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Kariyawasam

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2005-10-27

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2008-07-17

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un-security-council

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1. “While the General Assembly, the Commission on Human Rights and the Commission on the Status of Women have addressed these issues from time to time, the Security Council - the United Nations apex body mandated to ensure international peace and security - by this resolution provided an impetus to mainstream gender perspective in promoting peace and security. Today, women and children account for the majority of civilians adversely affected by armed conflict. They are subjected to grave violations of human rights and to violence at the hands of repressive elements. In situations of armed conflict as well as during war-to-peace transitions and peacebuilding phases, women's needs are rarely addressed with the seriousness that they deserve. In all such situations, it has been observed that women are more vulnerable and invariably suffer most.”

   2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294Resumption1 (2005) · source

2. “Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security, adopted five years ago, is a landmark achievement. The review of its implementation is of immense importance to the international community because while we deliberate on this important subject, millions of women and children in all parts of the world still remain mired in disease, poverty and the adverse effects of terrorism. Resolution 1325 (2000) was a result of the increasing realization of the need to address grave and systematic violations of the human rights of women and children in situations of armed conflict, as well as the recognition of the capacity of women and the contribution that they can make in peacebuilding.”

   2005-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5294Resumption1 (2005) · source