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Besiana Kadare

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2021-04-14

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2021-04-14

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1. “It is our collective responsibility to closely cooperate and take concrete actions to prevent sexual violence, protect survivors and bring perpetrators to justice. To foster deterrence, justice must be done — not only in the courtroom, but also in the community.”

   2021-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/375 (2021) · source

2. “We regret that the current report of the Secretary-General continues to fail to mention Kosovo among the post-conflict countries that suffer the consequences of sexual crimes, and we call upon the Secretary-General to include Kosovo in future reports. This would help to acknowledge the survivors and to combat the prejudice and shame they face. It would also highlight Kosovo’s valuable experience in supporting survivors as a good example for the region and beyond. If elected to the Security Council for the 2022-2023 term, Albania will champion the women and peace and security agenda across the full breadth of the Council’s work. We will also work closely with all like-minded countries to support the incorporation of sexual violence as a stand-alone designation criterion in United Nations sanctions regimes.”

   2021-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/375 (2021) · source

3. “Fourthly, we need to establish and integrate monitoring arrangements and early-warning indicators of conflict-related sexual violence into the mandates of all United Nations peacekeeping and special political missions. Coming from a region that in the recent past has been the venue for major conflicts and human suffering, we have witnessed how sexual violence has been used as a tactic of war against civilians. In this context, I would like to mention the case of Kosovo, where civilian-targeted rape was deliberately and repeatedly used as a weapon during the war in the late 1990s. More than 20,000 survivors, isolated by stigma, discrimination and fear, still suffer the consequences in silence. The lack of accountability and recognition for such crimes remains a devastating legacy of this brutal conflict.”

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4. “In that context, we encourage and support the further deployment of women’s protection advisers in all United Nations field missions. Secondly, we need to strengthen accountability and put an end to impunity for violations and abuses. That must be a priority for all of us, both within inside and outside the Council. Thirdly, we need to achieve greater cooperation and synergies among Governments, United Nations agencies and civil society partners, especially to mobilize funds to support joint catalytic activities. In this context, we believe that the Conflict-related Sexual Violence Multi-Partner Trust Fund will help to advance the survivor-centred approach, address the root causes of conflict-related sexual violence and support comprehensive services for survivors and children born of wartime rape.”

   2021-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/375 (2021) · source

5. “Building back better after the COVID-19 crisis should serve as a unique opportunity to build more gender-responsive institutions able to provide a survivor- centred approach. Survivors must be recognized as legitimate victims of conflict, entitled to equality before the law as well as reparations. In order to effectively prevent such an atrocity crime from happening and to empower the survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, we need to do more in four main areas. The first area is acknowledging and documenting all cases where sexual violence has been used as a tactic of war and terrorism targeting civilians. We strongly believe that all victims of sexual violence in conflict, including men and boys, must be recognized and offered the support to which they are entitled.”

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6. “In fact, as the report of the Secretary-General (S/2021/312) shows, in some cases it has even escalated. The outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has not only amplified gender-based inequality but has also demonstrated how fragile the achievements we have made in this field are. As a result of the pandemic, access to service provision for victims of sexual violence, including access to sexual and reproductive health care, has become more difficult. As we are slowly starting to recover from the COVID-19 crisis, we should not forget that this pandemic is a gendered crisis. Hence it is imperative to include the survivors of sexual violence at all stages of decision-making processes and planning efforts.”

   2021-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/375 (2021) · source

7. “The use of sexual violence in conflict as a devastating tactic of war and terrorism has been recognized as a legitimate threat to peace that requires an operational security and justice response. Owing to the pervasive way in which it impedes reconciliation and undermines the prospect of peace and reconstruction, sexual violence is among the worst of crimes. In terms of international legal and normative instruments, we have a good global understanding of that scourge and the tools required to take significant action, including seven Security Council resolutions. But laws and resolutions do not mean much if in practice those crimes are left unpunished. The unacceptable reality is that despite our collective efforts and international outrage, conflict-related sexual violence continues unabated and largely unpunished.”

   2021-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2021/375 (2021) · source