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2021-07-13

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1. “Secondly, it should advance investigations into cases of violence against women and young people in the context of the implementation of the peace Agreement. Thirdly, it should develop strategies and programmes to demobilize and reintegrate young people involved in the armed conflict, prioritizing those in the reintegration process. It should also enhance the collective care of young people in communities and the mental health of those affected by the conflict and the ongoing protests. Young people are the missing element in peacebuilding. It is our duty to protect them. I thank Security Council members for their attention. I will resume my daily life in the hope of returning to the Council in the future to brief it on the progress that we have made.”

   2021-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8818 (2021) · source

2. “Secondly, the Council should include in its meetings a section to work on youth issues from a gender perspective. Thirdly, the Security Council should undertake a field visit to hold consultations with youth representation in all its diversity. I request the following of the Colombian State. First, it should assume the following commitments as part of the implementation of the resolutions on youth and peace and security: increase the inclusive participation of young people in decision-making at all levels; and protect the lives of young people, in particular from any form of sexual or gender-based violence, in post-conflict contexts and provide security guarantees for their leadership and political participation.”

   2021-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8818 (2021) · source

3. “I have come here today convinced that the Security Council’s support for peace in my country has yielded results. As a young peacebuilder, I have worked for young people to be heard and to participate in the building of peace for Nariño, in line with resolution 2250 (2015), on youth and peace and security. I therefore participated, at the local level, in the updating of the public policy on adolescents and youth. On this occasion, representing the young people of my country, I hope that my proposals will be heard. I propose the following to the Security Council. First, in the context of the mandate of the United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, specific indicators for the implementation of resolutions 2250 (2015), 2419 (2018) and 2535 (2020), on youth and peace and security, should be included and be reported on periodically.”

   2021-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8818 (2021) · source

4. “In Colombia, women have made great progress in the context of resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security, and they promoted the inclusion of the gender approach in the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace. Despite those achievements, challenges persist, particularly for adolescent girls, young women and girls. That is illustrated in the case of Lucy. The peace Agreement represents hope for young people in my country, who seek an end to the conflict and guarantees of participation in peacebuilding. The voices of young people and the challenges that we face have been amplified during the protests, where we have been at the forefront, voicing our demands and showing our readiness for dialogue and social transformation.”

   2021-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8818 (2021) · source

5. “One Christmas, four days after receiving her vocational degree, she was executed by an armed group in a zone for peace, where she arrived to launch an art exhibition highlighting the work of women peacebuilders in the region. Lucy’s work with the community reminds us of the vital importance of artistic and cultural work to building the social fabric and that cultural rights are also human rights, and we must protect them. It also highlights the real situation of girls and women who have suffered the impact of the armed conflict. I want to say that the teenager who exchanged her daughter for a few coins is my grandmother. Lucia is my mother. And the young girl killed at Christmas was my sister.”

   2021-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8818 (2021) · source

6. “I warmly greet all those present at this meeting. I thank everyone for listening to my voice in this venue. My name is Melissa Herrera. I am a young peacebuilder from the Nariño region of Colombia. I would like to start by telling a story that is near to my heart. In 1966, a 14-year-old teenage girl from the Valle del Cauca living in poverty exchanged her daughter for a few coins. The baby grew up in Nariño in a foster home, where she was not allowed to study and was subjected to cruel and inhumane treatment. Lucía, her name, became a mother at the age of 15. She found a purpose in her life in a child whom she raised surrounded steeped in traditional culture. Lucy was the girl’s name. Unlike Lucia, she managed to attend university. In her life, she excelled as a teacher of dance and the visual arts and a cultural leader of Nariño.”

   2021-07-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8818 (2021) · source