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Major General Lund

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  1. “We need more men to talk to men, because, most likely, they have a better way of communicating with each other than I do. Those are my three points.”

    2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source

  2. “Major General Lund: I thank the President for this opportunity to take the floor again, and I thank participants for all the good input so far. It is good to see that there is a lot of momentum on this topic in the Security Council, even if, as one who is in the field, I can say that the numbers are saying something else. In answer to the question from the representative of the United Kingdom, I think the first and most important action is to get the numbers up. Numbers matter when we are out there. Secondly, every camp and position must be able to accommodate both genders. I did it myself, within two years. It was possible - and that was for all 26 positions, or camps. Thirdly, it has not been mentioned by many people that men need to be champions in the promotion of gender equality.”

    2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source

  3. “That resulted in public speaking nearly every week and the possibility to engage with all of society. Lisa Buttenheim and I engaged with the first ladies to become more visible to the women on the island. In my present capacity, I try to do a lot of the same. I am up to 12 per cent female observers and gender is at the top of my agenda. My final message is that troop- and police-contributing countries must do more. The Secretary-General has given the Security Council a good example of how it is possible to change within a short time. Every chief of defence has the power to change. We out in the field need to be able to reach out to all of society. The Security Council can make that happen.”

    2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source

  4. “I also had to do research to find out in which countries among my TCCs and PCCs prostitution was legal, so that I could focus more on those commanders. When we had staff training on the code of conduct, HIV, gender and sexual exploitation and abuse, I was always present, both to underline the importance of those issues and to be a good role model for both women and men. I also initiated a female military network. Those types of networks can be useful to address different issues. We have had a female military network in place in Norway since 1989. That has been important to me. As a female Force Commander and Head ofMission, I do everything that men do, but there are many other doors that open in society because you are a woman. I went in those doors.”

    2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source

  5. “Instead, the walls should have posters on how to do exercise, with normal outfits for gym. Posters demeaning to women vanished in UNFICYP. I also noticed that our military skills competitions included only males on the teams. I changed that. All teams had to have females. Yes, it was a challenge for the countries that had sent infantry units. But very often the support component had females, and so they had to include them. All of our competitions and games had to have female representation. That led to a more inclusive environment in all units. I held weekly sector commander meetings. When Headquarters sent directives to the mission on sexual exploitation and abuse and gender, I used them to underline my responsibilities as well as theirs.”

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  6. “I can never forget that I wondered why other Force Commanders did not use their influence and power when it comes to gender equality within the mission and in the local society. We had 26 positions in UNFICYP, operating 24/7/365. Many of them were not organized to support both genders. We established a project to change that, and, by the time I left, all 26 positions could accommodate both. Generally, armed forces have a hard time retaining women for a life-long commitment. There are many reasons that women do not stay, but one is the male culture within the military organization. To take just an example - the gym - all camps and positions have a gym, and in most of them there are posters showing half-naked women. How many women go to the gym in a bikini?”

    2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source

  7. “My first goal was to team up with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General at that time, Ms. Lisa Buttenheim. We matched, and for once I did not need to convince my boss that gender was important. Both of us had gender equality in our spine. She had full trust in me and empowered me. When I arrived, the percentage of military females stood at 4 per cent. Ms. Buttenheim brought me into all political and troop- and police-contributing country (TCC/PCC) Visits, during which we put gender at the top of the agenda. Just that focus on gender resulted in increasing female participation to 8 per cent and 25 per cent for military and police components, respectively.”

    2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source

  8. “Major General Lund: I thank you, Madam President, for inviting me to speak here today. My special thanks go to Germany for initiating this meeting on women in peacekeeping. The momentum on pushing for gender equality must be maintained. I am very impressed and happy that the Secretary-General has placed gender high up our agenda. He is a role model for us Heads of Mission and Force Commanders. I will approach my five minutes from a practical angle, with examples on how I tried to increase the numbers, facilitate women in missions, promote mindfulness of gender issues and reach out to the local community. When I was appointed Force Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), in 2014, I was surprised to see how much power one had as a Force Commander.”

    2019-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8508 (2019) · source