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2018-10-25
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2019-08-02
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  1. “George Manneh Weah, President of the Republic of Liberia, the Government and the people of Liberia, I wish to express our unwavering support for the commendable campaign ACT to Protect Children Affected by Armed Conflict.”

    2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source

  2. “Hence, having transitioned from conflict to peace and given that young people, who constitute 63 per cent of our population, are the building blocks for the sustainability of peace, security, democracy and development in our country, the Government of Liberia has at the core of its Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development programmes to strengthen child and social protection. We commend the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict for advancing the mandate of this very important Office. We particularly laud the initiative launched in April of this year under the ACT to Protect Children Affected by Armed Conflict campaign. The initiative seeks to generate greater awareness and action in order to improve the protection of children affected by armed conflict. Finally, on behalf of Mr.”

    2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source

  3. “Adequate funding will support Governments and regional and subregional organizations in building child and social protection capacity and in formulating prevention strategies. We therefore urge that priority be placed on addressing the root causes of conflict so as to ensure prevention. The traumatic and excruciating impact of armed conflict, particularly on children, cannot be overemphasized. Within the ambit of our national flagship development plan, the Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development, the Government of Liberia, under the astute leadership of His Excellency Mr. George Manneh Weah, espouses the promotion of democracy, good governance, respect for human rights, justice and the rule of law.”

    2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source

  4. “It is also regrettable that incidents involving the abduction, killing and maiming of children have reached a record level globally, as have attacks on schools and hospitals and the denial of humanitarian access to children, while the future of millions of children living in countries affected by armed conflict remains at risk. The situation deserves the utmost attention. As we observe the tenth anniversary of resolution 1882 (2009), we call on the Council to reinforce its provision that all parties to armed conflicts adhere to the obligations applicable to them under international law. There is a dire need to address the gap in funding for the rehabilitation and reintegration of children affected by armed conflict, especially child soldiers.”

    2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source

  5. “We thank the Security Council, under the presidency of Poland, for having organized this open debate on children and armed conflict. We express our thanks to UNICEF and to the other briefers for their inspiring reports earlier today. We take note of the Secretary-General's report (S/2019/509) and its findings. The uncomfortable truth remains that the scale and severity of the violations being committed against children continue unabated in several regions of the world, with wanton disregard for international law as well as international norms.”

    2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source

  6. “Dialogues in community Peace Huts have focused on issues related to sexual and gender-based violence, drug abuse, education, land disputes, health services and illegal movements at the borders. Combating sexual violence requires a collaborative, multi-stakeholder and multisectoral approach. The Government of Liberia is committed to leveraging that approach and remains grateful to the United Nations and our development partners for their continued support and assistance as we earnestly endeavour to ensure that Liberia remains a secure country of inclusion and equality for all.”

    2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source

  7. “With the effective achievement of those objectives in View, the Government of Liberia is collaborating with UN-Women, the United Nations Development Programme, the International Organization for Migration and non-governmental organizations to implement a number of initiatives on women's empowerment, the political engagement of young people, justice and human rights and the peaceful management of concession-related conflicts, with support from the Peacebuilding Fund. Today Liberia's iconic Peace Huts continue to be a potent traditional mechanism for conflict mediation and resolution and early-warning systems. We have also received financing from the Peacebuilding Fund to support the strengthening of participants' negotiation and mediation skills.”

    2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source

  8. “First, we will adopt our second national action plan on women and peace and security and ensure budgetary support for its implementation. Secondly, we will reconstitute the national and county steering committees to promote the localization of resolution 1325 (2000), with a view to effectively raising awareness and improving our national implementation of it. Thirdly, we will establish gender units in nine ministries and agencies to ensure the effective mainstreaming of gender into their institutional frameworks. We will also lobby and enhance our collaboration with the national legislature to ratify the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women, ensure the entry into force of our domestic Violence bill and increase women's access to landownership.”

    2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source

  9. “One of the peacebuilding objectives of our new development framework, the Pro- Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development, aims to sustain peace and promote social cohesion through the increased participation of women in every area. Regrettably, however, in an alarming phenomenon that the Government of Liberia is very concerned about, sexual violence is a persistent remnant of our period of conflict. For many years women were excluded from political and development processes, and a climate of impunity for acts of sexual violence made matters worse. Today we realize the importance of addressing issues of impunity and accountability that impede deterrence and prevention, as well as addressing the root causes that fuel the recurrence of sexual violence. The Government of Liberia is poised to embark on the following objectives.”

    2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source

  10. “We would like to thank the Security Council, under Germany's presidency, for hosting this stimulating debate and we thank the Secretary-General, his Special Representative and the briefers for their inspiring contributions, which truly reflect their unrelenting efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a tactic of warfare. On this tenth anniversary of the mandate of the Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, the Government of Liberia would like to express its appreciation for the constructive efforts that have been undertaken under that mandate, including its assistance to Liberia in our efforts to strengthen our national legislation and our justice system's capacity. The Government of Liberia remains resolute in its ownership and leadership of the security and welfare of its State and people.”

    2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source

  11. “My delegation brings warm greetings from His Excellency Mr. George Manneh Weah, President of the Republic of Liberia, and congratulates you, Sir, on your assumption of the Security Council presidency for the month of April. We commend the Security Council for its adoption earlier today of resolution 2467 (2019), on sexual Violence in conflict. Liberia is proud to have been one of its sponsors. We also want to reiterate our empathy and sympathy for the Government and the people of Sri Lanka and the families of the victims of the recent tragic terrorist attacks.”

    2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source

  12. “As a country, Liberia looks forward to strengthening support and encouragement through its alignment as a member of the Group of Friends of the African Women Leaders Network, the Women, Peace and Security Focal Point Network and the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security here at the United Nations.”

    2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source

  13. “While we endeavor as a country to address the challenges besetting women's participation in peace and security processes, we want to commend nations that are leading by example, including those that have formulated strategies to increase women's participation in peace and security processes and improve their protection from violence. In conclusion, on behalf President Weah, the Government and the people of Liberia, we commend the United Nations country team, in particular UN- Women in its leadership role, the Peacebuilding Fund, our international partners and all other stakeholders for their consistent support to the efforts of the Government and the people of Liberia to lift and empower women in all sectors of society.”

    2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source

  14. “President Weah is Liberia's feminist-in-chief, a HeForShe champion who has emphasized his advocacy for advancing women in political leadership through his appointment and support of women to occupy political positions. President Weah selected the honorable Vice-President of Liberia, Jewel Howard Taylor, as his running mate on the ticket of the Coalition for Democratic Change. He appointed the first woman in our history to occupy the position of Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Liberia, Colonel Geraldine Janet George. And he appointed a woman as Deputy Inspector General of the Liberian National Police, Colonel Sadatu Teage Reeves, just to mention a few.”

    2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source

  15. “Liberia remains unwavering in its unflinching practical commitment to achieving gender parity and upholding women's rights. What is even more captivating is that the commitments to implementing resolution 1325 (2000) have received a renewed boost from the dynamic leadership of President Weah. Those commitments are given priority in their respective institutional frameworks, including, but not limited to, the Government of Liberia's pro-poor agenda for prosperity and development, which will be launched on Saturday, 27 October in Ganta, Nimba county, Liberia by President Weah, including its revised national agenda policy and its peacebuilding plan. The pro-poor agenda sets ambitious targets to enhance the inclusion of women and girls to reduce political, social and economic inequalities.”

    2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source

  16. “George Manneh Weah, President of the Republic of Liberia, its Government and its people that we must collectively endeavour to invest in the meaningful contributions that women make in the prevention and resolution of conflict in order to realize a more peaceful and secure environment around the world. Let us all pay heed to the call of the Secretary-General for Member States to initiate national and regional review processes in the lead-up to the twentieth anniversary, in 2020, of resolution 1325 (2000). Before Liberia adopted its national action plan on that resolution in 2009, Liberian women had already been involved in peacebuilding. Therefore, the resolution gave only added impetus to the efforts that were already being exerted by the women of Liberia.”

    2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source

  17. “Furthermore, it has been eight years since we celebrated the tenth anniversary of the landmark resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security, with many activities, including a similar open debate in this very Chamber (see S/PV.6453), and other open debates in subsequent years. Yet women's participation in peace and security processes remains beset by obstacles, including, but not limited to, commitments that lack sufficient financial and political support. Despite the gains made in gender equality in the women's empowerment agenda, challenges involving inequities still abound. To that end, it is the resolve of His Excellency Mr.”

    2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source

  18. “I thank the Security Council for convening this open debate on women and peace and security, with a keen focus on the sustenance of peace through women's political and economic empowerment. We consider this to be a matter of great importance. Accordingly, I am greatly honoured to deliver a statement on that premise and, in the same vein, express our appreciation to the Under-Secretary- General and Executive Director of UN-Women, Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, for her insightful briefing and to Ms. Randa Siniora Atallah for speaking on behalf of civil society. Studies have shown that including women in conflict prevention and resolution generally leads to a more secure peace, and it has become increasingly evident that no society has successfully transitioned out of conflict except when women were a part of the mainstream of that society.”

    2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source