat women’s precarious health status and maternity-related mortality, a multisectoral approach should be adopted in resolving women’s health issues, including by addressing the root causes of the main health problems affecting women and by facilitating access to care services specific to women. As well, we should rethink the financing of health systems in order to ensure quality care for women during pregnancy, childbirth and the post-partum period. To improve access to land ownership for women, we recommend guaranteeing legal remedies for women through better access to information and strengthened legal support.”

    2021-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8814 (2021) · source

  4. “When it comes to physical, moral and sexual violence against girls and women domestic workers, 22 per cent are minors aged 10 to 17. On women’s low representation in political and decision-making spheres, out of 255 members of Parliament in Côte d’Ivoire, only 11.37 per cent are women. Like several countries in West Africa and the Sahel, Côte d’Ivoire faces security challenges in the northern border areas, which impact agricultural activity, mainly run by women. Faced with that scenario, I would like to propose the following recommendations for the Council’s consideration. In order to ensure girls’ right to education, holistic support programmes should be put in place for girls to be able to attend, stay in and complete school.”

    2021-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8814 (2021) · source

  5. “The following challenges persist in most West African countries. With regard to school access and academic retention and completion for girls, only 39.42 per cent of girls in primary school reach secondary school. Maternity-related mortality stands at 239 deaths per 100,000 births, as compared to 12 deaths per 100,000 births in developed countries. Access to land ownership for women remains marginal; women in West Africa are less likely than men to own land. Out of 1,730 land certificates issued in Côte d’Ivoire in March 2016, only 159 were awarded to women. Although proscribed by law, female genital mutilation and forced and early marriages persist. About 60 per cent of women are victims of domestic violence.”

    2021-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8814 (2021) · source

  6. “Among other things, that includes the adoption of the law punishing female genital mutilation; security reforms that made it possible to open up the military technical preparatory school and the gendarmerie to young girls; the establishment of the National Equity and Gender Observatory; the adoption of the compulsory school act to guarantee access to school for all children aged 6 to 16; and the adoption in Côte d’Ivoire of the law on the political participation of women in assemblies, requiring 30 per cent representation for women on electoral lists. Despite those favourable steps on gender equality in several countries of the region, inequalities persist. In 2020, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 153 out of 162 countries on the United Nations Development Programme Gender Inequality Index.”

    2021-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8814 (2021) · source

  7. “I thank the Security Council for giving civil society this opportunity to discuss with members the situation concerning the rights of women and children in Côte d’Ivoire and West Africa in the context of the Equality Generations campaign. I am Chantal Ayemou, President of the Ivorian Network for the Protection of Children’s and Women’s Rights. My statement will set out the major advances made since the Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing, priority challenges in realizing the rights of girls and women in Côte d’Ivoire and West Africa, as well and some recommendations for the Council’s consideration. Major advances have been made by the Ivorian Government and several West African countries since the Beijing Conference, mainly on the legal and institutional framework.”

    2021-07-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8814 (2021) · source