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Hilale

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first: 2014-04-25
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“Morocco organized in Fez a forum on the role of religious leaders in preventing incitement to hatred in 2015, and a conference in Marrakech on the protection of religious minorities in Muslim societies, sanctioned by the Marrakech Declaration, to guarantee the security of minorities.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“That is why the Kingdom of Morocco has restructured and reformed religious realm, in particular through, first, the establishment of a scientific authority responsible for interpreting the texts of the Koran and the Hadith, which explains the acts of the Prophet; secondly, the training of young male and female preachers in the precepts of Islam based on the values of dialogue, tolerance, moderation, coexistence and respect for others, as advocated by Islam; and thirdly, the creation of a programme for the deradicalization, rehabilitation and integration of foreign terrorist fighters. The Moroccan experience in training preachers has been shared with several friendly countries in Africa, the Arab world and Europe through bilateral agreements. Fourthly, interfaith discussions must be intensified.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“The private sector, Internet service providers and the social media benefits must operate in compliance with the law and allow their customers to use the Internet solely for peaceful purposes and not to infringe the safety of citizens. Imams must preach the true Islam of tolerance and coexistence with moderate views accepted by the youth of the twenty-first century.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“While the right to freedom of expression, access to information and use of information technologies, including the Internet and social networks, must be guaranteed for all, in law and in constitutions, it should not be exploited for the purpose of terrorism. It is therefore important to adopt new laws that, in full respect for human rights and the right to freedom of expression, prohibit the misuse of Internet. We must also develop a counter-narrative that exposes the rhetoric of terrorist groups that exploit Islam to purely criminal purposes that our religion and the teachings of Islam have always condemned. Television channels dedicated to the dissemination of moderate speech should be authorized.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“Without citing examples, journalists have become the spearheads of hate speech and xenophobia. The radical discourse in houses of worship, and incitement to violent extremism and the commission of terrorist acts are other means adopted by terrorist groups to achieve their destructive goals. While resolutions 1624 (2005), 2178 (2014), 2199 (2015), 2249 (2015) and 2253 (2015) helped to respond to some aspects of terrorism, especially foreign terrorist fighters and the draining of financial resources of terrorist groups, other measures are needed. In this regard, allow me to advance some ideas that my delegation considers to rein in this factor giving terrorist groups access to a large global population of all ages and categories.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“They also exploit the public's right to information. Their terrorist acts are reported in the media, serving as an instrument to impress and take the lead in international affairs. The images of the barbarity of terrorists are broadcast in the media and newspapers. These latter, in the name of freedom of the press and against all ethical deontology, wrongly propagate these photos, thereby disseminating terrorist propaganda without realizing it. Accordingly, the trap of dividing societies and sewing confusion between a religion like Islam and terrorist groups that seek to identify with Islam is spreading and fueling Islamophobia, xenophobia and racism. Worse yet, the media, television audience and newspaper readers are caught in this trap as they appropriate the discourse of xenophobia and racism, supporting extremist political thought.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“This has brought the number of foreign terrorist fighters to more than 30,000, coming from more than 90 countries. It is unfortunate and unthinkable that a family would wake up one morning to discover that their child, who had been well educated in good schools and lacked nothing, left to join the ranks of terrorists in Iraq or Syria or in other hot spots. However, without a counter narrative and with only a single hateful and incendiary discourse, young people have become easy prey to the forces of evil. The absence of measures to stem the misuse of information technology and the Internet allow terrorist groups to continue their dirty work. Terrorist groups have no respect for life or humanity, much less for ethics and morality. They broadcast their atrocities on the Internet and social networks.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“The past two years have been disastrous for the international community, which has been hit several times by the terrorist groups Da'esh, the Al-Nusra Front, Al-Qaida and Boko Haram and their affiliates. This list is likely to grow if the international community does not take appropriate measures to counter and, above all, erradicate the discourse and ideologies of terrorism. The well-oiled financial machine, together with a sophisticated communication strategy, have enabled Da'esh by exploiting the Internet and social networks to recruit foreign terrorist fighters from all over the world. It has websites preaching its destructive ideology to which many young people and civil servants from different nationalities and social strata are unwittingly converted.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“The access of terrorist groups to the most sophisticated means of communication - the Internet, social networks, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and so forth - has facilitated their success on many occasions. Consequently, several countries have fallen victim to terrorism, including Egypt this morning, as well as Tunisia and Iraq. Every day more countries are added to the list of countries victims of terrorism. The Kingdom of Morocco, which has also been the target of terrorist attacks in the past, expresses its solidarity with the three brotherly Arab countries. Morocco offers its condolences to the families of the victims. It reiterates its condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and emphasizes that nothing can justify any terrorist act. Terrorism can not be associated with any religion, civilization, nationality or ethnic group.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“Mr. Hilale (Morocco) (spoke in French): Let me first of all congratulate you, Mr. President, and your Minister on the assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May. We are confident that the experience and wisdom of the brotherly country of Egypt, garnered over centuries and inspired by the great Egyptian civilization rooted in history, will guide your leadership and presidency of the Council. The choice of the theme "Countering the narratives and ideologies of terrorism" shows that the Egyptian delegation has identified an important factor in the exacerbation of terrorism. It is through the use of rhetoric that incites violence that terrorism has spread like wildfire.”
2016-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7690 (2016) · source
“To overcome those barriers, each State should work further to strengthen its legislative framework and build national structures to manage and coordinate maritime security, including through the strengthening of cooperation with the private sector and international organizations, such as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, INTERPOL and the United Nations Office for West Africa. In conclusion, I recall that the initiative launched by Morocco in May 2009, creating the Ministerial Conference of African States Bordering the Atlantic, will be a space and framework for intra-African cooperation in which the actions of different countries in the areas of development cooperation, the peacebuilding, conflict prevention and international security, including the fight against maritime piracy, are mutually reinforcing.”
2016-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7675 (2016) · source
“Disagreements related to the maritime border delimitation process could exacerbate security problems. That issue should be resolved by the signing of agreements creating joint operating areas among the countries concerned, as suggested in in article 83 ofthe Convention on the Law of the Sea. Thirdly, national capacities to fight maritime piracy must be strengthened. At the State level and in terms of human resources, cooperation among national entities with maritime missions remains ineffective, with an occasional lack of communication between the navy and maritime police or the coast guard in certain countries. As for naval assets, and despite their efforts, most countries do not have an adequate arsenal to defeat the pirates in the Gulf of Guinea, who are reputed to be the most violent in the world.”
2016-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7675 (2016) · source
“However, in that connection we welcome the decision of the ECOWAS Chiefs of Defence Staff, taken in Dakar in September 2015, to incorporate Mauritania in the maritime security structure in the Gulf of Guinea. Member States that are the primary victims of this scourge should redouble their efforts to operationalize the maritime safety and security arrangement established in the Gulf of Guinea, despite the lack of logistical and financial resources. The countries of the region are called on to find alternatives to sustainably finance the operation of their marine structures, including the regional coordination centres, which are suffering from a lack of logistical and human resources. Regional cooperation is sometimes paralysed by the persistence of major border disputes among riparian countries.”
2016-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7675 (2016) · source
“To win the battle against piracy, the international community must respond positively to the appeal by the States of the region for international assistance, following the model of what was done in the Gulf of Aden, in which the international intervention forces could use force and coordinate their operations. The second effort is the strengthening of interregional coordination. Given the scale of the phenomenon, obviously no one country in the region is able to resolve the problem of maritime insecurity on its own. While it is true that interregional dialogue with regard to the scourge of piracy was strengthened by the establishment of an interregional coordination centre against piracy and regional centres along the coast, the lack of cooperation among stakeholders is still being heavily felt.”
2016-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7675 (2016) · source
“The Friends of the Gulf of Guinea Group, for its part, is playing a growing role in raising awareness ofthe issue. However, nearly three years later, the conclusions reached at the Yaounde Summit - which included a Declaration by the Heads of State, a Code of Conduct and a memorandum of understanding - have not yet produced the desired results, and external assistance, which is essential at this stage, remains limited. The initiative of the International Maritime Organization to establish a support fund to implement the Yaounde decisions is praiseworthy, but it seems essential to us that donors ramp up their contributions and that those contributions should go beyond training and focus on equipment. It is time for the Gulf of Guinea to enjoy international mobilization as effective and committed as that which the Gulf of Aden has received.”
2016-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7675 (2016) · source
“Through resolution 2039 (2012), the Security Council encourages the States of the Gulf of Guinea, ECOWAS, the Economic Community of Central African States and the Gulf of Guinea Commission to develop, with the support of the United Nations and other partners, a regional strategy, as well as the harmonization of actions by their member States at sea and the elaboration or strengthening of their legislation in order to combat piracy. The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, under the under the enlightened and active leadership of Mr. Ibn Chambas - to whom I give high praise - has spared no effort to coordinate the efforts of Member States and partners to make the decisions taken at the Yaounde Summit fully operational.”
2016-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7675 (2016) · source
“While the Yaounde Summit in 2013 created hopes for a coordinated response at the regional and international levels to check this phenomenon, maritime insecurity nevertheless continues to be a threat to the political and economic stability of the States of the subregion, in the absence of a joint monitoring system and of a fight against piracy. The challenge is therefore to establish a framework to make it possible to pool the technical and human resources of the States of the subregion, as well as to adopt appropriate regulatory measures and predictable and recurrent financial mechanisms to support the region over the long-term. In our View, that requires the combination of the following efforts. First, it requires strengthening international solidarity.”
2016-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7675 (2016) · source
“Within 10 years there have been more than 600 acts of piracy, which have significantly handicapped the development of the coastal countries of the Gulf of Guinea. The economic losses are substantial for States, for which maritime revenues represent up to 20 per cent of their national budgets, as well as for business, including some Western oil companies that have withdrawn from the region. As confirmed by the reports of the Secretary-General on the subregion, little progress has been achieved with regard to the fight against piracy and improving maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Guinea.”
2016-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7675 (2016) · source
“As you outlined so well in the concept note (S/2016/321, annex) prepared for this debate, Mr. President, the threats to peace unfortunately do not come only from terrorist activities. Piracy activities in the Gulf of Guinea, which has become the new centre of gravity for piracy in Africa, have stolen the show from the Gulf of Aden, where the phenomenon, most amazingly, has almost disappeared in the face of the deployment of an international military fleet. The Gulf of Guinea, an area rich in natural resources - with 8 per cent of global oil reserves, but also fisheries and other biological resources - has considerable shipping traffic, thereby offering many targets for small pirate groups, which are generally well armed and violent. The coastal area stretching from Senegal to Angola has become the new stalking ground for pirates.”
2016-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7675 (2016) · source
“Notable improvements, such as the holding of peaceful and credible elections in several countries of the region, as well as progress in eradicating the Ebola epidemic in some countries of the Mano River Union - thanks in part to the excellent cooperation between the United Nations and subregional organizations such as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) - have not masked the growing threat posed by terrorism in West Africa. Violent extremism and terrorist activities continue to pose a very serious threat to security and development in West Africa, further aggravating political, economic and humanitarian problems in the region while subordinating other threats that are equally important, such as drug trafficking, transnational organized crime and piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.”
2016-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7675 (2016) · source
“Mr. Hilale (Morocco) (spoke in French): I wish to commend China for having convened this meeting devoted to a subregion that is very dear to us and with which we share concerns and ambitions, and to a topic that is particularly important to us: to consider the potential ways and perspectives to support peacebuilding efforts in this part of our mother continent, Africa. The subregion of West African continues to face several serious problems with regard to peace and security. The topics that have raised the greatest concern are, without a doubt, the indiscriminate attacks perpetrated by Boko Haram and their destabilizing consequences for the humanitarian, human rights and security situation of the countries of the Lake Chad basin, the continuing threats facing the Malian peace process and the repercussions of the Ebola outbreak.”
2016-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7675 (2016) · source
“As we all know, the success of any long-term solution in a post-conflict situation requires strong national ownership. That is an absolute essential for the Central African Republic as much as it is an obligation for the configuration, the Security Council and the international community to help the country to achieve it.”
2016-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7671 (2016) · source
“The Central African Republic has the potential to become a success story, after all the previous attempts that have failed to address the root causes of its instability. The gravity of the country's recent conflict is a strong incentive for the international community to rethink its engagement with the country in order to turn the page once and for all. Lastly, the configuration welcomes the recommendations in the Secretary-General's report (S/2016/305) regarding the technical renewal of MINUSCA's mandate. The proposal makes sense in the context of the country's current situation and, as Mr. Ladsous just discussed, will give the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, which is about to conduct a strategic assessment of the Mission, enough time to engage fully with the new authorities.”
2016-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7671 (2016) · source
“I plan over the next few weeks to visit the Central African Republic and to meet with the principal international and regional stakeholders in order to discuss these initiatives further and decide on the best way for the configuration to support those efforts. Indeed, this type of situation is where the role of the Peacebuilding Commission can make a key contribution as a catalyst for initiatives and by contributing to a coherent and coordinated approach. Another important aspect of our mandate will be to ensure that the Central African Republic continues to be a top priority for the international community. In conclusion, I would like to reiterate that the country is at a critical juncture for its future.”
2016-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7671 (2016) · source
“On the economic front, we should support the identification of the key sectors that can ensure economic growth and recovery and encourage international investment. In that regard, the Peacebuilding Commission's experience in areas such as the mobilization of domestic resources could benefit the country significantly. All of these efforts - short-, medium- and long-term f are aimed at supporting the establishment of a lasting peace and paving the way for the reconstruction and development of a country that has been devastated by a long crisis. The humanitarian situation is still worrying, particularly as regards internally displaced persons and refugees. We call on humanitarian organizations to continue to intervene in support of these people who have lost everything.”
2016-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7671 (2016) · source
“Mechanisms based on mutual engagement of the United Nations with the country, such as Global Compact projects, or evaluations aimed at identifying appropriate forms of support, such as the World Bank's 2014 fragility assessment, which was recently updated, are some specific examples. Moreover, the principal Central African Republic donors are engaged in multiple projects, along with the Peacebuilding Fund, which has been providing the country with critical and timely financial support for the past few years. Thirdly, in the long term, we should ensure the establishment of a stable and inclusive political environment that will promote a lasting peace through an effective national reconciliation effort that reaches every sector of society, with no exceptions.”
2016-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7671 (2016) · source
“In that regard, the configuration will ensure that the various assessments ofurgent needs and initiatives that are currently under way or being planned by the principal stakeholders are coherent and coordinated. The aim is to avoid a fragmented approach within the donor community and to build positive momentum for a successful future donor conference. Secondly, in the medium term, we should continue and strengthen coordination with the national authorities and principal stakeholders in order to ensure the implementation of a national development plan. The configuration is also ready to support the various types of engagement planned or currently under way in the Central African Republic.”
2016-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7671 (2016) · source
“To that end, its activities should conform to three closely linked preconditions - they should be action-oriented, timely and strictly aligned with the priorities outlined by the national authorities. Apart from this, our work should be structured around three phases. First, in the short term, we should facilitate a rapid and coordinated response to the challenges that the new authorities encounter from the very beginning of their mandate, since we know that the people will have high expectations of improvement in their living conditions. Our collective support should therefore emphasize efforts that let the people see immediate results from the peace dividend, especially in the area of their basic public service needs.”
2016-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7671 (2016) · source
“Furthermore, with regard to fighting impunity, in partnership with the United Nations Global Focal Point for Police, Justice and Corrections Areas in the Rule of Law in Post- Conflict and Other Crisis Situations, the configuration established a reference group aimed at providing a supporting platform for re-establishing the penal system and setting up the Special Criminal Court. The next meeting will deal with the modalities of recruiting international magistrates for the Special Criminal Court in order to enable it to begin its sessions. As this new and historic phase begins, the activities of the Central African Republic configuration will have to adapt to the new situation and be implemented in a way that will ensure the appropriate and needed support for the country's long-term political stability and economic prosperity.”
2016-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7671 (2016) · source
“For its part, the configuration, together with the international community, has provided support to the Central African authorities before and throughout the transitional period in overcoming the challenges resulting from the country's volatile situation. In that context, it has also played a key role in supporting the United Nations Development Programme and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations in their efforts to raise the international community's awareness of the situation and challenges in the Central African Republic and to advocate for the holding of timely elections, particularly in relation to mobilizing resources for the electoral basket fund.”
2016-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7671 (2016) · source
“With the end of the political transition, the country is now at a critical, indeed historic juncture, and our collective and timely support for the people of the Central African Republic and its new authorities is more important than ever if we are to ensure that the priorities for peacebuilding will be pursued. Those goals must be closely aligned with the national priorities outlined by the President in his inauguration address - a restoration of stability to the entire territory through the implementation of the processes of disarmament, demobilization, repatriation and reintegration and security sector reform; promotion of national reconciliation and cohesion; reform of the public finance system and the productive sectors; and, lastly, rehabilitation of the country's public services.”
2016-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7671 (2016) · source
“Those peaceful elections, in the situation that exists in the Central African Republic, would not have been possible without such a dynamic, combined with the strong engagement and the coordination of efforts of all stakeholders at the national, regional and international levels. As mentioned in the letter of 3 March that the configuration sent to Mr. Faustin Archange Touadera to congratulate him on his election, I would like to reiterate our commitment to continuing to provide full support to the creation of an environment conducive to peacebuilding. We also welcome the appointment as Prime Minister on 2 April of Mr. Simplice Sarandji and on 11 April of the members of the new Government, four of whom, we are pleased to note, are women. The Central African Republic has come a long way since its relapse in 2013.”
2016-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7671 (2016) · source
“Ladsous' briefing with regard to the peaceful conclusion of the political transition and the return to constitutional order in the Central African Republic. Building on the positive momentum generated by the Bangui Forum on National Reconciliation, the Central African people have clearly and strongly expressed their longing for peace and stability, thereby contributing to the conclusion of the transition. Moreover, presidential candidates have demonstrated patriotism and unity but also responsibility by prioritizing the greater interests of the nation by complying with the code of good conduct and accepting the electoral results.”
2016-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7671 (2016) · source
“Mr. Hilale (Morocco) (spoke in French): I wish to thank you, Sir, for this opportunity to briefthe Council on behalf of the Peacebuilding Commission in my capacity as Chair ofthe Central African Republic configuration. I too would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central African Republic and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), Mr. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, for the work accomplished and efforts made in fulfilling his mandate. I would also like to thank Mr. Herve' Ladsous for his exhaustive and objectively optimistic briefing on the situation in the Central African Republic. The Central African Republic configuration would liketo expressits satisfaction.We endorsethe conclusions of Mr.”
2016-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7671 (2016) · source
“It is therefore more incumbent than ever on the international community to work to mobilize the peace process within an established time frame, and Morocco is ready and willing to participate in every initiative aimed at achieving the goal of peace and security in the region.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“In that regard, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Morocco paid a successful visit to Palestine in November in order to set up a joint committee for cooperation between our two States, designed to address all mutually beneficial issues, particularly in the services and health sectors. A peace process is the only way to settle this conflict; it will come not through war and the loss of innocent lives but through negotiations conducted in good faith, within clear parameters, with the goal of achieving a solution with two States living side by side in peace, security and cooperation. Morocco retains the firm position that the issue rests on the provisions of the Arab Peace Initiative and the principles of a sustainable peace, achieved with the establishment of an independent Palestinian State based on the June 1967 borders.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“The Palestinians, he went on, must be allowed to live in dignity, free from violence or acts of aggression against the Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem, so that it can remain the symbol it has always been of peace and coexistence between civilizations and cultures. The situation in the occupied territories, he said, required a swift response if the needs of the Palestinian people were to be met, including supplying the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East with all the resources it needs to enable it to continue providing basic services to the Palestinians. He also called for support for the efforts of the Palestinian National Authority, and reiterated his full support for the Authority under the leadership of Mr. Mahmoud Abbas.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People afforded His Majesty another opportunity to affirm the importance and necessity of ensuring that Palestinians can enjoy their inalienable rights, including above all their right to a sovereign State, with East Jerusalem as its capital; a viable State, living side by side with Israel in peace and security, as established in international resolutions. His Majesty reiterated that the ongoing lack of seriousness in addressing the urgent issue of Jerusalem and its continuing Judaization would have terrible consequences. The leaders of the Al-Quds Committee, he said, continued to demand that Jerusalem be spared all acts of aggression and attempts to alter its identity, and would stand in unwavering solidarity with their Palestinian brethren.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“The Kingdom of Morocco, under His Majesty Mohammed VI, attaches special importance to Palestine, particularly Jerusalem, and to the importance, as has been established through international resolutions, of ending the Judaization of the country and the acts of aggression against the Al-Aqsa Mosque, as an integral part of the Palestinian territories occupied in 1967. Such acts do not serve the interests of peace and security in the region and can only fuel the hatred that in turn breeds the terrorism that affects us all.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“Today's meeting comes at the end of yet another year of failure, particularly with regard to the question of Palestine, where the situation is worsening every day at the expense of the Palestinians, who aspire to peace and a better tomorrow in which their dreams - of an independent State within the June 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital - can come true. Yet despite the 24 years that have passed since the negotiations first began, there has been no peace settlement between Palestine and Israel, leading to despair among Palestinians.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“Mr. Hilale (Morocco) (spoke in Arabic): I would first like to congratulate you, Madam President, on Uruguay's presidency of the Security Council this month, and to commend your initiative in convening today's important debate on the Middle East, including the question of Palestine. The ministerial level of the meeting emphasizes your keen interest in the subject and the urgency with which it should be treated. We would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his comprehensive briefing on the entire region, including Palestine.”
2016-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7610 (2016) · source
“We must eliminate stereotypes in order to guarantee the effective participation of women at all stages of the peace and decision-making processes. Enhancing the empowerment of women allows them to meet their basic needs and reduce their working hours, and thus to have more time and space to become involved in the process of managing local conflicts. That will also contribute to strengthening social stability.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“Strong political will and the full commitment of Member States to the provisions of resolution 1325 (2000) will enable the active participation of women in national, regional and international institutions for the prevention, protection and management of conflict situations. The participation of women in peace efforts is a matter of gender equality and respect for universal human rights. It is crucial to achieving lasting peace, economic recovery, social cohesion and political credibility. Women should be encouraged to become further involved in issues of peace. Their contribution is necessary to establish lasting peace. They must be involved at every stage of the efforts undertaken to restore the rule of law and rebuild societies through transitional justice. Their voice must be heard and their rights protected.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“Women and girl refugees and internally displaced persons who are fleeing violence and fighting find themselves once again at risk of sexual exploitation, rape, prostitution and forced marriage, pregnancy and sterilization. Even worse, they are now auctioned and sold in slave markets. Member States must comply with their international obligations and register the refugees who are present on their territory. That will ensure the empowerment of vulnerable women and their active participation in national and regional institutions for conflict prevention. In addition, it is important to allow broad participation by all internally displaced and refugee women in decision-making processes in order to not leave them simply in the hands ofpolitical organizations or criminal groups. By way of conclusion, allow highlight the following observations.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“My delegation endorses the recommendations set out in the Secretary-General's later report (S/2015/716), in particular those that encourage equal and timely access to basic services, putting an end to discriminatory laws and practices, strengthening the rule of law, ensuring equitable economic development and maintaining a space for civil society. Women and girl refugees and internally displaced persons continue to be victims of violations of all sorts. Regional dialogues with refugee women, which are regularly organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, show that undocumented women and girls continue to suffer from the worst acts of gender-based discrimination, in particular in terms of access to health-care services, education and other social services.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“Resolution 2122 (2013) recognizes that lack of attention and aims to promote the role of women at all levels in conflict prevention, resolution and recovery. The resolution has filled a gap in interpretation, which was formerly focused only on the prevention of gender-based violence during conflicts rather than on preventing conflicts themselves. It is therefore necessary to follow a more comprehensive and holistic approach that tackles the root causes of conflicts, and not just their impact on women, girls, men and boys. The establishment of genuine peace in society requires healthy and inclusive political, economic and social structures. Local women's organizations are drivers in promoting women's empowerment and their effective participation in political, economic and social life.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“Women's perspectives on the tensions in social relationships, their awareness of threats to personal, social and community safety, their knowledge of the flow of small arms and light weapons in the heart of communities, and their interpretation of extremism in local discourse help shape the primary mechanism for rapid response and early warning when conflict is imminent; yet they are rarely heeded or taken into account by the local authorities tasked with security. Conflict prevention is a central pillar of the programme for women and peace and security. Since 2000, however, prevention has unfortunately failed to receive the same degree of sustained attention as post- conflict problems such as the reconstruction of State security services.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“Members of the Council will note that the experience of both Haiti and West Africa has proven that, when women are involved in peace processes, they have been able to bring their sensitivity and creativity not only to the peace process itself but also to national reconciliation efforts and the process of socioeconomic reintegration. Conflict prevention is an essential element of the women and peace and security programme.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“Despite some signs of progress, the impact on women's lives and on their role in the world has been sporadic. Conflicts have devastating consequences for everyone, but women and girls are often the target of gender-based violence and are those most excluded from the political processes that are essential to guaranteeing peace and security. Because women are the most vulnerable and the most frequently targeted members of populations in situations of conflict, they have an undeniable and unique contribution to make to peace negotiations.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“That resolution enabled us to make significant progress towards women's autonomy, particularly in conflict situations, by developing national action plans with quantifiable indicators and through the implementation of follow-up mechanisms. Since the adoption of that resolution, a number of new commitments were undertaken, aimed at according greater political recognition and stronger emphasis to the question of women and peace and security in political discourse. Six other Security Council resolutions have contributed to developing that political framework and to promoting positive norms. The adoption of all those resolutions sends a strong message with respect to the firm and continuing commitment of the international community to advancing women's independence and to protecting their rights.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source