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Misaka

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2014-04-25
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2014-04-25
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  1. “Local women's rights groups often have the strategic and political knowledge needed to end sexual violence and are usually the first to respond to survivors. All too often, civil society is the only voice to address ongoing sexual violence in forgotten and neglected conflicts. I leave the Council with the story of Sarah, who was interviewed by our organization in Bentiu, where her uncle was killed in front of her, her mother was burned and Sarah herself was raped. She also told us about 10 other women who were shot because they refused to be raped. We need members of the international community to work with us in South Sudan. We ask that they not forget our country, our people, our women.”

    2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source

  2. “The denial of access cannot serve as an excuse for perpetrators and Governments to avoid their accountability for crimes of sexual violence. Sixthly, we need to look at root causes. In South Sudan, all we want is peace. The prevention of conflict and dealing with its underlying causes must be given priority, rather than waiting until it is too late. The proliferation of arms and light weapons adds to the insecurity of girls and women. We therefore call on the Security Council and all actors to focus on gender-sensitive disarmament and conflict prevention, including early warning. Member States should ratify and fully implement the Arms Trade Treaty, particularly in relation to the prevention of gender-based violence. Finally, we remind Member States of the importance of creating space and support for independent civil society.”

    2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source

  3. “Following armed attacks in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) camp in Bor, we have received reports from women living in the camp who do not feel safe and are requesting more protection and evacuation. Given the UNMISS mandate and the large number of women seeking refuge in UNMISS compounds and internally-displaced- persons camps, UNMISS must take serious measures to guarantee the rights of South Sudanese women and to ensure their protection. In that vein, the Security Council should urge UNMISS to ensure vetting, pre- or post-deployment training and sensitization of all troops on gender-based violence and protection. In addition, we recognize that United Nations bodies and international humanitarian organizations need unhindered access to conflict areas.”

    2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source

  4. “Although there are six women involved in the formal negotiations in South Sudan, as a result of heavy advocacy by women's groups and the international community, women are still underrepresented in the peace process. Seats at the peace table should not be reserved only for parties to the conflict. That is why my organization has developed a statement to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, with signatories from across South Sudan and Africa, calling for women's networks and organizations to be part of the peace process. Fifthly, we must consider mission mandates. The Security Council has long recognized, most recently in its resolution 2122 (2013), that United Nations mission mandates should include strong and comprehensive language on all aspects of the women, peace and security agenda.”

    2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source

  5. “Amnesty provisions must not make accountability for sexual-violence crimes impossible, breach international law or do nothing to deter perpetrators of sexual violence. Fourthly, we must work towards women's meaningful participation in peace negotiations. All women must have the opportunity to participate and to have their views and needs represented in decision-making processes. That requires outreach to women who have been marginalized, including young women, indigenous women, those who have been displaced and those with disabilities. Many of those groups are at increased risk of being targeted for conflict-related sexual violence.”

    2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source

  6. “They also face systemic barriers, such as poor infrastructure and the lack of health and psychosocial services. It is vitally important that the humanitarian community receive additional technical and financial resources to meet the specific needs of women and girls. In turn, the humanitarian community must ensure that the needs of women and girls are met when services are provided. Thirdly, the prohibition of amnesty is another factor. Ceasefire agreements and peace agreements must not provide amnesty for sexual violence, as is stipulated in numerous Security Council resolutions. That in turn must not be undermined in subsequent post-conflict mechanisms, including legislative and constitutional provisions.”

    2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source

  7. “We call on Member States and United Nations agencies to ensure that survivors of sexual violence can access, in a timely manner, nondiscriminatory and comprehensive health services, which should include, as referenced in Security Council resolution 2122 (2013), the full range of sexual-violence and reproductive health services, HIV awareness and response and access to safe abortion, in accordance with international humanitarian law. Equally important are psychosocial, legal, livelihood assistance and other multisectoral services and appropriate services, especially for adolescent girls. In South Sudan, survivors of sexual violence face many barriers to all those services. One challenge is that survivors do not report abuses early enough, owing to fear and stigma.”

    2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source

  8. “In South Sudan, women are discriminated against in laws that do not meet internationally accepted standards of human and individual rights. Weak judicial systems lead to a low rate of arrests and convictions. Security and judicial professionals should receive stronger training on sexual and gender-based violence. Alleged perpetrators must be prosecuted, including those with command responsibility, and women should be active agents in judicial processes and sectors. Secondly, we must consider comprehensive services for survivors.”

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  9. “First, with regard to ending impunity, the Security Council, Member States and the United Nations must take on leadership roles and actively advocate for ending impunity and promoting investigation, documentation and accountability. At this moment in South Sudan, mechanisms are being set up to investigate atrocities, including the Monitoring and Verification Mechanism ofthe Cessation and Hostilities Agreement. In addition, the African Union Commission of Inquiry is currently in South Sudan and will be investigating sexual violence in conflict as part of its mandate. In all cases of conflict and in all such mechanisms, sexual violence in conflict must be on the list of types of violence to be documented. Without documentation, there will be no accountability.”

    2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source

  10. “I want to acknowledge the work of civil society groups that are not present here but are fighting every day to prevent, document and respond to such crimes. I am also deeply honoured to acknowledge the civil society groups that are here today, including Ms. Naw K'nyaw Paw, another women's human rights defender who is working with sexual violence survivors in Myanmar. Today, we call on all the relevant actors, including Member States, the Security Council, the United Nations and non-state actors, to take a greater role in the prevention and treatment of this atrocity and threat to international peace and security. I will discuss six ateas of serious concern related to the situation in South Sudan and sexual violence in all conflicts, including in those situations that are not in the focus of the international community.”

    2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source

  11. “Women in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan internally displaced persons camp in Bor, which was attacked last week, are traumatized and devastated, and say they feel as ifthey are sitting there waiting to die. I am here with members in the Security Council today, but I live in fear of what will happen next in my country - and to my family. Last week in Bentiu, hundreds of men, women, and children were killed, and men are being pushed to rape women of different ethnicity. The sexual violence we have experienced in South Sudan is indicative of the larger systemic crisis throughout the world in countries such as Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Syria and Myanmar.”

    2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source

  12. “Ms. Misaka: I would like to thank the Security Council for this opportunity to address it at this debate on women and peace and security from a civil society perspective. I speak today on behalf of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security. I am also here in my capacity as a founding member of the South Sudanese Diaspora Association and a member of the EVE Organization for Women Development. EVE is an organization based in Juba, South Sudan, that is committed to empowering women and raising awareness about women, peace and security issues, including sexual and gender-based violence during conflict. I speak here today with a heavy heart, as I continue to receive reports from my family, friends and my organization in South Sudan that the violence in our country has continued to increase.”

    2014-04-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7160 (2014) · source