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Elsheikh

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2019-11-04
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  1. “It is currently under review to bring it in line with recent developments in the country so that it can be adopted by the end of this year. The delegation of my country seizes this opportunity to thank Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, for instructing the AU Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security to lead a solidarity mission to the Sudan during the period 26-30 August to ensure the commitment of the new Government to addressing the concerns of Sudanese women with respect to peace and security and to ensure that their voices are heard, their rights are guaranteed and their participation in decision-making is ensured, in order to enable them to lead on an equal footing with men.”

    2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source

  2. “We note that women played a significant role as arbiters in Darfur, thereby contributing effectively to achieving peace and participating in the disarmament campaign. Since coming to power in early September, the new transitional Government has sought to promote human rights. On the margins of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session, the Government signed an agreement to open a new office on human rights in the Sudan under Law No. 74 of 25 September. The aim is to improve the situation of human rights and to provide the necessary technical assistance in this regard. That step is important to supporting the rights of Sudanese women and their participation in peace and security efforts. The Sudan is committed to implementing resolution 1325 (2000) by adopting a national action plan for women, security and peacebuilding.”

    2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source

  3. “The Constitutional Declaration calls on the State to promote the rights of women, including their social, economic and political rights, as well as the right to equal wages and other benefits. The Declaration also commits the State to combating all forms of discrimination against women while considering provisional preferential measures in peace and war. Such benefits are necessary to ensuring women's participation in public life and maintaining peace and security in the country. Addressing violence against women is a priority for the new Government, as it is one of the main obstacles to the empowerment and advancement of women. Efforts are being made to revoke all laws that restrict women's freedoms, rights and participation in political and economic life, especially in rural areas and those areas affected by the conflict in Darfur.”

    2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source

  4. “Four Sudanese women are currently ministers in the new Government. They are the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Social Development and Labour, Youth and Sports and Higher Education. There are also two women in the Sovereign Council - the highest authority in the country - one of whom is a Sudanese Christian Copt. The Sudan has also set a quota of 40 per cent women in the transitional legislative council, in a clear sign of the political will to empower women and to ensure their participation in high positions, taking into consideration geographical and religious diversity in the Sudan, and in the development and reconstruction process. The current transitional period in the Sudan has genuinely and tangibly transformed the situation of women.”

    2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source

  5. “Ms. Elsheikh (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to thank South Africa and the United Kingdom for convening this open debate on women and peace and security under the theme "Towards the successful implementation of the women and peace and security agenda". I would also like to thank all the briefers. Sudanese women have played an important role in the glorious December revolution that has swept the country since the beginning of this year and have been an integral part of it. Women have been actively participating in protests and demonstrations, galvanizing and ensuring their peaceful nature. Women also genuinely participated in the negotiations on the Constitutional Declaration signed in August, as well as the negotiations to establish the structures of the new transitional Government.”

    2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source