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2013-10-18
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  1. “Political and financial resources must be allocated to women's civil society organizations, and the principles of resolution 1325 (2000) must be embedded in the post-2015 development goals and indicators. I appeal to the Council to ensure that the conflict in the Central African Republic is not forgotten, and to take swift action in that regard. Each day of inaction is a day of too many lives lost needlessly. We call on members of the Security Council to be role models by consistently and fully implementing resolution 1325 (2000).”

    2013-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7044 (2013) · source

  2. “Securing additional comprehensive multisectoral responses through sufficient funding and by ensuring the availability of medical, legal, psychosocial and livelihood services is crucial for women's empowerment in conflict and post- conflict situations. The implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) is too urgent to continue to wait. Women's civil society groups must be engaged as key partners and be deeply involved in peace, mediation, negotiation and governmental processes. Women's rights must be prioritized by implementing national and regional action plans pursuant to resolution 1325 (2000), as well as at the regional level by holding regular meetings with women's groups and women leaders, and by ensuring that women's priorities are substantively incorporated in all key negotiations.”

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  3. “Fourthly, with regard to multisectoral responses, the entire population of the Central African Republic is critically in need of humanitarian assistance, the delivery of which requires a secure environment. In communities ravaged by armed conflict, humanitarian responses must be mobilized in line with international humanitarian law and established good practices, taking special account of gender in the design, delivery and evaluation of programmes. This is key to ensuring the safety of girls and women through the implementation of effective protection and prevention measures so as to enable them to access necessary services and to advance women's leadership at all levels, including in situations of forced displacement.”

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  4. “In the Central African Republic, it is vital that the root causes of conflict be addressed and that rising religious tensions be assuaged through open dialogue. We call for the full participation of women's civil society organizations in the planning for the legislative and presidential elections to be held in 2015. My third point concerns demilitarization, disarmament and security sector reform. Demilitarization must be an essential element in conflict prevention. Traditional security areas, such as disarmament, demobilization and security sector reform, must be made accessible to women. We ask that this be taken into consideration during the planned deployment of African Union peacekeeping troops to the Central African Republic and of any other additional forces.”

    2013-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7044 (2013) · source

  5. “The judicial infrastructure in the Central African Republic needs to be rebuilt, the perpetrators of violations must be held accountable before the law, and resources must be allocated to enable the documentation of crimes. Secondly, conflict prevention lies at the core of the women, peace and security agenda and of the maintenance of international peace and security. It requires us to undertake an in-depth analysis of the causes of conflict, which includes the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, acute societal inequalities, and the inability of States to protect their population. The prevention of armed conflicts requires strengthened investment in ensuring women's rights, equal ducation, and a women-led civil society. These issues are critical to preventing wars and conflicts.”

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  6. “These efforts should guarantee reparations for crimes under international law, including those that seek to eliminate rather than perpetuate gender inequalities. That in turn depends on non-discrimination, equal citizenship rights for women, access to safe public transportation, the effective delivery of basic services such as health care, water and electricity, and witness and Victim protection programmes. Due to the conflict, our justice system in the Central African Republic has been almost completely destroyed, making it impossible for someone like me, a magistrate, to serve the people. It is currently impossible for women to accessjustice.”

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  7. “In support of the full implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and of ensuring that its implementation reflects the full scope of framework resolutions on women, peace and security, today I will address the following key points regarding justice, conflict prevention, demilitarization and disarmament, security and comprehensive multisectoral responses. First, on the issue ofjustice, the agenda for today's debate, "Women, rule of law and transitional justice in conflict-affected situations," is of great importance to my country. This vision of justice is rooted in peace efforts and requires that peace agreements not include amnesties for crimes against women. Such justice is achieved by ensuring gender parity in transitional justice systems, including reconciliation, and women's political participation as political candidates and voters.”

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  8. “It is high time to dismantle the barriers to the full participation of women at all levels of decision-making. It is also high time, 13 years after the unanimous adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), for consistent resourcing and sustained political will to support the legitimate role of women in preventing and ending conflicts and in rebuilding countries following conflicts such as that currently plaguing my own country, the Central African Republic. We women of the Central African Republic demand full involvement in peace negotiation processes. It is high time to ensure respect for women's fundamental rights and to guarantee effective responses to women's protection concerns. Such calls are echoed by women in Syria, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Colombia, Libya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and every community affected by armed conflict.”

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  9. “The Central African Republic needs urgent security and humanitarian intervention. Our human rights are being violated right before the eyes of the international community. The Security Council has today taken significant steps to fully implement resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security. The new resolution 2122 (2013) lays out key commitments regarding women's participation. It is quite clear to our colleagues from civil society who work on a daily basis to implement the framework resolutions on women and peace and security that the main challenges in terms of participation continue to be unmet, especially when it comes to the participation and inclusion of women in all conflict prevention, resolution and post-conflict reconstruction.”

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  10. “I wish to convey to the Council greetings from the Central African Republic, which over the past two decades has experienced a crisis that has undermined both its unity and national cohesion. Since 24 March, the situation on the ground has spiralled out of control and into a full-blown conflict, which has impacted the entire civilian population and especially women and girls, who have been subjected to rape and other forms of sexual violence on a large-scale. The recruitment of child soldiers has also taken on major dimensions. We live in fear. We are being killed indiscriminately in large numbers; we have been impacted by rampant looting; we lack food and supplies; our children have not been able to go to school since March; and our country is being destroyed.”

    2013-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7044 (2013) · source

  11. “I would like to start by expressing my gratitude for the opportunity to address the Security Council. I speak today on behalf of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security. I am also here in my capacity as a magistrate in the Central African Republic, a board member of Femmes Africa Solidarite' and a founding member of the Women Lawyers Association of the Central African Republic. The Working Group welcomes the Secretary- General's latest report (S/2013/525) on women and peace and security, which provides clear analysis and data on progress in implementing resolution 1325 (2000), while also identifying remaining gaps and challenges. We would also like to welcome Ms. Phumzile Mlambo- Ngcuka, the new Executive Director of UN Women.”

    2013-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7044 (2013) · source