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2002-07-24
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2002-07-25
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  1. “In this regard, I would like to mention the remarkable role played by women in the recent inter-Congolese negotiations on the political situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which took place in Sun City. In conclusion, the delegation of Cameroon awaits with interest the final text of the Secretary-General's report on women, girls, peace and security, to be published in October 2002. Cameroon hopes that today's debate will strengthen the efforts of the United Nations system to improve the conditions of all women.”

    2002-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4589 (2002) · source

  2. “We also welcome the recommendations of the seminar workshop of UNIFEM's consultations on Central Africa, which took place in my country, at Douala, from 28 to 30 May 2002. In this context, networks and organizations of the women of Central Africa for peace have asked the Economic Community of Central African States to strengthen its support and collaboration with them in order to ensure the greater participation of women in the management of conflicts and in peace-building in the subregion. Accordingly, in its sixteenth ministerial meeting, the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa recommended the creation of a network of women of Central Africa for peace with a view to involving them in ongoing peace negotiations on Central African conflicts.”

    2002-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4589 (2002) · source

  3. “We believe that the study is right on target in that it enables the Security Council and the other principal organs of the United Nations, particularly the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, to have at their disposal new information leading to a better understanding of the needs of women on questions of peace and security. We welcome the synergy of efforts made in the preparation of this study, which is part of the follow-up to Council resolution 1325 (2000). We support UNIFEM's evaluation of various conflict situations. We also encourage priority being given to women and to peace-building in the framework of cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations. We hope that the networks of women involved in the struggle for the peace and security of nations can contribute to those efforts.”

    2002-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4589 (2002) · source

  4. “In this regard, my country would like to encourage the appointment of women as special representatives and envoys in missions to pursue good offices on behalf of the Secretary-General. Accordingly, we welcome the supporting and advising role of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) in promoting the participation of women in the decision-making process at all levels peacekeeping and peace-building. It is with genuine interest that we have followed the preparation of the report of the Secretary-General on the effects of armed conflict on women and girls. We have also studied the assessments made on the ground with the coordination of UNIFEM, which perfectly complement that study.”

    2002-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4589 (2002) · source

  5. “It earnestly appeals to Member States to take appropriate measures so that women will be better represented at all levels of decision-making in national, regional and international institutions and mechanisms for the prevention, management and resolution of conflict. In its declaration of 2000 on the occasion of the International Women's Day, the Security Council recognized that women and girls were particularly affected by the consequences of armed conflict. In addition, the Council recognized that peace was inextricably linked to the equality of men and women and declared that the maintenance and promotion of peace and security required the equal participation of women in decision-making. Women should therefore be able to take their rightful place at the table of decision-making on questions of peace and security.”

    2002-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4589 (2002) · source

  6. “In addition, peacekeeping operations are by nature multifaceted and complex, involving humanitarian assistance, political aspects, the holding of elections, and programmes for disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and reconstruction. All that requires, for the promotion and maintenance of international peace and security, a more complete understanding of the impact of armed conflicts on local populations, especially on women and children. For that reason, we welcome the study being completed by the Secretary-General on following up and implementing Council resolution 1325 (2000). That resolution offers a global political framework for addressing the role of women in the post-conflict political process.”

    2002-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4589 (2002) · source

  7. “In addition, due to the regrettable events of the recent past, it seems useful to consider the creation of a code of conduct for the personnel of peacekeeping missions and the implementation of a system for the notification of sexual violence in peacekeeping. Women are educators for peace both within their families and in their societies. More and more, they play an effective role in negotiations and contribute to the creation of an environment favourable to the resolution of conflicts and to peace-building. Therefore, my delegation fully supports the idea of incorporating the general considerations of gender equality in peacekeeping missions.”

    2002-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4589 (2002) · source

  8. “Also, one cannot stress enough the need for scrupulous compliance with the provisions of international humanitarian law and of the various instruments concerning human rights that guarantee the protection of women and girls during and after conflicts. We also believe that it is the duty of Member States to put an end to impunity and to prosecute those who are guilty of crimes, exaction and acts of sexual violence against women and girls. In this regard, my delegation welcomes the fact that the International Criminal Court, in accordance with the Rome Statute, has declared acts of sexual violence in times of conflict to be a war crime and in some specific circumstances to be a crime against humanity.”

    2002-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4589 (2002) · source

  9. “In time of conflict, they are targets for all kinds of violence, in particular rape and other sexual attacks. They are also the majority of victims of anti- personnel land mines, and they are the most vulnerable to the scourge of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases due to sexual violence and to the failure of our health-care systems. Their fundamental rights are continually flouted. The rights of women and girls are an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human rights, and the abuses they endure in situations of armed conflict are violations of international law applicable to the rights and to the protection of women and girls as civilian persons.”

    2002-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4589 (2002) · source

  10. “Mr. Chungong (Cameroon) (spoke in French): Mr. President, let me in turn commend you for have placed on the agenda of this Security Council meeting the item entitled "Women, peace and security". I should like also to thank the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, Ms. King, as well as the Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), Ms. Heyzer, for their outstanding contributions to this debate. I would add to this list Mr. Guehenno, Under- Secretary-General for the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, whom I wish to thank for the information he has given us this morning. Women and girls remain vulnerable in time of peace and in time of war because of the profound gender inequalities that still characterize our societies.”

    2002-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4589 (2002) · source

  11. “But this kind of logic, based on a simple power relationship, is precarious and dangerous and will take the people of the region further from the only solution encompassing a true vision of the future. My delegation fully subscribes to any initiative which will bring about a dialogue and negotiations and whose final objective would be to realize a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East. Finally, Cameroon feels the intense suffering of the Palestinian people, and we again express our sympathy for them.”

    2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source

  12. “The progress made in talks to restart the peace process must not be called into question by the slipping in one camp or another. My delegation recalls that dialogue and negotiation are the only way to peace. Violence can only breed violence. In these circumstances, how can one approve of the latest Israeli raid in which Palestinian civilians, mostly children, found their death? What can justify such an act, which can hardly contribute to peace? We call Israel and Palestine to reason and dialogue. For some time we have seen tiny movements in that direction. Although dialogue is still fragile, we call on the parties to commit themselves more to this opening and to the future. It is easier to use the logic of exclusivity and violence and remain alone, rather than join together with others.”

    2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source

  13. “Mr. Chungong (Cameroon) (spoke in French): At the end of our 18 July 2002 meeting, the Council unanimously decided, inter alia, to condemn violence in the Middle East, including in Palestine, after the Emmanuel suicide bombing and its consequences. We hoped then that the appeal of the international community calling for reason and restraint would finally be heard by the parties to the conflict. Recent events in Gaza dealt a regrettable blow to this hope. The logic of violence seems to have built its nest in the Middle East conflict. Blind violence on both sides continues to create despair and cause the death of innocent victims. Our duty in the Security Council, and as Member States of the United Nations, is to overcome this violent trend through the logic of peace.”

    2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source