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  1. “The Regional Network of Mediators of the Southern Cone is developing a work plan for the upcoming year. Also in our region, an Ibero-American network of women mediators, with a focus on capacity-building, may be created. The list of possible actions to strengthen women’s resilience and to promote their leadership in situations of conflict is endless. Given our limited resources, especially in this context of numerous crises, we must carefully analyse what we have at our disposal so as to ensure that our chosen actions are effective. We cannot continue to miss opportunities to act. The report of the Secretary-General is clear — we are not working hard enough. We must work even harder.”

    2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source

  2. “Without targeted mandates, it is very unlikely that United Nations operations will contribute to women’s access to opportunities, resources and markets. Another pressing issue requiring urgent action from the Council is the protection of women and girls from attacks on their right to education. The Council should be committed to maintaining full access to education and the workplace for girls and women and must stress that their empowerment and protection are not just a moral and ethical duty, but also a necessity for economic prosperity. Upholding girls’ rights also means promoting economic inclusion and, therefore, sustainable economic development. In terms of conflict prevention, Brazil is proud to have formed, last year, together with Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay, the first network of women mediators in Latin America.”

    2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source

  3. “To quote Ms. Bahous once again, “we cannot expect women to build peace if their lives are constantly under threat” (S/PV.8886, p. 5). The Council must work — not only to bring women to peace negotiation tables, but also to protect those that are at the table, or on the ground, from violence and intimidation. In March, the United Arab Emirates proposed a debate on women’s economic inclusion and participation as key to building peace, recalling that, in many countries, legal restrictions persist and constrain women from developing their full economic potential. We should carefully draft and revise peacekeeping mandates so that they are more explicit in their role to promote women’s economic inclusion and empowerment, in line with resolution 2242 (2015).”

    2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source

  4. “In our view, the Council must maintain a united and unequivocal message of condemnation against the prevailing culture of impunity for the crime of sexual violence in conflict. When the United Nations is already present on the ground, we must not fail to act to put in place better protection capabilities. In that regard, strategic communications are also an important tool in the effort to prevent conflict-related sexual violence. Peacekeeping operations should invest from the outset in dialogue and engagement with local actors, particularly women and youth, in order to build a protective environment from the bottom up. The report of the Secretary-General also registers that in many countries, including those affected by conflict, women are at the forefront of protests, refusing to accept decisions that do not recognize their rights.”

    2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source

  5. “In Haiti, for instance, both the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights have warned of a relevant increase in the reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon by gangs to intimidate and gain control over communities. The signatories of the statement of shared commitments on women and peace and security in the Security Council addressed the situation in Haiti in a stakeout in July. Resolution 2645 (2022), which renewed the mandate of BINUH, recognized the problem by deciding that the BINUH human rights unit needed a dedicated capacity to address sexual and gender-based violence. Brazil favoured language that would improve the protective and preventive work of BINUH.”

    2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source

  6. “We are proud of the valuable contribution of our female peacekeepers to the empowerment of host female populations in combating sexual violence and sexual exploitation and abuse, which was recognized by two Military Gender Advocate of the Year Awards received by Brazil in 2019 and 2020. We do need more women peacekeepers, but we also need to act now, and urgently, on some of the most persistent challenges, which turn women’s resilience into a very hard and life-threatening endurance test. Our collective failure to generate improvements on the record of sexual violence in conflict is explicit in the Secretary-General’s report, which registers that, in 2021, rape and other forms of sexual violence against children in conflict settings increased by 20 per cent, with 98 per cent of survivors being girls.”

    2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source

  7. “Bahous reiterated, we need to improve the ability of UN-Women to assist those networks by increasing financing and improving the capacity of those who are already trying to make a difference in their communities. The efforts of the Peacebuilding Commission to advance the implementation of its gender strategy are commendable in that regard, as are the efforts of United Nations peacekeeping operations, which have worked to implement their women and peace and security mandates, with or without achieving the goals established in terms of the deployment of women peacekeepers.”

    2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source

  8. “Bineta Diop, Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and Ms. Zahra Nader for their insightful presentations and recommendations. First of all, we must recognize, as noted in the concept note prepared by Gabon (S/2022/743, annex), the resilience shown by women and women’s organizations, which continue to organize themselves and to create ever-growing networks at the community level even in challenging and dangerous environments. That was seen at first hand in Lebanon during the recent visit of the Informal Expert Group on Women, Peace and Security. Women and networks of women are making good use of technological developments that enable faster and broader communication and, with the indispensable support of UN-Women, are helping their communities and defending their rights. But as Ms.”

    2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source

  9. “Brazil thanks the presidency of Gabon for providing the opportunity to reflect upon the concept of resilience, a scientific term originally applied to describe the capacity of some materials to return to their original shape after being bent or stretched. Today it is being used to refer to the ability of women and girls to resist adversity. Given the many persistent challenges faced by women and girls in situations of armed conflict, as duly noted in the report of the Secretary-General (S/2022/740), analysing how the Security Council can improve its capacity to help them strengthen their resilience is key to our endeavours to advance the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda. In that regard, Brazil also thanks Deputy Secretary- General Ms. Amina Mohammed, Ms. Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN-Women, Ms.”

    2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source

  10. “In conclusion, Brazil would like to once more affirm its support for the work of the Special Coordinator. We thank Mr. Wennesland for being open and frank with the Security Council and for his engagement with all the parties. We also commend the efforts of the countries, especially those in the region, that have been working ceaselessly to bring some calm and de-escalate the situation on the ground.”

    2022-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9139 (2022) · source

  11. “The Secretary-General stated during his opening speech to the General Assembly at its seventy-seventh session (see A/77/PV.4) last week that the funding gap for the global humanitarian appeal is the largest ever recorded. That does not come as a surprise. We know that global price increases for key commodities have strained the resources of humanitarian agencies. However, Palestinian refugees must not be forgotten amid the many ongoing humanitarian crises. For as long as it has existed, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has played an important role in providing relief and assistance to millions in many countries. In that regard, Brazil echoes the calls for renewed efforts to restore UNRWA’s capabilities, since its chronic underfunding continues to risk leaving people unassisted.”

    2022-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9139 (2022) · source

  12. “We should not underestimate the roles that poverty, food insecurity and hopelessness play in preparing the ground for extremist forces to flourish. Some promising measures have been taken over the past year, particularly an easing of restrictions on the movement of people and goods into and out of the Gaza Strip. Economic growth may also contribute to intra-Palestinian reconciliation, which is another step needed to promote stabilization and a resumption of genuine dialogue. We encourage continued cooperation between the Palestinian Authority and Israeli officials. Collaboration on all matters, including the security sector, can happen only in the presence of strengthened Palestinian institutions and a viable Palestinian economy, which would in turn help reinvigorate the efforts to realize a two-State solution.”

    2022-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9139 (2022) · source

  13. “Brazil urges the parties, first of all, to maintain their ceasefire and exercise maximum restraint. Unilateral actions, including extremist rhetoric, only add fuel to the fire. Confidence between the parties must be restored for negotiations to flourish. All the parties must comply with international humanitarian law. Investigations should be conducted to clarify all the alleged violations and hold those responsible accountable. The safety and security of religious sites, an essential component of freedom of religion or belief, should also be preserved — and that means preserving the status quo of holy sites. The Special Coordinator recently presented a report on measures that could contribute to strengthening the Palestinian economy and addressing the challenge of Palestinian governance.”

    2022-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9139 (2022) · source

  14. “Seventy-six years have passed, and Brazil remains convinced that a two-State solution, within the framework of international law and the resolutions of the Council, is still the only way to meet the aspirations of the Israeli and Palestinian peoples and to ensure security for all. We welcome the words expressed last week by the Israeli leadership to the General Assembly (see A/77/PV.8), and we hope that will encourage a resumption of negotiations on the establishment of two States for two peoples. In that regard, we agree with the Special Coordinator that unless fundamental issues are addressed, the cycle of acute crises followed by short-term fixes will persist. Concerted efforts are needed to restore a political horizon and resume meaningful negotiations.”

    2022-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9139 (2022) · source

  15. “As we just heard from the detailed briefing presented by the Special Coordinator, tensions keep escalating on the ground, especially in the West Bank. The agreed ceasefire is at continuous risk, and the situation can easily deteriorate if calm is not restored. Last week, the General Assembly formally opened for the seventy-seventh time. The question we are addressing here today has been on the agenda of the United Nations since 1947, year of the second session of the General Assembly, when the two-State solution was first put to paper. We therefore wonder — what efforts are we making today, as representatives on the Security Council, to re-establish the path to a much- awaited solution to this long-lasting conflict?”

    2022-09-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9139 (2022) · source

  16. “Women and girls must finally be systematically and meaningfully included in the decisions that affect their daily lives. Brazil hopes that the Security Council will continue to discuss with partners, such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, in order to assess how private partnerships can help bridge the gap in promoting women’s economic inclusion and participation in conflict-affected settings, including by investment allocation and participation in peacebuilding trust funds.”

    2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989 (2022) · source

  17. “I recall that, during the 2020 review of the PBC Gender Strategy, Brazil suggested that the Security Council should receive and consider advice from the PBC, including recommendations from local women leaders, prior to every renewal of peacekeeping operation mandates. Brazil also recommended that the PBC monitor and report on the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda. We are still of the view that a strengthened relationship between the Council and the PBC would greatly influence the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda as a whole. More than 20 years after resolution 1325 (2000) was adopted, women still face the grave security and humanitarian consequences of military actions decided primarily, if not exclusively, in decision-making processes in which they did not take part.”

    2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989 (2022) · source

  18. “In that regard, Brazil would like to recognize the women and peace and security policy of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and its Gender, Peace and Security Unit in its effort to ensure gender mainstreaming in all peacebuilding projects. Thirdly, we must continue to support the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in its commendable efforts to promote women’s economic inclusion and participation. We praise the PBC’s expertise in that regard, as well as its decision to allocate at least 25 per cent of the Peacebuilding Fund’s resources to projects aimed at empowering women and young people.”

    2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989 (2022) · source

  19. “In the Security Council, we can also work through various complementary strategies, first, by carefully drafting and revising peacekeeping mandates so that they are more explicit in their role in promoting women´s economic inclusion and empowerment, in line with resolution 2242 (2015). Without targeted mandates, it is very unlikely that United Nations operations will contribute to women´s access to opportunities, resources and markets on the ground. Secondly, we must also ensure that women’s voices are heard in the context of special political missions. Women can be pivotal in proposing peacebuilding activities that will result in the long- lasting empowerment of local women and girls.”

    2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989 (2022) · source

  20. “On different occasions, women briefers to the Security Council have called for more financing for women’s organizations on the ground to enable them to exercise their unique potential in supporting women and girls in remote conflict areas. UN-Women has also reminded us that project planning and financing often neglect the specific needs of women and that, for decades, there has been chronic underinvestment in women’s empowerment, which has hampered progress in women’s rights and gender equality. Brazil will continue to do its part by applying a gender-sensitive approach to international humanitarian assistance. We believe that international financing should aim at promoting gender equality as a catalyst for lasting peace, but also focus on financing initiatives to ensure women’s long-term economic security and well-being.”

    2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989 (2022) · source

  21. “Georgieva, labour markets across the world remain divided along gender lines. Female labour-force participation continues to be lower than male participation, gender- wage gaps are high, and women are overrepresented in the informal sector and among the poor. In many countries, legal restrictions persist and constrain women from developing their full economic potential. Research also shows that, during conflicts, women may increase their participation in labour markets and improve overall household welfare. However, once the conflict ends, they face pressure to put up with such household work as caring for injured male relatives or orphaned children and to leave their paid work.”

    2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989 (2022) · source

  22. “We believe that public-private partnerships can indeed play a very important role in boosting women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in conflict prevention, peacebuilding and post-conflict reconstruction, enabling and empowering women to act as positive drivers of change. According to the World Bank’s Pathways for Peace study, women´s economic inclusion, particularly in the labour force, is a rational and cost-effective conflict-prevention strategy. Moreover, women’s grass-root efforts are an example of how low-cost local intervention can fulfil important roles, including conflict mediation. Women’s economic inclusion is also critical in post-conflict reconstruction and economic recovery, and it can be a major driver of lasting peace. Nonetheless, as mentioned by Ms.”

    2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989 (2022) · source

  23. “I congratulate Her Excellency Minister Mariam Almheiri and the presidency of the United Arab Emirates for organizing this very timely and pertinent debate. I also thank the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, the Executive Director of UN-Women, Ms. Sima Sami Bahous, and civil society representative, Ms. Moussokoro Coulibaly, for their insightful briefings. As the world celebrates International Women´s Day today, the Security Council must keep exploring new ways to move forward in the implementation of all pillars of the women and peace and security agenda. Brazil has joined the Niger, Norway, the United Arab Emirates and Albania in a shared commitment to making women, peace and security a top priority and to ensuring its implementation in concrete and tangible ways.”

    2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989 (2022) · source

  24. “As mentioned by Special Envoy Pedersen yesterday (see S/PV.8955), this episode is a clear message to the Security Council and a call for action to resolve the broader conflict in Syria in which terrorism inevitably thrives. Brazil remains convinced that the Syrian- owned, Syrian-led United Nations-facilitated political process is the only lasting solution to the Syrian conflict. Brazil repudiates terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, regardless of its motivations. The Security Council has a special role in condemning and countering terrorism in a coherent and universal manner and in full accordance with international law. Equally important, it has the responsibility to ensure its decisions do not impede impartial humanitarian assistance to civilians in need, nor cause more suffering than it is mandated to avoid.”

    2022-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8958 (2022) · source

  25. “Brazil thanks Mr. Voronkov for his briefing to the Security Council. The continuing and growing presence of terrorist groups around the world is a shared concern of the Security Council. The episodes of violence that followed those terrorist actions in Syria were appalling, especially as they included the fate of hundreds of children, some as young as 12 years old. We are still very concerned about the safety and security of all civilians caught up in this situation. Brazil echoes UNICEF’s call on all parties in Syria to keep children out of harm’s way and to protect them at all times. Brazil also underlines the importance of giving due attention to the issue of the repatriation of children to their home countries.”

    2022-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8958 (2022) · source