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Marinaki

lines on the record: 74
first: 2014-12-19
most recent: 2019-10-29
sittings or episodes: 8
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“Finally, in view of the upcoming twentieth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000) in 2020, the European Union reiterates its commitment to helping the United Nations in efforts aimed at achieving a faster and more ambitious implementation of the women and peace and security agenda. In this regard, we look forward to tightening our European Union-United Nations cooperation in all areas. Together we must work on better gender analysis, more sex-disaggregated data, improved gender expertise, greater leadership accountability and enhanced resources. The United Nations can always rely on the European Union's unwavering support, not only in New York but around the world.”
2019-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption1 (2019) · source
“In our civilian and military missions and operations, we reiterate our commitment to a zero-tolerance policy towards misconduct and abuse, and we aim to improve our response to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment through a new European Union policy. The instruments, strategies and political commitments are already in place. Our focus now should be on implementation, with more and better targeted action in order for us all to demonstrate the significant progress that is long overdue ahead of next year's important anniversaries. However, time is against us, and we must step up our game collectively. This mission is not for women and girls alone, but also for men and boys, who need to be fully engaged as positive agents for change.”
2019-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption1 (2019) · source
“This is unacceptable, and we will take further specific steps to protect them, including through sustainable funding and by paying particular attention to those who experience multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and therefore are particularly at risk, namely, for example, persons with disabilities. We continue to engage proactively in the promotion of women's leadership through bilateral and multilateral diplomacy, as well as through regular consultations in EU-led and EU-supported processes with women's organizations and women human rights defenders working in conflict-related settings, conflict prevention, preventing violent extremism and radicalization, peace negotiations, mediation and peacebuilding, humanitarian action and development programmes.”
2019-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption1 (2019) · source
“The European Union is founded on the universal values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights. We note with concern the renewed efforts in many parts of the world to curtail the space for civil society. We appreciate the emphasis that the Secretary- General places in his report (S/2019/800) on women's organizations, peacebuilders and women human rights defenders as key political constituents who play pivotal roles in efforts relating to conflict prevention and resolution and peace maintenance. We share the Secretary-General's grave concern at the increase in attacks and threats inflicted on those actors.”
2019-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption1 (2019) · source
“Our commitment to promoting regional and global leadership and practice in the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda cannot be fulfilled without close cooperation with multilateral and regional organizations, civil society, academia, think tanks and the private sector. Tomorrow, we will take a step forward in terms of scaling up our international cooperation on women, peace and security at a regional level. Together with the United Nations, the African Union and NATO, and with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe as an observer, we will launch a joint initiative on regional acceleration of implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). We believe that this unique initiative will, among other benefits, prove the advantages of multilateralism in moving the women and peace and security agenda forward faster.”
2019-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption1 (2019) · source
“The key objectives of our action plan on women, peace and security are to increase women's leadership, to reinforce their full, equal and meaningful participation and to firmly emphasize the centrality of gender analysis and the mainstreaming of gender perspectives, the prevention of conflicts and conflict- related human rights violations, the promotion of full accountability policies and institutional reforms, the protection of women's and girls' rights, better access to justice and the promotion of institutional mechanisms to help prevent all forms of sexual and gender-based violence and support effective relief and recovery. We insist on the urgency of ensuring full access to comprehensive, coordinated and quality services, including sexual and reproductive-health care, psychological support and legal counselling.”
2019-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption1 (2019) · source
“The European Union (EU) has already adopted a new strategic approach on women and peace and security, as well as a revised action plan reaffirming our determination to pursue implementation of the women and peace and security agenda in a holistic fashion. Our strategic approach supports actions by Governments and civil society alike to engage, empower, protect and support women and girls through concrete commitments, with particular emphasis on our aim to achieve sustainable and lasting peace and security through the promotion of gender equality and women's empowerment. In the European Union, we endeavour to lead by example.”
2019-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption1 (2019) · source
“Ms. Marinaki: I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its member States. The candidate countries Turkey, the Republic of North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania; the country of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina; as well as Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia, align themselves with this statement. We would like to thank the presidency of South Africa for choosing this topic for this year's debate and for so successfully initiating an early start to the stocktaking of implementation efforts ahead of next year's twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the landmark Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) on women and peace and security. We already have a robust framework of policies in place. More than words, what is needed now is decisive action.”
2019-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption1 (2019) · source
“I refer to the written version of my statement circulated in the Chamber, which details those actions, including the encouraging examples of such cooperation in the Western Balkans, the Caucasus, Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, as well as the joint United Nations- EU Spotlight Initiative, which we invite all United Nations Member States to join. The United Nations can continue to rely on the full engagement and support of the European Union to achieve our shared goals and help millions of girls and women feel safe and free to realize their full potential.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“We are particularly concerned about the risks and harm faced by mothers and their children born as the result of sexual violence, and would welcome the briefers' recommendations on how to better prevent and address such situations. We also note that, according to the report of the Secretary- General, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex individuals are sometimes specifically targeted with sexual violence in conflict, and we call on the Council to give due attention to that issue. In the spirit of the Secretary-General's recommendations, the European Union has taken concrete actions to prevent and respond to conflict- related sexual violence based on a holistic approach.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“In that context, we emphasize the significant progress in international justice made by the International Criminal Court (ICC), as well as other non-permanent international criminal tribunals and similar courts in combating conflict-related sexual violence. The ICC's jurisdiction is complementary to that of States, and the primary responsibility for bringing perpetrators to justice resides with States. We also recognize and support the important contribution of civil society, women's organizations and women human rights defenders who challenge violent gender norms, prevent sexual and gender- based Violence and provide medical and psychological services to communities.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“Concerning protection, we insist on the urgency of ensuring full access to comprehensive, coordinated and quality services, including sexual and reproductive health care, psychological support and legal counselling, as well as relief and recovery programmes for all survivors, without discrimination based on any grounds, including sex, race, ethnic or social origin, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity. With regard to prosecution, we recall the need to ensure adequate investigation and prosecution through the collection of reliable sex-disaggregated data, facilitate access to justice for survivors and ensure specific protection to and psychological support for witnesses.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“With regard to prevention, we reiterate the importance of promoting a culture of full gender-equality and women's empowerment; supporting women's and community- based organizations; boosting women's participation in political, economic and social decision-making and peace processes; properly including men and boys and training them to become gender champions; and adopting national action plans for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), as key measures to prevent conflict-related sexual violence.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“Strengthening proper accountability for that crime is crucial. We reiterate our call on the Security Council to systematically and explicitly include and apply sexual violence as a designation criterion within the relevant United Nations sanctions regimes, particularly in cases in which regimes overlap with perpetrators mentioned in the report of the Secretary-General. Prevention, protection and prosecution should be the driving forces of all efforts.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“The adoption today of resolution 2467 (2019), on conflict-related sexual violence, is a positive step forward and we are fully committed to playing our part in its full implementation. Allow me to extend our gratitude to today's briefers, whose actions and commitment are an inspiration to all of us. On this tenth anniversary of the mandate of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, we also thank Special Representative Pramila Patten for her dedication and we reiterate our full support for her mandate. The report of the Secretary-General (S/2019/280) is a dispiriting read, and we are sad to have to concur with his observation that, despite some progress, impunity for the perpetrators of conflict-related sexual violence continues to be the norm in many parts of the world.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“Ms. Marinaki: I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its member States. The candidate countries Turkey, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Albania; the country ofthe Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina; as well as Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, align themselves with this statement. The European Union (EU) welcomes the Franco-German joint presidency's determination to bring the women and peace and security agenda into the limelight of the Council and the international community at large. This is in line with the initiatives implemented by other EU member States during their recent mandates in the Council.”
2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source
“Finally, in view of the upcoming twentieth anniversary of resolution 1325 (2000) in 2020, the European Union reiterates its commitment to helping all United Nations efforts for an even faster and more ambitious implementation of the women and peace and security agenda. The United Nations can rely on our unwavering support, not just in New York but across the globe.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“We have enhanced the role of our European Union gender focal points network in order to increase exchanges of best practices in real time. We have also been investing a great deal of effort in further reinforcing our partnerships with civil society. We recognize the crucial role of UN-Women, together with that of other relevant stakeholders, in helping our common efforts. Together with other regional organizations such as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, NATO and the African Union, we will continue ourjoint commitment to integrating a stronger gender dimension into all peace and security efforts. We welcome and engage in all initiatives that help strengthen those efforts, such as the Global Network of Gender Focal Points, the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network and the Women Mediators Networks.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“Fourthly, we have prioritized strengthening the national frameworks for implementing the women and peace and security agenda in European Union member States, such as national action plans and similar strategic documents. While the European Union can point to a number of success stories through the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and subsequent resolutions, and while 20 of the 28 European Union member States have their own national action plans, there is still much to be done. We are happy to report that we are in the final stages of adopting our new European Union policy - the European Union strategic approach on women and peace and security - before the end of the year. The European Union is working constantly to improve its procedures and practices in its civilian and military missions and operations.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“Pramila Patten, whom we fully support in her excellent work. Thirdly, we have prioritized the promotion of proactive policies for women's economic empowerment, which will also generate sizeable returns for our economies and societies. In January 2018, the European Union, together with UN-Women and the International Labour Organization, launched WE EMPOWER, a programme promoting women's economic empowerment at work through responsible business in the countries of the Group of Seven, designed to advance women's economic empowerment by creating an enabling environment where the active engagement of the corporate sector combines with public-policy efforts.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“We continue to support United Nations efforts to combat conflict- related sexual violence. In that context, the European Union has taken concrete action in committing to working together with the United Nations to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls worldwide, through the Spotlight Initiative. We would like to ask other stakeholders to join us in helping to promote the women and peace and security agenda by aligning our efforts to ensure the security and safety of all women and girls. Since June 2017 the European Union has been chairing a worldwide initiative, the Call to Action on Protection from Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies. We have also systematically followed up on our commitments to the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“In Syria, the European Union and its member States have been supporting the Syrian Women's Advisory Board established by Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura. In Mali, the Follow-up and Evaluation Committee overseeing the implementation of the 2015 peace agreement, including the relevant gender-equality and women and peace and security commitments, has also been supported by the European Union. Furthermore, in March 2018, in Turkey, the European Union launched the Gaziantep Women's Platform - a network of women involved in the Geneva peace process consisting of activists and non-governmental organization representatives active in Syria - to address issues related to women's empowerment, women's rights and sexual and gender- based violence. Secondly, we have prioritized action against sexual and gender-based violence in conflict.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“We join the Secretary-General in calling on Member States to build the necessary gender advisory capacity in order to systematically integrate a gender perspective in all analyses, planning, conduct and evaluation of United Nations activities, including in peacekeeping missions. The European Union focuses on four main priorities within the women and peace and security agenda. First, we put emphasis on our efforts aimed at increasing women's political participation and leadership. The following are just a few examples. In Afghanistan, the European Union has been providing training and coaching to female members of the Afghan High Peace Council, thereby enabling them to play an active role in the peace agreement between the Government of Afghanistan and Hizb-e-Islami.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“Ms. Marinaki: I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its member States. The candidate countries Turkey, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania; the country of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina; as well as Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia, align themselves with this statement. The European Union welcomes Bolivia's initiative to focus today's discussion on the political and economic aspects of the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda.”
2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source
“In conclusion, the United Nations can continue to rely on the European Union as its staunchest supporter in promoting gender equality and women's empowerment around the world and in pioneering together our efforts on the women and peace and security agenda.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“Just as women and peace and security represent a global agenda, the European Union has pursued global partnerships and collaborations in that regard. Our engagement and close cooperation with civil society organizations will remain at the core of our efforts. We reaffirm our determination to further develop our strategic partnership with the United Nations and to further strengthen our close cooperation with partner countries and multilateral partners. We recently stepped up our engagement in the initiative for the acceleration of the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) at the regional level.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“Promoting gender parity in the Organization, as part of the reform effort, must go hand in hand with gender analysis and the integration ofa gender perspective across all activities of the United Nations. The full participation of women and the full implementation of the women and peace and security agenda should be a guiding principle for reforming the peace and security pillar. Achieving gender equality and ensuring the recruitment, promotion and retention of women, in particular at senior levels and in United Nations operations, will be critical. That requires sustainable budgetary and human resources dedicated to women and peace and security, including the systematic recruitment and appropriate integration of gender advisers as a standard part of the senior management of all United Nations operations and teams.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“We appreciate the important work done in the framework of the African Network of Women in Conflict Prevention and Peace Mediation and on the initiative on mediation in the Mediterranean. We have actively engaged with the Nordic Women Peace Mediators' Network and we are looking forward to closely interacting with the newly created Mediterranean Women Mediators' Network, which was launched yesterday in Rome. The European Union remains ready to contribute to better synergies and collaboration between all those networks. We fully support the United Nations network of women and peace and security focal points. We will also continue to promote the crucial role of women mediators at the grassroots level. Let me recall the strong European Union support to the ambitious United Nations reform agenda of the Secretary-General Guterres.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“We have also engaged in working alongside and supporting the Syrian Women's Advisory Board of United Nations Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura, while in Uganda we have closely engaged with the Women Situation Room, a mechanism fully operated by and for women to contain election-related violence and enable women's political participation. Turning to mediation, the European Union continues its active involvement in mediation, facilitation and dialogue processes. Our mediation support team has been engaged in over 40 dialogues and mediation efforts worldwide. More recently, we have supported the training of Libyan women peace activists in negotiation and mediation skills.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“We remain committed to substantially increasing women's participation in all aspects ofpeace and security, including women's political participation and leadership and their important role in the fight against radicalization and violent extremism. The European Union and its member States have progressed towards better gender balance in our diplomatic services and our field missions, including in leadership positions. In our external action, we have continued to work for women's full and active participation in conflict prevention, resolution and peacebuilding. In Afghanistan, we have helped female members ofthe High Peace Council to play an active and critical role in the peace agreement implementation.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“Eighteen of our member States have already adopted a national action plan on women and peace and security, further complemented by an implementation framework at a European Union-wide level. In line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the European Union's Gender Action Plan 2016-2020, we are devoting â‚¬6.5 billion every year to external projects on development that address gender equality and women's empowerment as either a principal or a significant objective, with the aim of carrying out more than 85 per cent of those projects in the next year. TheEuropeanUnionstrategyforresilience-building, adopted last June, directs us to consider the gender perspective in all our activities to support partner countries in becoming more resilient to today's global challenges.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“We have revised the standards of behaviour for our civilian and military missions and operations, and we support the efforts of Secretary- General Guterres in that regard. One thing that connects the Spotlight Initiative, our leadership on the Call to Action and our implementation of the agenda on women and peace and security is our firm belief that preventing sexual and gender-based violence is critical to conflict prevention. Conflict prevention is a keystone of our Global Strategy for Foreign and Security Policy and of our new European Consensus on Development. The full and effective implementation of the women and peace and security agenda remains a priority for the European Union.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“In June, the European Union took over from Sweden the leadership of the Call to Action on Protection from Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies, a global initiative to make sure that all humanitarian actors work together to prevent and mitigate gender-based violence. Also in June, the European Union signed the Council of Europe's Istanbul Convention. With that signature, we committed to further strengthen the existing legal framework and capacity to eliminate all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls, including domestic violence. The European Union further highlights the resilience of our zero-tolerance policy regarding sexual exploitation and abuse.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“In that context, promoting the agenda on women and peace and security is essential to realizing our shared global ambitions for conflict prevention, sustaining peace and sustainable development. We welcome the first report Secretary- General Guterres on women and peace and security (see S/2017/861), and we fully support his commitment to place gender at the centre of the United Nations prevention platform. A few weeks ago, the European Union and the United Nations launched the historic Spotlight Initiative. With a European Union funding commitment of â‚¬500 million, the Spotlight Initiative intends to intensify and better target the efforts of the European Union and the United Nations to eliminate violence worldwide against women and girls.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“Ms. Marinaki: It is an honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the European Union and its member States. I would like to express our appreciation to France, during its presidency of the Security Council, for organizing this open debate. The candidate countries Turkey, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania; the country of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina; as well as Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, Armenia and Georgia; align themselves with this statement. The European Union's approach is built on the foundations of human rights, peace and security, development and gender equality.”
2017-10-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8079 (2017) · source
“The European Union will continue to stand by the efforts of the United Nations to combat these violations together, because all women, men, girls and boys all over the world deserve to be able to lead a life free from fear and full of hope.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“In conclusion, in order to accelerate implementation of our commitments, in 2017 we will give priority to specific support to women refugees and victims of violence in the most remote and fragile areas. We are also strengthening efforts to ensure that women and girls arriving in the European Union after fleeing conflict, persecution, instability or poverty have access to medical care, legal support, appropriate trauma counselling and psychosocial care if they are victims of discrimination or any kind of sexual violence. While much has been achieved, we must also acknowledge that much work remains to be done.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“In that regard, combating gender-based violence is an important part of our humanitarian effort. For a decade in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the European Union has been funding the Panzi hospital, which specializes in treating women who are victims of wartime gang rapes. In 2014 its founder, Dr. Denis Mukwege, was awarded the European Union's Sakharov Prize for saving the lives of thousands of women. We have also allocated â‚¬3.5 million to a project implemented by UN-Women to ensure that transitional justice processes in Kosovo, Colombia and the Philippines are tackling gender-based abuses against women. All in all, more than 84 different projects in countries around the world have reached almost 3.5 million beneficiaries.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Among other components, the programme strengthens access to protection from sexual and gender-based violence to at least 700,000 Syrian refugees and internally displaced persons in neighbouring countries. In Somalia, we have been funding the International Rescue Committee's provision of integrated, lifesaving health services to victims of gender-based violence in eight health clinics and one hospital. Furthermore, High Representative Federica Mogherini, who represented the European Union at the Somalia conference held on 11 May in London, has announced an additional â‚¬200 million aimed at strengthening our leading role in supporting the country's development, stability and security, and together with the EU member States we have already allocated more than â‚¬460 million in humanitarian development assistance.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“To date, 18 of the 28 European Union (EU) member States have adopted national action plans in compliance with resolution 1325 (2000). We continue to follow up systematically on the 2014 Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict with a comprehensive, multisectoral and multidimensional approach. We have worked to ensure that all our humanitarian assistance systematically tailors its responses to the different and gender-specific needs of women and men of all ages. I would like to flag a few concrete EU initiatives around the world for preventing and responding to conflict-related sexual violence. The Madad Fund, the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis, launched the EU's biggest-ever response package to the Syrian refugee crisis.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“We have adopted a framework for transitional justice for ensuring that gender is a variable that those processes take into account. Efforts to fight sexual violence in conflict should also include measures to ensure adequate information, fact-finding, analysis and data collection through proper documentation, as well as the rapid and effective investigation of such crimes. We acknowledge the key role of civil-society organizations in this area, and we will continue to work with them in that shared endeavour. We underline the importance of making full use of the mechanisms and tools created by the Security Council to combat and prevent conflict-related sexual violence, and we welcome and encourage further use of the human rights and sexual violence-related criteria in the Council's sanctions regimes.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“We have been firmly advocating for and promoting women's equitable and meaningful participation in conflict prevention, crisis management, conflict resolution, mediation and peacebuilding, and we aim to improve the representation and participation of women throughout our civilian and military deployments. We want to see practical steps taken to tackle impunity for the use ofrape by State and non-State actors as a weapon of war and to continue to change global attitudes to such crimes. Accountability and access to justice are a must, and victims, survivors and witnesses of sexual violence have to be ensured access to impartial and gender-sensitive tribunals and to reparations, including as a form of transitional gender justice.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“The European Union strongly supports the Secretary-General's zero-tolerance policy on sexual exploitation and abuse, and his leadership in dealing with that challenge. We are working to ensure that the highest standards of professionalism and conduct in both civilian and military operations are upheld, and to lay the ground for stronger preventive, protective and accountability measures. We have also funded the International Organization for Migration to enable it to develop tools that will help the humanitarian community prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse by humanitarian staff, and we hope they will also be useful for reform of the wider United Nations system on this issue, which we very much welcome.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“We know that accountability starts at home, and in that spirit we have launched a series of actions in 2017 to combat violence against women and girls in all its forms in the European Union and worldwide. We are also pleased to inform the Council that last Friday, the Council of Ministers of the European Union decided to accede as a full party to the Council of Europe's Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating domestic violence and violence against women. We welcome the focus of the Security Council on the issue of trafficking in human beings in armed conflict, and we have built an ambitious, gender- specific and comprehensive legal and policy framework for combating it. Anti-trafficking action is also a key part of our external policies. Since 2015, our naval operations in the Mediterranean have saved more than 240,000 lives.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“While sexual and gender-basedviolence predominantly targets women and girls, men and boys are also among the primary and secondary victims of these crimes. We fully support the Secretary-General's focus on conflict prevention. Efforts to prevent sexual and gender-based violence fall in line with the key objective of the European Union's Global Strategy for Foreign and Security Policy - addressing conflicts at an early stage while building resilience as a key priority for States and societies. The European Union also remains determined to lead by example in preventing sexual and gender-based violence and protecting individuals and communities from it.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“The European Union applauds the measures taken by the Government of cote d'Ivoire that led to the delisting ofthe Forces arme'es de Cote d'Ivoire from the annex of the Secretary-General's report (S/2017/249). We welcome the report submitted by the Secretary- General. The European Union emphasizes the continued importance ofa holistic approach that addresses sexual violence in conflict as part of the broader women and peace and security agenda, recognizing that sexual and gender-based violence are also the results of gender inequalities and of women's subordinated position in too many parts of the world. In addition, the issue of stigma should be analysed and addressed within the broader context of sexual and gender-based violence that may or may not be related to conflict.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Today, I would like to extend my special thanks to Uruguay for organizing this open debate, and to the Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina Mohammed; Under-Secretary-General AdamaDieng; and Ms. Amina Jaf, who spoke on behalf of civil society, for their statements. Let me also take this opportunity to also congratulate Ms. Pramila Patten on her appointment as Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict and to wish her every success in her new challenges. We also would like to thank the outgoing Special Representative, Ms. Zainab Bangura, for her commitment and determined service over the past five years and wish her the best in her future endeavours.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Ms. Marinaki: I speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States. The candidate countries Turkey, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania; the country of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina; as well as Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, and Georgia, align themselves with this statement. A little less than a year ago, we all commemorated the first International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. On that occasion, the European Union reaffirmed its strongest support for zero tolerance to any form of sexual violence. We said it then and we say it now - sexual violence is a flagrant and unacceptable violation of human rights, and we stand in solidarity with its victims and survivors, as well as with their families.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Let me conclude by reaffirming our commitment as expressed during last year's debate (see S/PV.7533). The United Nations can continue to rely fully on the European Union's support, including in better, more broadly, faster and more effectively promoting the women and peace and security agenda worldwide.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source
“We have financed diverse community-based projects across the Horn of Africa, in Pakistan and in the whole of the Middle East and North Africa region. Fourthly, we have strengthened our cooperative frameworks, both within the European Union and with our external partners. In June we also reconfirmed our strategic partnership with UN-Women, and we are finalizing the European gender focal points network and the women, peace and security national focal points network to connect all European stakeholders through the agenda on gender and women and peace and security. We have made progress in meeting the substantial financial commitment we pledged a year ago, and we will shortly publish new project proposals to contribute to gender equality and women's and girls' empowerment in partner countries.”
2016-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7793 (2016) · source