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Mele Colifa

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2018-03-08

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2019-12-11

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1. “While the proportion of women on the High Peace Council rose from 9 to 20 per cent, including at its highest levels, it is also true and regrettable that in real conversations, including during the Kabul Process last year and in talks in Muscat, no women attended. As a result, our delegation urges the Government of Afghanistan to ensure that in upcoming dialogues and conversations on peace and security, women participate actively and that they be optimally represented in all State institutions and have a significant role in political decision-making - as is the case in the policies of the President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Mr. Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.”

   2018-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8199 (2018) · source

2. “Resolution 2344 (2017), adopted by the Council on 17 March 2017 (see S/PV.7902), seeks to support the efforts of the Government of Afghanistan and the fulfilment of the commitments pledged in the London, Kabul, Bonn and Tokyo Conferences in order to strengthen governance and the rule of law, among other things. The resolution also urges UNAMA to collaborate in the implementation of the constitutional provisions and international treaties on the full enjoyment of the rights of women, including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, as well as to support Government efforts to ensuring an inclusive electoral process, including measures to allow the full and safe participation of women.”

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3. “Although sexual and gender-based violence, including the practice of bacha bazi, has been outlawed, such crimes regrettably continue to be committed without adequate legal remedy. The entry into force of the criminal code is a step forward, but we urge the Afghan Government to ensure its implementation, as well as the enforcement and compliance with the law on the elimination of violence against women. The Government of Equatorial Guinea welcomes the ongoing efforts of the Afghan Government to seek appropriate strategies to put an end to the violence and to forge sustainable peace. Evidence of such efforts is the call of the Government on 28 February to initiate peace talks with the Taliban, thereby attempting to establish a framework for peace in the second conference of the Kabul Process for peace and security.”

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4. “We are troubled that the rate at which women are killed or injured is on the rise and that grave injuries are inflicted on civilians by constant suicide bombs attacks and other attacks with improvised explosive devices, which disproportionately affect women, boys and girls. Attacks on public places, as we witnessed in the attacks carried out in January, are particularly unsettling. As such, we call on all parties to the conflict to take all the necessary measures to protect the civilian population, especially women and children, in line with international humanitarian law and the basic norms of human rights. Sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls in Afghanistan continues to be a global concern.”

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5. “The Republic of Equatorial Guinea, by supporting the renewal of UNAMA's mandate, fully recognizes and duly appreciates the crucial role of the Mission and of all United Nations agencies in backing the people of Afghanistan, in promoting peace and reconciliation, in ensuring and promoting human rights, in helping to improve the credibility, integrity, inclusivity and sustainability of electoral processes, and in improving the coordination of assistance of the international community in Afghanistan. The latest report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/165) indicates that the number of civilians that have lost their lives has decreased by 9 per cent as compared to 2016. Nevertheless, we are concerned because we continue to see appalling statistics of civilian deaths and wounded in 2017 and in 2018 thus far.”

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6. “Mariam Safi, Executive Director of the Organization for Policy Research and Development Studies, for their invaluable briefings in the Chamber on the situation of Afghan women. Today we wholeheartedly celebrate 8 March, an important day for all women of the world, as it seeks to achieve gender equality and to empower women and girls - as yet unfulfilled tasks of our era and the greatest human rights challenge worldwide. Secretary- Genera Antonio Guterres affirms that idea in his 2018 message about this important day. He also stated that today we have the opportunity to transform impulse into action in order to empower women in all contexts and, above all, to pay tribute to women activists who work tirelessly to champion women's rights and to encourage women to reach their full potential.”

   2018-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8199 (2018) · source

7. “The Government of Equatorial Guinea expresses to everyone its most heartfelt gratitude and congratulations for the magnanimous initiative of occupying today, International Women's Day for working women, this Chamber of entrepreneurial women, whose mere attendance motivates me to send a message to all of the Government and the leaders of the world, especially the Government of Afghanistan: if we women can be sitting here today, the women of Afghanistan can too. I also wish to convey our thanks to Mr. Tadamichi Yamamoto, Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, for the comprehensive and detailed annual briefing on the protection of civilians in armed conflict in Afghanistan. I also thank Ms. Habiba Sarabi, Deputy Chairperson of the Afghan High Peace Council, and Ms.”

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8. “Mrs. Mele Colifa (Equatorial Guinea) (spoke in Spanish): I would like to begin by welcoming Her Excellency Ms. Sigrid Kaag, Acting Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Netherlands. We all welcome your presence in the Chamber, Madam President. I also congratulate the Netherlands for having chosen to convene a debate on the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) today on 8 March, International Women's Day.”

   2018-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8199 (2018) · source