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2016-02-23
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2017-10-27
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  1. “Accordingly, on 31 October, the African Union Peace and Security Council will hold an open meeting on the theme "The role of women in preventing and countering violent extremism in Africa". The African Union Commission remains a key partner and will continue to mobilize its member States and partners to ensure that the women and peace and security agenda remains central in the implementation of the African Union's Agenda 2063 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

  2. “This emphasis on ensuring the participation of women and accountability for crimes of sexual violence is a key aspect of prevention, notably through support to national authorities in order to strengthen their rule-of-law response and institutional configurations to implement the women and peace and security agenda. Before I conclude, allow me to commend and salute the tradition of holding an annual commemorative meeting on the adoption of the landmark resolution 1325 (2000) and subsequent resolutions. The African Union Peace and Security Council has adopted a similar approach in its endeavour to resolutely advance the women and peace and security agenda.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

  3. “From that perspective, the African Union commends the Secretary-General and welcomes the establishment of his High-level Advisory Board on Mediation and for appointing three prominent African women leaders, namely Ms, Gbowee, Ms. Machel and Ms. Migiro. In line with United Nations-AU enhanced partnership, the African Union collaborates with several United Nations offices, particularly UN-Women and the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General on Sexual Violence in Conflict. That robust framework of cooperation reflects our mutual efforts to fully empower women as peace agents and to prevent sexual violence in conflict. In that context, our common objective is to ensure joint advocacy and concrete engagement on the ground.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

  4. “One of the hallmarks of this partnership was the visit undertaken to Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the first solidarity mission under the aegis of the African Women Leaders Network. A group of friends of the African Women Leaders Network will be established in New York and will be headed by Her Excellency Mrs. Martha Pobee, the Permanent Representative of Ghana. The African Women Leaders Network will also be officially launched in Africa in February 2018. It is often said that there is strength in numbers. The recently signed Joint United Nations-African Union Framework for an Enhanced Partnership in Peace and Security provides yet another window of opportunity for an enhanced partnership between our institutions to strengthen efforts in advancing the women and peace and security agenda.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

  5. “As part of the African Union's effort to build partnerships in enhancing the leadership of women while promoting and supporting Africa's transformation agenda with a focus on governance, peace and stability in order to accelerate the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), the African Union Commission and UN- Women, with the support of the Federal Republic of Germany, launched an initiative called the African Women Leaders Network during a high-level women leaders forum for Africa's transformation held at the United Nations from 31 May to 2 June. At this juncture, Madam President, I wish to thank your delegation for announcing here your Government's support to the African Women Leaders Network.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

  6. “FemWise-Africa was officially endorsed by the AU Assembly of Heads of State on 4 July. We strongly believe that FemWise-Africa will be a potent tool to strengthen the role of women in conflict prevention and mediation efforts and will provide a platform for strategic advocacy, capacity- building and networking in order to further enhance the implementation of commitments for women's inclusion in peacemaking in Africa. Key priorities of FemWise-Africa include, among others, ensuring a channel for women's meaningful and effective participation in peace processes, including as heads of official high-level mediation missions, and initiating women's action that will catalyse and mainstream the engagement of women in mediation in line with the African Union's Agenda 2063 and the global Sustainable Development Goals.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

  7. “Building on the 2014 decision of AU Ministers of Gender that, among other things, called for the creation of an association of women in mediation, at its meeting on 13 March, the African Union Peace and Security Council endorsed modalities for the creation of a Network of African Women in Conflict Prevention and Mediation, known as FemWise-Africa, which aims to strengthen the role of women in conflict prevention and mediation efforts in the context of the African Union Peace and Security Architecture. Subsequently, in the spirit of enhancing working relations between the African Union Peace and Security Council and the United Nations Security Council, this Council received a briefing and endorsed the African Union initiative FemWise-Africa in the context of an Arria Formula meeting on 27 March.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

  8. “Over the years, Member States have reaffirmed their commitment to advancing the agenda of women and peace and security, yet we continue to see a very limited and disproportionate presence of women in peace processes around the world. The slow progress witnessed in the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda is fully recognized by His Excellency Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, who at the very outset of his accession to the helm of the African Union Commission pronounced very clearly his commitment and determination to advance the gender agenda on the continent, with a primary objective to have concrete actions and results on the ground that impact the lives of women and girls who, for far too long, have and continued to suffer the brunt of violence and conflict.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

  9. “Ms. Bailey: On behalf of the African Union, I wish to congratulate and commend the French presidency of the Security Council for convening this open debate. We also wish to thank Ms. Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Chef de Cabinet of the Secretary-General, for her contribution to this debate. We commend all the briefers for their insightful statements, which highlighted their robust commitment to the global agenda on women and peace and security. Today's debate is taking place at a pivotal moment, when both the African Union (AU) and the United Nations have embarked on a path of institutional reform to better serve and support Member States in their quest for peace and sustainable development for all.”

    2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source

  10. “Without being exhaustive, I wish to mention the support of UN-Women, the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa, the United Nations Development Programme Regional Service Centre for Africa and the countries of Norway, Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom for their invaluable contributions. In conclusion, I wish to reiterate the African Union Commission's commitment and action towards the advancement of the women and peace and security agenda. An annual report will be submitted to the African Union Peace and Security Council, and subsequently shared with the United Nations Security Council. For the African Union Commission, the Africa we want is an Africa where all daughters and sons of the continent are equal, enjoy the same rights and obligations and participate equally in building a stable and just society.”

    2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source

  11. “The fourth area entails launching a network of centres of excellence in various regions of the continent to work on women and peace and security issues, with a View to sustainable and broad strengthening of women's capacities in peacebuilding, thus ensuring the availability of women's expertise in that area. The fifth action pertains to training military personnel on the rights of women, in line with the AU zero-tolerance policy on sexual and gender-based Violence. Countries like Senegal have already embarked on such training. It would be remiss of me not to take the opportunity at this juncture to salute and appreciate the support of dependable partners in assisting the African Union Commission in carrying out those activities to sustain the contribution of women in peace and security.”

    2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source

  12. “The second area of focus deals with changing the narratives on women to recognize their role in peacebuilding, through mobilization of a network of journalists, reporters and bloggers who are committed to reporting in a gender-responsive manner on issues of women and peace and security - not just by telling stories of Victimization but also those of women's leadership and of women as positive agents for social change and economic transformation. The third effort involves mobilizing and supporting member States and regional economic communities to develop action plans on the women and peace and security agenda. The Republic of Namibia and the Southern African Development Community region are presently undergoing the process, with the support of the Office of the Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission.”

    2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source

  13. “Sixteen years after the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), in an endeavour to consolidate and accelerate the gains made by the continent in the participation of women in conflict resolution and peacebuilding, the African Union Commission is undertaking a number of activities guided by aspiration 6 of Agenda 2063, which stipulates, inter alia, that Africa will be a continent where women are empowered and play their rightful role in all spheres of life. One of the critical spheres is the area of peace and security as a sine qua non in Africa's stability and development. The undertakings include the following. The first entails establishing a network of African women mediators to contribute to the search for a peaceful resolution of conflicts on the continent and to support communities in their peacebuilding efforts.”

    2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source

  14. “Further to that report, the Commission embarked upon a continental results framework that will facilitate monitoring and reporting on the women and peace and security agenda item on a regular basis. Throughout the consultations conducted by the Special Envoy of the African Union Chairperson on women, peace and security, Her Excellency Ms. Bineta Diop, with AU member States, women's groups, partner United Nations agencies and other development partners, there was consensus that instruments do exist but that delivery on commitments is lacking.”

    2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source

  15. “In the same context as this debate, last Thursday the African Union Commission held its annual open meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council on the status of women and children in conflict, under the theme "the role of the media in enhancing accountability on women, peace and security commitments in Africa". On the margins of the twenty-seventh African Union Summit, held in Kigali in July, the African Union launched the first report on the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda in Africa. That was primarily the result of consultative meetings with AU States members and regional economic communities that have developed national action plans for the implementation ofresolution 1325 (2000). So far, 19 countries and two regional economic communities in Africa have developed action plans.”

    2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source

  16. “Mrs. Bailey: First and foremost, the African Union (AU) wishes to congratulate the President on his country's assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month, as well as to thank him for convening this open debate on the theme "Women and peace and security: implementing the common agenda" as we celebrate the adoption of the landmark resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General for his insightful and comprehensive report (S/2016/822) and to commend the Executive Director of UN-Women and the Executive Director of EVE Organization for Women Development, South Sudan, for their valuable contributions to today's open debate.”

    2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source

  17. “In conclusion, the AU hopes that the ongoing United Nations review will provide concrete results that will improve the implementation of the noble agenda of peacebuilding. For its part, the AU remains committed to assuming its responsibilities in that regard in full cooperation with the United Nations.”

    2016-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7629 (2016) · source

  18. “In that regard, the first engagement between the PBC and the African Union's Peace and Security Council, in 2014, should be followed up and become institutionalized so as to gain greater coherence on strategic priorities between the PBC and the PSC. Thirdly, the high-level exchanges between the AU and the PBC need to be underpinned by a desk-to-desk exchange between the Peacebuilding Support Office, the relevant departments of the AU Commission and the relevant parts of regional mechanisms. Fourthly, the PBC should encourage AU efforts, including by supporting the African Solidarity Initiative in developing its database of support from African countries to other countries emerging from conflict.”

    2016-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7629 (2016) · source

  19. “In that context, the AU Peace and Security Council made the following suggestions to the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) for advancing the partnership between the two institutions, based on the principles of complementarity, comparative advantage and collaboration: First, the PBC and the AU should cooperate to develop a common assessment of the nature and scope of the peacebuilding challenges facing the countries concerned. They should also agree on a division of tasks, with each institution responsible for providing support in the peacebuilding sphere. Secondly, the PBC and the AU should develop a more frequent and structured dialogue.”

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  20. “The AU has also raised funds to support quick-impact projects in countries emerging from conflict, including Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire, the Comoros and South Sudan, so as to lay the foundation for long-term sustainable development. In addition, in 2012, the AU launched the African Solidarity Initiative, which is aimed at mobilizing a higher level of support, particularly from Africa, for post-conflict reconstruction and development efforts. The initiative was designed to encourage, motivate and empower African countries to begin systematically offering assistance to post-conflict countries.”

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  21. “Over the past decade, the African Union has increasingly affirmed its readiness and capacity to engage in peacebuilding activities based on the African Union post-conflict reconstruction and development policy, adopted in 2006, as well as on the relevant provisions of the protocol relating to the establishment ofthe Peace and Security Council ofthe African Union. As part of the implementation of the policy, the AU Commission has undertaken a number of measures. They include the identification of experts to be included in an African experts database on peacebuilding, the development of guidelines for the implementation of specific activities related to the policy and the organization of assessment missions to countries emerging from conflict.”

    2016-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7629 (2016) · source

  22. “Throughout that process, international support will amount to little if no corresponding effort exists to mobilize adequate resources for the implementation of the priorities defined. Needless to say, the challenges facing countries emerging from conflict are enormous. They often include the need to transform war- weakened economies and highly polarized political and social relations, as well as the need to strengthen the State apparatus so that Governments can fulfil the roles critical to social and economic well-being. No significant progress can be made without adequate financial resources and technical assistance to assist the countries concerned in facing those challenges.”

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  23. “Therefore, the experience ofthe African countries on the Peacebuilding Commission's agenda offers a vital source of lessons learned that could benefit the ongoing review process. Despite the general improvement in the conflict situations on the continent, recent experiences have clearly shown that the risk of relapse into conflict remains very high and that the peacebuilding gains are still very fragile, in particular during the early stages of a transition, as demonstrated by the Ebola crisis in West Africa. It is important, therefore, to identify policies and programmes that allow three initiatives to be undertaken: first, addressing the root causes of conflicts; secondly, speeding up reconstruction activities; and, thirdly, consolidating peace, thereby preventing a return to violence.”

    2016-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7629 (2016) · source

  24. “The African Union (AU) attaches importance to that process, which represents, in our view, an excellent opportunity not only to improve the orientation and functioning of the institutional components of the peacebuilding architecture, but also to strengthen its effectiveness in helping the countries concerned to lay the foundation for durable peace and development. As everyone is aware, Africa has been the major regional focus of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture over the past decade. All of the countries on the agenda of the Peacebuilding Commission are from Africa. African countries have received approximately 80 per cent of the Peacebuilding Fund's allocations over the period 2007 to 2014.”

    2016-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7629 (2016) · source

  25. “Mrs. Bailey: Like other speakers before me, let me start by commending you, Mr. President, for organizing this important Security Council open debate on the theme "Post-conflict peacebuilding: review of the peacebuilding architecture". I would also like to thank the Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, Ambassador Kamau; the former Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission, Ambassador Skoog; as well as Ambassador De Aguiar Patriota and Ambassador Rosenthal, for their respective briefings. Today's open debate is very timely, as we are reaching the final stages of the review process of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture.”

    2016-02-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7629 (2016) · source