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2023-03-07

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2023-03-07

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1. “We must defend the defenders. In 2021, 35 women human rights defenders, journalists and trade unionists were killed in retaliation for their work. Those are just the women we know of — we know that such incidents are heavily underreported. Many more are threatened and harassed into silence, both online and offline. The Council and the United Nations peace and security architecture as a whole needs to be informed by a diverse group of briefers. In order to ensure that we protect their participation, we, the Member States, must also ensure zero tolerance for reprisals.”

   2023-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9276Resumption1 (2023) · source

2. “But our commitment to achieving the women and peace and security agenda goes beyond the work of the Security Council. In that regard, we would like to highlight two areas of crucial importance for the agenda’s implementation: First, we must ensure women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in decision-making and peacebuilding processes, including to secure the full enjoyment of human rights for women and girls in all their diversity. The participation and leadership of local women-led and women’s rights organizations is especially important. Women-led organizations should have access to flexible financing for capacity-building, participation and protection against reprisals. Secondly, we must stop intimidation, attacks and reprisals against all women human rights defenders, peacebuilders and civil society leaders.”

   2023-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9276Resumption1 (2023) · source

3. “Unfortunately, women’s participation in efforts to uphold peace and security, whether in Ukraine or elsewhere, are carried out under a constant and unacceptable threat of conflict-related sexual violence. We call on all parties to armed conflicts to respect their obligations under international humanitarian law and human rights law. The prevention of and accountability for conflict-related sexual violence must be ensured, everywhere and always. Towards the twenty-fifth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000), the Nordic countries emphasize the importance of the meaningful implementation and advancement of the women and peace and security agenda. The Security Council must ensure that United Nations peace operations have a comprehensive women and peace and security mandate.”

   2023-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9276Resumption1 (2023) · source

4. “On behalf of the Nordic countries — Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and my own country, Denmark — I want to thank Mozambique for convening this timely meeting on women and peace and security. More than 20 years ago, women peace activists successfully advocated for the Security Council to recognize the disproportionate impact of conflict on women and girls and the crucial role of women in peacebuilding and conflict prevention. Women are still at the forefront of conflict and crises. In Ukraine, following Russia’s full-scale invasion and war of aggression, women are among the first responders and front-line defenders and are at the heart of the humanitarian response. That illustrates on a daily basis why the Council has repeatedly called for women’s participation in all aspects of peace and security.”

   2023-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9276Resumption1 (2023) · source