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Katalin Annamária Bogyay

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2020-04-27
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2020-07-17
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  1. “More than ever, it is time to join together and take action to protect women and put an end to conflict-related sexual violence, achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, and foster their participation in all aspects of life. Overall, there is a pressing need for change in the culture of impunity and mentality and for a strong political will to achieve it. The world is looking to the Security Council to lead on these matters.”

    2020-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/727 (2020) · source

  2. “Through its resolutions, the Security Council should give a clear mandate to ensuring the inclusion of women. Women do have a voice; we just need to give them the space and attention they need to raise it. We must support women-led and women-focused organizations by building capacity and agency and by ensuring safe and ample civic space, including for women peacebuilders and human rights defenders, who are often at the forefront of peace efforts. What this health crisis teaches us is that it is not always possible to predict breakdowns, or even prevent them. Success therefore lies in building robustness and resilience against them.”

    2020-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/727 (2020) · source

  3. “More than ever, all around the globe, we see women stepping up, using creative means and new technologies to gather and disseminate information, inspire and guide action and create a narrative of common responsibility. More than ever, women are leading on interconnectedness, flexibility and readiness to take action. We need to involve women in decision-making processes and give them a leadership role, including in institutionalized mechanisms. Participation is all the more important when a nation is fighting for its future and for peace. Revolutions and ceasefires can be washed away; only inclusive peace can be sustainable. Women need to participate meaningfully and inclusively in mediation, peace processes and wider decision-making structures and in implementing ceasefires and peace agreements.”

    2020-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/727 (2020) · source

  4. “In order to successfully implement the women and peace and security agenda, action needs to be taken already in peacetime, on the one hand, by addressing the root causes of conflicts and preventing militarization and arms proliferation, and, on the other hand, protecting and promoting the human rights of all women and girls and eliminating all forms of violence and harmful practices against them. A long- term victory over this scourge is not possible without ensuring gender equality and women’s empowerment, including through equal recognition before the law, access to economic and financial resources and full participation of women in all aspects of life. More than ever, we see the power of girls and women shining through the insecurity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide.”

    2020-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/727 (2020) · source

  5. “Now more than ever, we need to invest in, involve and ignite action for girls and women in order to accelerate progress on the women and peace and security agenda. Survivors of conflict-related sexual violence require not only immediate medical care, but also shelter, comprehensive psychosocial support, legal services and long-term assistance, including legal and socioeconomic support to survivors and their children. All actions should be human rights-based and gender-responsive.”

    2020-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/727 (2020) · source

  6. “We are appalled by the ongoing systematic and widespread conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence that is often used as a tactic of war and terrorism and can constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity and even genocide. Accountability and justice have been painfully lagging behind and must be provided accordingly, irrespective of the affiliation of the perpetrator. We also call for the international community to better uphold the rights and address the needs of women and girls belonging to religious and ethnic minorities persecuted and displaced by conflict or terrorism. Tragically, the pandemic has not swept away existing challenges, conflicts and inequalities; on the contrary, it has amplified and exacerbated them.”

    2020-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/727 (2020) · source

  7. “This year, as we celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the resolution 1325 (2000), Hungary reaffirms its commitment to the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda. We strongly believe that sexual violence in conflict is an impediment to international peace and security, a serious violation of human rights and an attack on women’s empowerment. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have an even greater responsibility than ever to take all measures to prevent these crimes, support survivors, ensure accountability for perpetrators and put an end to the shame and stigma related to sexual violence.”

    2020-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/727 (2020) · source

  8. “I wish to thank Germany and the Dominican Republic for convening today’s important meeting and for making it as open and inclusive as possible under the current circumstances caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. I also thank the Secretary-General for his thoughtful remarks and for his reports on women and peace and security, including his most recent report on conflict-related sexual violence (S/2020/487), as well as the briefers for sharing their perspectives and bringing the voices of women to us from across the globe. Hungary aligns itself with the statement submitted by the representative of the European Union (annex 25) and with the message conveyed on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security (annex 20). We wish to add some remarks in our national capacity.”

    2020-07-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/727 (2020) · source

  9. “With an education appropriate for the twenty-first century, they will find it easier to understand and appreciate their S/2020/346 differences, be they of religion, gender, race or physical or mental ability. This attitude is indispensable to avoid conflict and create a more tolerant society.””

    2020-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/346 (2020) · source

  10. “As torches give light to one another, youth voices for peace have to be amplified across borders and regions so that they can cooperate and exchange, not only internationally but also transnationally, horizontally and regionally, to create networks that cut across sectors, social groups and religions. Let me finish by conveying the message of the Hungarian youth delegate for the open debate, who said that: “Creating peace has always been a cardinal issue in the history of humankind because it is only in peacetime that countries can thrive and people can live a balanced, happy life. I believe that today, young people play a key role in defining the social atmosphere.”

    2020-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/346 (2020) · source

  11. “Through its resolutions, the Security Council should give clear mandate to ensure their inclusion. Young people also have a key role to play in disarmament, demobilization and reintegration. In this regard, Hungary welcomes and congratulates the peace and disarmament education efforts undertaken by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs. We are eager to see the innovative programmes designed to involve young people in these crucial efforts. In addition, the United Nations Youth Champions for Disarmament is an excellent initiative recognizing and giving visibility to real heroes. The young generation includes many such heroes who are worthy of being recognized. Thirdly, youth should ignite cooperation for peace.”

    2020-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/346 (2020) · source

  12. “Hungary’s participation in the United Nations Youth Delegate Programme also gives direct representation and voice to Hungarian youth at the United Nations and in national machineries. Participation is all the more important when a nation is fighting for its future and for peace. It was the youth in Hungary who took to the streets and ignited the 1956 revolution against oppression. It was the youth in Hungary who raised their voice and catalysed democratic transformation in 1989. But revolutions and ceasefires can be washed away: only inclusive peace can be sustainable. Young people need to participate meaningfully and inclusively in mediation, peace processes and wider decision-making structures, and in implementing ceasefires and peace agreements.”

    2020-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/346 (2020) · source

  13. “We need to support youth-led and youth- focused organizations by building capacity and agency and by ensuring safe and ample civic space, including for young peacebuilders and human rights defenders, who are often at the forefront of peace efforts. Moreover, we need to involve youth organizations as partners in decision- making processes and institutionalized mechanisms and bring them together with civil society organizations, Government entities and other partners. The United Nations system, both at Headquarters and in the field, should interact on a regular basis with youth groups. In Hungary, the National Youth Council serves as a forum to represent young people and youth organizations, shape youth policies and engage in exchanges with national and international partners.”

    2020-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/346 (2020) · source

  14. “We should equip youth not only with knowledge, but with the values and critical thinking that will be their compass as they strive to counter exclusion, intolerance and incitement to hatred and violence. Our approach should be intersectional and pay particular attention to those who are at risk of being left furthest behind, be they young women, adolescent girls, minorities, persons with disabilities or others. Secondly, we need to involve youth. Youth does have a voice. We just need to give young people the space and attention to raise that voice. Young people do have educated opinions. We need to listen to and act upon them, as their perspectives are the perspectives of the next generation.”

    2020-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/346 (2020) · source

  15. “Innovative solutions and a new system of Government instruments are needed to best seize the opportunities presented and tackle the risks children and young people are exposed to online. In recent years, my Government has established and developed a digital child-protection strategy and a digital-education strategy aimed not just at youth, but also at teachers, parents and youth officers. These strategies have become all the more timely in the current global health crisis. Besides education, investing in youth should ensure their physical and mental health and well-being and protection from violence, discrimination and S/2020/346 marginalization, which requires upholding the rule of law, good governance, access to justice and opportunity to participate in all aspects of life.”

    2020-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/346 (2020) · source

  16. “In order to build resilience, we have to take a holistic approach, reinforce all three pillars of the United Nations and use every tool at hand. This approach includes upholding human rights and fundamental freedoms and getting on track with implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action — and the list goes on. We should start with foundations, namely, with high-quality and affordable education and skills development, especially the development of the digital skills of young people. We are aware more than ever of the changing digital environment and the pressing digital divide, which can become a defining issue for a student’s future.”

    2020-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/346 (2020) · source

  17. “Now more than ever, we need to invest in, encourage the involvement of and ignite action for young people, in order to accelerate progress on the youth, peace and security agenda. First of all, we need to invest in youth. What this health crisis teaches us is that it is not always possible to predict breakdowns, or even prevent them. Success therefore lies in building robustness and resilience to respond to breakdowns. Building resilience is possible by investing in young people. As UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore highlighted recently, what we give the next generation today is not charity or a donation; it is an investment. Peace is not merely the absence of war: peace starts with inclusion, opportunity, empowerment and resilience.”

    2020-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/346 (2020) · source

  18. “More than ever, we see the power of youth shining through the insecurity caused by the pandemic worldwide. More than ever, we see young people stepping up all around the globe, using creative means and new technologies to gather and disseminate information, inspire and guide action and create a narrative of shared responsibility. More than ever, they are leading the world in terms of interconnectedness, flexibility and readiness to take action. More than ever, we see the power of peer-to-peer education and advocacy, which is inspiring us also to follow. However, the global health crisis has not swept away existing challenges, conflicts and inequalities, but rather amplified and exacerbated them.”

    2020-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/346 (2020) · source

  19. “I wish to thank the Dominican Republic for convening today’s important meeting and for making it as open and inclusive as possible under the current circumstances engendered by the coronavirus disease pandemic. I also thank the Secretary-General for his thoughtful remarks and for his first-ever report on youth, peace and security (S/2020/167). I would also like to thank the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth and the briefers for sharing their perspectives and bringing the voices of youth to us from across the globe. We align ourselves with the statement made on behalf of the European Union and wish to make some additional remarks in our national capacity. As we celebrate the anniversary of resolution 2250 (2015), Hungary remains committed to strengthened cooperation in fully implementing the youth, peace and security agenda.”

    2020-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/346 (2020) · source