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2015-10-14
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2023-10-20
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  1. “We thank you, Mr. President, for convening this timely debate. We also thank the President of the General Assembly, the President of the Economic and Social Council, the President of the International Court of Justice and the Secretary-General for their briefings. A July 2020 letter from the group of independent eminent persons to the Secretary-General on peacebuilding and sustaining peace, underlined that: “[t]oday’s conflicts are multidimensional, marked to varying degrees by persistent exclusion, inequalities and grievances, including refugee flows, internal displacement and humanitarian spillovers of conflict, weak governance and State capacity, and compounded by climate change, violent extremism and the perverse use of new technologies” (S/2020/678, annex II ).”

    2021-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8906Resumption1 (2021) · source

  2. “What is now needed is international solidarity, determination and commitment to ensuring their full participation in peace processes that affect their lives.”

    2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886Resumption1 (2021) · source

  3. “We do that through local and regional peacebuilding initiatives, notably the capacity- building programmes for women and youth mediators, the Gertrude Shope Annual Dialogue Forum, the Gertrude Shope Women Mediators Network, the Women’s Peace Table and the Charlotte Maxeke African Women’s Economic Justice and Rights Initiative. All those initiatives are part of our national action plan and take forward the legacy and efforts of South African female pioneers who focused on women’s rights and emancipation. Let me conclude by hailing African women peacebuilders. They are fierce and determined to be agents for change. They have the capacity and the capability. Additionally, there are solid instruments within the African Union to guide the work that needs to be done. Ms. Diop this morning touched on some of those frameworks.”

    2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886Resumption1 (2021) · source

  4. “United Nations peace operation mandates can and do contribute to the implementation of women and peace and security commitments at all levels by increasing women’s quotas, paying increased attention to the quality and contributions of women’s participation, and addressing the challenges faced by women peacebuilders and peacekeepers. Through its national action plan, South Africa has committed to and continues to intensify interventions geared at supporting and enhancing the role of women in peacebuilding processes. Those interventions contribute towards reducing the gap in women’s underrepresentation in mediation, negotiations and leadership positions.”

    2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886Resumption1 (2021) · source

  5. “In responding to the challenges on the ground posed by the pandemic, as well as the opportunities it has presented for the women and peace and security agenda, the United Nations, Governments, regional organizations and the private sector must deepen partnerships. That would ensure that local gender expertise and gender analysis are mainstreamed into the planning and the implementation of transitions from peacekeeping to peacebuilding. South Africa fully supports the Secretary-General’s Action for Peacekeeping initiative, which underscores the importance of enhancing the women and peace and security agenda in peacekeeping operations.”

    2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886Resumption1 (2021) · source

  6. “Investing in the participation of local women in peacebuilding and peacekeeping settings can help address the barriers to women’s participation in such processes. Equally important is funding and directing resources to women-led peacebuilding organizations on the ground. Gender equality should be an integral part of peace processes and agreements. The onset of the coronavirus disease pandemic has also added a new layer of complexity to the women and peace and security discourse and has required all of us to build on how the international community prevents, addresses and responds to global health crises and their impact on the women and peace and security agenda.”

    2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886Resumption1 (2021) · source

  7. “At the outset, I wish to congratulate Kenya for its leadership of the Security Council for the month of October. We thank Secretary-General Guterres for his remarks, and Ambassador Sima Bahous, Ms. Bineta Diop and Ms. Celia Umenza Velasco for their valuable briefings. We also thank the Secretary-General for his most recent report on women and peace and security (S/2021/827) during the twenty-first anniversary of the women and peace and security agenda. Allow me to highlight the following key points. For South Africa, women and peace and security remains one of the most transformative agendas as it recognizes the crucial role that women play in peace processes, peacebuilding, conflict prevention, mediation and negotiations.”

    2021-10-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8886Resumption1 (2021) · source

  8. “While there is value in developing monitoring mechanisms for the Security Council to ensure the implementation of the provisions of resolution 1325 (2000) and other relevant resolutions, the greater participation of women in negotiation and peacemaking processes will allow for the greater incorporation of gender perspectives and the concerns of women, thereby contributing to the sustainability of peace and security efforts.”

    2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source

  9. “It is also of critical importance to secure State-level and political buy-in and commitment in the form of financial and human resources. The collection of statistics and data is pertinent to developing policies that are inclusive of women and responsive to women's needs. That will, no doubt, ensure contributions to the already existing monitoring and evaluation mechanisms with regard to resolution 1325 (2000). A mentoring and coaching mechanism for women must also be established as a support mechanism. Mentoring is critical in sharing experiences and therefore ensures that new recruits mature in the process.”

    2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source

  10. “Fourthly, it is also important to emphasize that women should be involved in every phase of the peace and security agenda, including being provided with a greater role in preventive diplomacy, formal peace processes and mediation. We believe that promoting the role of women in the mediation of conflict will strengthen the potential to find sustainable solutions to conflict that cover a wider range of interests, especially those of women and children, whose interests are not sufficiently reflected in outcomes. We therefore support the inclusion of a clear component stressing women's participation in the terms of reference of mediation and peacebuilding processes. My fifth and last point is that good practices, challenges and lessons learned must be documented by all stakeholders.”

    2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source

  11. “Thirdly, access to justice for women in conflict and post-conflict settings through conscious policies is essential to the building of fair, equitable and equal societies. Women suffer disproportionately from poverty, and the risks that they face are heightened in armed conflict and post-conflict settings. The legal framework to address issues of discrimination against women with respect to land ownership and other fields should be strengthened in line with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Access to development, economic opportunity, employment, education and health care is an essential component of gender-responsive peacebuilding.”

    2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source

  12. “Member States have the primary responsibility to put an end to impunity and to prosecute perpetrators responsible for crimes against humanity and war crimes, including those relating to sexual violence against women and girls. South Africa appreciates the active role and full participation by the Executive Director of UN-Women and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict in monitoring implementation. As stated before, my delegation would like to encourage the Security Council to develop a broader framework of prevention, for example by explicitly referencing sexual violence in conflict in all relevant country- specific resolutions.”

    2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source

  13. “First, my delegation reaffirms its commitment to the full and effective implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and the subsequent related resolutions as the building blocks for advancing the women and peace and security agenda. We would like to encourage the strengthening of the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), given the complex and dynamic nature of conflict, which has changed the character of peacekeeping and peacebuilding practices. Secondly, at the heart of the principles of resolution 1325 (2000) is the need to address sexual violence in conflict, which is an integral aspect ofthe overall women and peace and security agenda.”

    2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source

  14. “South African women represent a commanding constituency and have been at the forefront of driving reform, developing and advancing responsive policies and legislation across all sectors of Government and the private sector. Today, at the level of political decision-making, 42 per cent of South Africa's representatives in Parliament are women. South Africa is also encouraged by the progress made at the African Union (AU) level and the commitment made there to gender mainstreaming, and we further commend the development and adoption of the AU Gender Training Manual for AU Peace Support Operations. There is no doubt that the empowerment of women will have a long, lasting and positive impact on the overall protection of vulnerable groups affected by conflicts. Allow me to outline five core areas that my delegation views as priorities.”

    2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source

  15. “My delegation wishes to express its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his statement, as well as to Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN-Women, for her insightful contributions, and to Ms. Yanar Mohammed, President of the Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq. This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000), which drew attention to the effects of armed conflict on women and girls. The adoption of resolution 1325 (2000) was highly significant because it gave impetus to South Africa's international commitments to gender equality. That resolution was the first to provide women with the space to participate and voice their opinion on peace and security issues. Our own history has taught us about the influential role that women can play in a post-conflict setting.”

    2015-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533Resumption1 (2015) · source