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first: 2010-10-26
most recent: 2010-10-26
sittings or episodes: 1
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“Sweden is committed to continuing to sustain at least the same proportion of female police officers in peacekeeping operations as in its National Police Service. Finally, I would also like to emphasize the work being done by Ms. Margot Wallstrom, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, and her Office. The Special Representative's work is of outstanding importance, and the results in the next few years will be an important indicator of the international community's ability to address the structural violence that is directed towards women.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The Secretary-General's report (S/2010/498) shows once again that enhancing women's participation is an efficient method for achieving security and development for local communities as a whole. And, given the importance of having women in leading positions, we would strongly encourage the appointment of more women Special Representatives and deputy heads of mission. We welcome the targeted efforts to train and deploy more female mediators. We welcome the efforts of the senior Police Adviser of the 10-60385 Department of Peacekeeping Operations, including her determination to increase the number of female police officers in peace keeping operations, since this also responds to operational needs on the ground.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Civil society and the participation of women's groups play an important role. Women's groups help empower women so that the voices of women in conflict areas are heard and can influence the work to achieve peace. They conduct research on women's role in conflict, they alert us to tragedies, they report to us on progress and they provide expertise. Sweden is grateful for the valuable work of such groups and acknowledges the need for wider cooperation with civil society at all levels. We would encourage UN Women to show the leadership necessary to facilitate the wide inclusion of women's organizations in the work of the United Nations in our collective ambition to achieve durable peace and equitable and sustainable global development.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“We have also been active in strengthening the gender perspective in European Union (EU) crisis management policy and operations, for example by sending gender advisers/focal points to EU missions in Kosovo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Georgia. We welcome the Security Council's request to the Secretary-General to provide a single coherent framework based on the set of indicators aimed at tracking the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). It is time, we feel, to make sure that we, the Member States, can be held accountable for our commitments. Sweden welcomes the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), and we congratulate its first Executive Director, Ms. Michelle Bachelet. Sweden will support her efforts in a substantial manner, both financially and politically.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“A concrete example is the upcoming appointment of a special ambassador-at- large in Sweden for the work of implementing resolution 1325 (2000). Other concrete examples from the field include the Sudan, where Sweden is contributing some 45 million Swedish kronor - around â‚¬4.5 million - via the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) to a variety of organizations promoting women's role and participation. Sweden also 2 contributes to UNIFEM. in Afghanistan, with some 62 million Swedish kronor - just above â‚¬6 million - including for support for the Afghan national action plan for women. Additional contributions are directed to the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan and its programmes for girls.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“We heard inspiring examples of transnational cooperation in sharing experience and knowledge with those whose plans are still in progress. Many of us also emphasized the importance of including civil society and women's groups in such processes and other work. Four years ago, Sweden presented its first national action plan on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). Today we are in the process of implementing our second national action plan, for the period 2009-2012. It permeates our security and development policies and makes resolution 1325 (2000) a special focus in our contribution to crisis management, in our humanitarian assistance and in our development cooperation with countries in conflict and post-conflict situations.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source
“I would like to start by thanking the Republic of Uganda for ensuring that the 10-year anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) has been given a very prominent part of this month's Security Council agenda. And I would also like to align Sweden with the statement of the European Union to be delivered later today. During the ministerial meeting on Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) - a call to action - a month ago, Governments from all corners of the world demonstrated their support and their conviction that women have a central role to play in achieving durable peace in conflict regions. So far, some 20 countries have adopted national action plans on resolution 1325 (2000), and we were happy to note the intention of many more countries to adopt and implement such plans.”
2010-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6411Resumption1 (2010) · source