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Escobar

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2006-10-26
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2006-10-26
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  1. “The International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW), with Spanish cooperation funding, has in 2006 developed plans for the empowerment of women at the local and national levels in various reconstruction processes, particularly in Latin America. In conclusion, the Spanish Government has established a group of experts, which includes the ministers concerned and independent experts from the academic world and civil society, whose goal is to draft a national action plan for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). We expect the plan to be completed sometime next year.”

    2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556Resumption1 (2006) · source

  2. “Spain, whose official development assistance in the area of gender-related issues has increased by 70 per cent in the past two years, is participating in projects aimed at safeguarding the human rights of women and children, particularly as regards the economic and political empowerment of women in conflict and post-conflict situations and in peacebuilding processes - in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Lebanon, Iraq, as well as in other areas of high priority for Spanish cooperation such as sub- Saharan Africa, for instance, in Mozambique. Spain intends to support UNIFEM, with which it is already cooperating, in the context of ongoing projects in Liberia, whose Minister for Gender and Development participated in a panel this past Monday.”

    2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556Resumption1 (2006) · source

  3. “In another development, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) prepared a document containing the main guidelines of its gender policy, which include the requirements set out in resolution 1325 (2000). Spain, which will hold the chairmanship of the OSCE in 2007, intends to disseminate information about, and promote and organize events based on, the resolution, giving it the importance it deserves. The most recent guiding plan for Spanish cooperation, for the period 2003-2008, attaches priority to items on conflict resolution as well as gender issues in development policies. The implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) is a key objective for the Spanish Government.”

    2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556Resumption1 (2006) · source

  4. “Only five of the 59 resolutions adopted in 2004 dealt with the issue of violence against women, and only eight made reference to resolution 1325 (2000). Spain attaches great importance to the effective implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). In 2004, the then Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain jointly signed an article entitled "Women, peace and security", which, inter alia, deplored the lack of participation of women in peace processes. In that same year, in the Security Council, Spain highlighted the importance of the Council's giving serious consideration to the establishment of a permanent mechanism for the effective follow-up of the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) in the context of the various conflict situations that it deals with on an ongoing basis.”

    2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556Resumption1 (2006) · source

  5. “The issue of reparations for victims has been the subject of in-depth consideration by the panel of experts established at the request of the Secretary-General, under the chairmanship of Prince Zeid Al-Hussein of Jordan, which has issued a very enlightening report. Spain is gratified to see that a new panel of experts has been formed with such a mandate. The Security Council should consider the possibility of creating a focal point responsible for gender issues and other issues relating to the effective implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). The importance of the resolution must transcend the necessary and thought-provoking celebration of the anniversary on 31 October of the unanimous adoption of the resolution. Since 2000, only 39 of the Security Council's 261 resolutions or texts have contained any reference to gender issues.”

    2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556Resumption1 (2006) · source

  6. “This means including women, who are usually relegated to a secondary role, in decision-making processes leading to the adoption of necessary institutional, judicial, political, educational and economic changes. Promoting equality at all levels is more difficult when resources are lacking and when women's initiatives are marginalized. Plans of action are useful tools to that end and require efficient review mechanisms and, of course, funding, ideally from regular budgets. Women and children in the field can, with international assistance, obtain employment and realize not only their political rights but all of the rights to which they are entitled.”

    2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556Resumption1 (2006) · source

  7. “Such efforts must be based on respect for human rights and must reflect an awareness of the differences and inequalities between the sexes, which can be exacerbated at the end of a conflict if women and girls are prevented from fully participating in and benefiting from reconstruction processes. In that regard, a number of elements are required. There must be equal participation by men and women in efforts to maintain peace and security. A gender perspective must be integrated into all aspects of peacebuilding, thereby guaranteeing that all the needs of women, girls, men and boys are placed on an equal footing in a systematic manner. Women and girls must be protected from sexual abuse and gender-based violence, and impunity must be ended.”

    2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556Resumption1 (2006) · source

  8. “Mrs. Escobar (Spain) (spoke in Spanish): Spain welcomes the initiative of the Japanese presidency to hold this open debate on the role of women in peacebuilding. Spain aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Finland on behalf of the European Union. The question of the role of women in peacebuilding is of great relevance, because in the transitional processes that follow conflict, the foundation of a democratic and equal society can be created - provided that the needs and priorities of women and men are considered throughout the process.”

    2006-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5556Resumption1 (2006) · source