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Mlambo-Ngcuka

lines on the record: 182
first: 2013-10-18
most recent: 2019-10-29
sittings or episodes: 13
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“In a country where women are a majority of cross-border traders and approximately 85 per cent of daily market traders, many women were suddenly impoverished by border closures, travel restrictions and market shutdowns. These women have called upon us to help them rebuild their trade, which does not require a lot. As the Government Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protections noted, these women were heroes before the Ebola crisis hit. They are now back to zero. Gains against maternal and infant mortality were quickly reversed by the disruption of basic services. My mission to Liberia was also to look into our support to the effort to provide water, sanitation and hygiene services as an initiative that we are undertaking together with Oxfam International and the Government.”
2016-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7649 (2016) · source
“Sexual and gender-based violence continues to be one of the most reported crimes, particularly against minors, yet the overwhelming majority of perpetrators escape justice, despite the hard work of some Government officials and civil society organizations. The drawdown of our troops must be accompanied by significant investment in and support for a criminal justice system that works and serves the people. In addition, as many of us know, women were disproportionately affected by the Ebola epidemic. They were at the greatest risk of infection because of their roles as caregivers and nurses. Women are proud of their role and share a strong desire to strengthen their health system.”
2016-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7649 (2016) · source
“Thankfully, the bill on domestic violence currently before Parliament includes the banning of both female genital mutilation and the end of child marriage. We are anxious that the bill be passed. The country that elected Africa's first woman President is ranked 149th in female representation in Parliament, and there are even lower rates of women's leadership in local districts, towns, clans and chiefdoms. Again, we appreciate the fact that there is an effort - which needs the Council's support - to secure a quota ahead of the coming local Government elections so as to increase women's representation and participation.”
2016-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7649 (2016) · source
“We have to ask ourselves: What does peace mean to women when they continue to experience high daily levels of sexual and gender-based violence, with very limited access to justice? Only 8 per cent of girls have completed secondary education or higher, and there are reports of alarming rates of sexual abuse and exploitation in schools by teachers and administrators, with total impunity. Whenever I speak with teenagers, they ask me for more female teachers; this call has also been echoed to me by the President. Harmful traditional practices, from child marriage to female genital mutilation and the abduction of girls into the Sande and Poro secret tribal societies, are devastating both to women's lives and the country's recovery.”
2016-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7649 (2016) · source
“Liberian women have earned global fame for helping to bring an end to the civil war, convincing the rebels to lay down arms, consolidating peace and ensuring that the country does not relapse into conflict since the civil war ended 13 years ago. Liberian women today are also known for the extraordinary role they played in halting, reversing and eliminating the Ebola epidemic. I bring the inspiring example of Liberian women when I speak to women from Syria, Colombia, South Sudan, the Central African Republic or the Democratic Republic of the Congo in my travels to conflict-affected countries. Truly, Liberian women are a source of inspiration. However, Liberian women have yet to benefit fully from the dividends of peace. The absence of war does not mean the presence of complete peace.”
2016-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7649 (2016) · source
“Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka: I visited Liberia three weeks ago, and I am thankful to Angola for the invitation to speak to the Council on the subject today, soon after my visit. I found that the country has a strong, vibrant democracy and the healthy engagement of different stakeholders. The women continue to be resilient in the face of persisting challenges. We have to applaud the strength of the Liberian democracy since the end of the conflict. It is, however, vital now that we continue to invest in the Liberian people's broader resilience and recovery. The dividends of peace need to flow greater and deeper for women and girls.”
2016-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7649 (2016) · source
“I would like to conclude by highlighting the fact that today, as we continue this discussion, has to be seen as a day of a paradigm shift. There was a time before the 15-year study and there will be a time after the 15- year study. That means that we are changing gears in the manner in which we are doing our work, and we support the work of the women and peace and security agenda. We need strong, decisive, united action in order to make sure that 16 years after the adoption of the resolution, 17 years after the adoption of the resolution, but long before we have reached 30 years after the adoption of the resolution, we will be able to talk about having achieved a great impact in the implementation of the resolution and the active participation of both men and women in peacemaking and in conflict prevention.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“We thank NATO, the EU, the AU and OSCE for their support in organizing such regional consultations. We look forward to our ongoing work in partnership with the EU. And we look forward to our discussion as we pursue our three-year review and as we work to ensure that our way forward on the women and peace and security agenda will assist us in taking collective actions that will have an impact in all areas that we all feel strongly about. I also want to highlight the importance of appointing mediators. Many countries are already doing that, appointing and supporting networks of core women mediators, whose numbers are increasing, and the participation of women in tackling conflicts and in peacemaking is increasing.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“We are also encouraged by the appointment of high-level envoys, some of whom were mentioned today by speakers from various countries and regions, and we welcome the appointment of women envoys within NATO and the AU, whose collaboration we are already fully enjoying. We also welcome the appointment of senior agenda advisers by the EU and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and others, and we encourage that trend. The global study tells us that it can have a positive impact when we appoint envoys who are able to assist in driving the implementation of regional plans. Both the NATO Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security and the AU Special Envoy played a key role in facilitating regional consultations for the global study.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“The adoption of regional policies and action plans on women and peace and security by ECOWAS, the EU, IGAD, NATO and the Pacific Islands Forum have a knock-on effect in encouraging an even greater number of national action plans, which improves the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). We also see that the knock-on effect means that countries can depend on each other for support. We have seen that regional plans are effectively implemented when there is widespread consultation with civil society, when there is political will, when there are adequate financial, human and technical resources and when there is a strong framework for monitoring and evaluation.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“We therefore welcome the collaboration within the United Nations that we have experienced with regional and subregional organizations, including the African Union (AU), the European Union (EU), NATO and the Pacific Island Forum and such subregional organizations as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). I hope that this greater collaboration will strengthen ourjoint efforts in relation to the women and peace and security agenda and the recommendations that have come out of the global study.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“We want to emphasize, with respect to regional organizations, whose presence is highly appreciated, that in resolution 2242 (2015) the role of regional organizations is mentioned at least seven times, further pointing out the important role of such organizations. Mass displacements caused by conflict frequently spill across borders and have prompted an increase in the need for regional approaches to the prevention of conflict and to peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka: I wish once again to express our great appreciation to Spain for having convened this very rich and informative dialogue. I also wish to express my gratitude for the contribution of the United Kingdom, which also made it possible for resolution 2242 (2015) to be adopted unanimously. We thank members profusely for that achievement. We also thank the individual Member States that have presented their efforts and initiatives to us here and who were not shy about highlighting many of the problems they face, while emphasizing the fact that a paradigm shift is needed and that, as the representative of the Netherlands said, there should be more action and less talk.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“Where conflict is entrenched, we must move away from a View of peacekeeping as a series of short-term projects and treat peacebuilding as a long-term action, with long- term funding, and women as core partners. Preventing conflict and peacebuilding is an institution we need to build and invest in, as we do for the health or education institutions that we cannot do without. As we look forward now to implementing the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (General Assembly resolution 70/1), we should recall the strong interdependence between all the goals. Goal 16, on just, peaceful and inclusive societies, is intrinsically linked to Goal 5, on achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“As I close, let me remind the Council of the inescapable logic of the study's findings, reflected in the Secretary-General's report, and which should galvanize us to action. These are some key areas. Every peace process we wish to be sustainable must include women. We must incentivize countries to transform the security forces in all United Nations Member States, increasing the numbers of women in leadership positions; we must also learn to value the voice of civilians in peacemaking. We must take strong action against violators, working as a group to ensure that individual countries are not able to shield perpetrators of crimes from justice. We must take steps to build the status of women's human rights defenders, and we must act and invest to prevent conflict.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“I invite all countries to support it as one concrete way to respond to the study. As part of the paradigm shift that can be associated with the study's findings, let us note that the study shows the benefit of investing in preventive action and early warning, rather than retaliatory action. Military spending has a direct impact on the increased suffering of women for generations. Militarization is on the rise and the global cost of violence is estimated at over $14 trillion. We must have faith in our original Vision for resolution 1325 (2000) not to make armed conflict safer for women and girls, but to prevent war in the first place. Our challenge now will be taking steps toward proper funding and execution of the study's ambitious targets. Many of the much-needed changes are in the hands of the Member States represented in this Chamber.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“The United Nations itself has not yet met its targets in gender equality, including gender balance or having gender equality as a focus for spending. For example, we spend more than $9 billion a year on our peacekeeping and special political missions, but we are currently unable to track how much of it is invested in advancing gender equality. And there are still cases of sexual exploitation and abuse in our missions. We are thankful that the Secretary-General has again been raising the alarm over the unacceptable price of inaction on this issue. On a positive note, I am pleased to announce the establishment of the Global Acceleration Instrument for Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action. This new fund will channel more resources to women's organizations building peace and responding to humanitarian emergencies.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“Gender equality is almost completely ignored in reforms of the security sector even in the most gender- aware nations. This is a space that is in need of role models. We need many more women in police forces, military forces and our peacekeeping operations to enhance our operations and peace efforts. Currently, 97 per cent of peacekeepers and 90 per cent of police officers are men. Further, alarmingly, the percentage of girls in secondary education in conflict countries has dropped, and rates of maternal mortality in these settings are more than double the global average. In the midst of the biggest wave of displacement on record, with countless families torn apart or separated, 27 countries still have nationality laws that discriminate against women, thereby contributing to render children stateless.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“Fifteen years after the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), it finds that political will, financing, accountability, attitudinal and institutional barriers, and a lack of expertise and awareness continue to be obstacles. Women's participation is still symbolic or low at peace tables. This is as unreasonable as peace tables that would exclude men. The large investments in rebuilding countries typically neglect women's economic activities or confine women to the informal economy. Donors do not go far enough to target women's organizations for support, yet it is the latter's dedication to peace that has proven to be the only way that women's needs are noticed and serviced. In fact, only 10 per cent of aid to peace and security interventions in fragile States targets gender equality as a principal objective.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“There are more women in mediation support teams and more regular consultations with civil society leaders. Countries and regional organizations are beginning to take more robust action against sexual violence. Courts and commissions of inquiry are paying more attention to gender-based crimes, even though this has not yet translated into higher levels of prosecution. All three reviews on international peace and security - peace operations, peacebuilding, and women and peace and security - have made important commitments to strengthening our capacity and stepping up our actions in this area. I welcome the Secretary-General's invitation to review the gender- related implications of all three reviews before the end of the year. But the report also notes many areas of concern and stagnation.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“I am grateful to the study's author, Radhika Coomaraswamy, and the members of the high-level advisory group for the global study, for their time and dedication, which often went beyond the call of duty. I also thank the Department of Political Affairs, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and all other United Nations partners for their increased efforts to support gender equality. Let us now turn to some of the detail of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2015/716) that I have the privilege to present to the Security Council today on his behalf. It recognizes several markers of progress. Between 1990 and 2010, only 11 per cent of peace agreements even mentioned women or gender issues. In recent years, this has climbed to half of all agreements, and the percentage is higher when the United Nations is involved.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“The study found that women's leadership and participation ensure the inclusion of community needs to achieve deeper peace benefits, improve our humanitarian assistance, strengthen the protection efforts of our peacekeepers, contribute to the conclusion of peace talks and the sustainability of peace agreements, enhance economic recovery after conflict, and help counter violent extremism. It is backed by extensive evaluations, statistical databases and academic research. This is an area in which the whole United Nations family, including the Security Council and regional bodies, are now confronted by the need to make irreversible change. That change is to ensure that women are not the missing, yet vital factor to make the lasting peace for which we all long and strive.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“We welcome also his call to extend the 15-per cent financing goal on peacebuilding within the United Nations to cover funds addressing violent extremism. I would like to pay tribute to the work of the Secretary-General's Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Bangura, who has done much to raise the profile of this issue and ensure that it is taken as seriously as it warrants. A growing body of evidence shows that perhaps the greatest and most underutilized tool we have for successfully building peace is the meaningful inclusion of women. This is the highlight finding of the global study that informs this high-level review.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“Where women are at the peace table, they are able to make compromises that allow for faster progress, but not at the expense of core aspects of long-term sustainability. In Colombia, where the talks are still ongoing, in the most recent agreement on justice, women have secured an agreement that states that there would be no amnesty for sexual-violence crimes. We face new challenges. Extremist groups are targeting women's rights as a deliberate, devastating method of subjugation and control. We have to take this very seriously and we continue to focus on it. We therefore welcome the Secretary-General's commitment, in his upcoming plan of action to prevent violent extremism, to addressing women's participation, leadership, and empowerment as keys to addressing the drivers of extremist violence.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“In my first two years as Executive Director of UN-Women, I have travelled and followed our work in displacement camps in Central Africa, Syrian refugee camps in Jordan, and in South Sudan, where women peace activists shoulder the unseen burden of keeping communities together in the worst oftimes and under the worst of circumstances. I have seen both the relevance of resolution 1325 (2000) and, conversely, the many missed opportunities where it has not been put into effect, with dire costs. More recently, I have been to the Philippines and to Colombia, where women continue to make extraordinary efforts to secure peace. Their presence at the table contributed to positive outcomes. The agreements reached represent the interests of women and of society as a whole. UN-Women is honoured to continue to support the formidable Colombian women.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“Our work with human rights defenders has taught us that they are the true unsung heroes. Friday's announcement of the awarding of this year's Nobel Peace Prize to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet underlined civil society's vital contribution to promoting reconciliation and human rights, and we celebrate this recognition. Such peacemakers include the vibrant women's movement, which continues to work tirelessly to safeguard some of the gains made in the context of the Arab Spring and elsewhere, and realize justice and reconciliation through their active engagement in civic life.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka: Today marks the first time - and a welcome opportunity - that a Head of Government is presiding over the Council's meeting on women and peace and security. I thank His Excellency the President of Spain for presiding over this debate today, for the priority Spain has given to this issue since joining the Council, and for Spain's championing of gender equality for many years. I also thank the United Kingdom for its leadership on women and peace and security in the Council. I would like to recognize our three civil society briefers, Julienne Lusenge from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yanar Mohammad from Iraq, and Alaa Murabit from Libya. The voices of women leaders and front-line activists for peace are rare in this forum, but I suggest they are the most important voices that will be heard today.”
2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source
“The Security Council faces extraordinary challenges, from the Ebola outbreak - which also has a gender dimension - to the rise of violent extremism and the unprecedented levels of displacement that come with it. We will not overcome those challenges without putting gender equality front and centre in our efforts to maintain peace and security. That is this Council's obligation. It is also our collective test for 2015. On behalf of UN-Women, I welcome today's debate and look forward to keeping our promises to all women and girls threatened by conflict and violence all over the world.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“Time and time again, women refugees and internally displaced persons suffer disproportionately from gender-based violence, including sexual violence, forced marriages and trafficking. In resolution 2122 (2013), the Council notes that unequal citizenship rights and asylum processes and a lack of access to identification increase women's risk of statelessness. They suffer exclusion from decision-making and unequal access to education, health, housing, land and property rights. It is time to dramatically improve the situation of women refugees and displaced persons around the world. It is time to renew our commitments and see them through. As we review policies and strategies over the coming months, we should be clear about what sustainable peace and development require in these changed circumstances.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“In subsequent resolutions and in international and regional human rights and humanitarian law it is stated over and over again: the meaningful participation of women in decisions that affect their lives is essential to creating resilient communities. As Nobel Peace Laureate and Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee said during the General Assembly's high-level week last month, "If we exclude women from peacebuilding and post- conflict reconstruction, we will build unbalanced structures, and they will fall." Yet efforts to empower women with leadership, training and education and access to land and other productive assets are still marginal. Displaced women are often excluded from justice systems, and investments to fix this are still insufficient.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“Crises in Afghanistan, Syria and Somalia created more than half of the 10.7 million persons newly displaced by conflict or persecution in 2013. The total displaced population now exceeds 51 million people. During the height of the violence in Gaza earlier this year, almost one third of the population was internally displaced. Nearly 2 million people have been displaced by ongoing crises in the Central African Republic and South Sudan. New displacements have been caused by protracted conflicts, such as the one in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and by new ones, such as the one in Ukraine. The rights, needs, protection and participation of displaced women and girls have been a Security Council matter since the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000).”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“UN- Women is proud to be its secretariat. In fact, I am pleased to recognize the study's distinguished lead author, Radhika Coomaraswamy. She is here with us today, as as are several members of the high-level advisory group, who are here for the week. We are grateful for their time and dedication.They will together examine progress and challenges in implementing resolution 1325 (2000). Today's debate provides an opportunity for the members of the Security Council and others to share their assessment, which I am sure the advisory group will listen to attentively. It is also a chance to renew our commitments to the women and peace and security agenda as the global security context shifts, and to adapt accordingly. Before I conclude, let me touch again on today's topic.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“We see that clearly, and with appreciation, in the honour bestowed on Malala as this year's recipient ofthe Nobel Peace Prize: it is important to affirm girls' role in peacemaking. The year 2015 marks the twentieth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which laid the foundations for the women and peace and security agenda; the fifteenth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000); and the beginning of the new sustainable development agenda. That combination of events is an unmissable opportunity to integrate the women and peace and security agenda into broader development efforts. Next October, the Security Council will conduct a high-level review of the women and peace and security agenda, which will be informed by the Secretary-General's global study on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000).”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“There is now broad understanding ofthe importance of women's economic empowerment in post-conflict settings, but peacebuilding and recovery funding still largely ignore women's economic role and under- invests in their livelihoods. The report also features a recently launched Secretary-General's guidance note on reparations for survivors of sexual violence. That has been a neglected area in our agenda. Reparations are notjust aboutjustice, they are about empowerment. Empowered women and girls are the best hope for sustainable development following conflict. They are the best drivers of growth, the best hope for reconciliation and the best buffer against the radicalization of youth and the repetition of cycles of violence.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“In the ongoing Colombian peace talks, more than one third of the negotiators are women, and a committee dedicated to gender has been established. Today, an unprecedented six women Ambassadors sit here in the Security Council. All of this indicates progress. The gains are remarkable. However, we all have to agree that it still leaves us with nearly half of all peace agreements that say nothing about women's rights or needs, and a majority ofpeace processes where women's minimal presence is an afterthought. The report of the Secretary-General highlights new initiatives to protect women's rights, new measures to increase women's representation in military and police forces and the milestone appointment of the first female Force Commander of a United Nations peacekeeping mission. But 97 per cent of military peacekeepers are still men.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“Through regional or national action plans, over 80 countries have committed to the women and peace and security agenda. Regional organizations are increasingly appointing high- level envoys dedicated to this issue. In this respect, I particularly want to welcome the appointment of long- time champion for women Bineta Diop as the African Union's first Special Envoy for Women, Peace and Security. The report shows that women's participation and representation in conflict resolution and peace processes have improved. Of the 11 active negotiations co-led by the United Nations last year, eight included at least one senior woman among negotiating delegates. The percentage of peace agreements that commit to advancing the security and status of women and girls has more than doubled since 2011.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“Fewer women work and participate in the economy, and fewer girls go to school. Of primary school-age children that are out of school, halflive in conflict areas. Only 35 per cent of girls are enrolled in secondary education in these settings. This prompts me to say that, if we did not have so much conflict, we would have made a lot of progress in gender equality. That puts the whole world in danger. The report of the Secretary-General, which I have the privilege to present to the Council today on his behalf, recognizes advancements made at the normative level over the past year. The Council adopted new resolutions to strengthen women's protection from sexual violence. It reaffirmed the critical importance of women's empowerment and gender equality to international peace and security.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“Courageous journalists are silenced by Violence and death. Teachers, students and front-line service providers are targeted. And key decisions are still being made behind closed doors, deaf to the voices of those directly affected. Last week, we greeted with cautious hope reports ofpossible progress regarding the abducted Chibok girls. This week, our hopes were devastated by news that they are not yet to be released. This again highlights the fact that, even after this horrendous event, more women and girls have been abducted. We must not forget the reasons why they are abducted. We must not forget the horrifying nightmare they face and that so many others continue to endure. During and after conflict, more women die during childbirth, and more girls are forcibly married.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“Suaad Allami, a leading women's rights advocate from Iraq, will speak on their behalf today and on behalf of displaced and refugee women everywhere. As we look around at a world in crisis, there is a sense that we are experiencing not simply an increase in Violence and insecurity, but a shift in the nature of conflict itself. In more and more parts of the world - Iraq, northern Nigeria, Syria, Somalia and Mali, to name just a few - violent extremists are taking control of territory, and directly threatening and targeting women, girls, and their communities. This is the terror that contributes to the high levels of displacement we are discussing today. Women and girls are forced to marry their abductors and rapists or sold as slaves. Human rights defenders are threatened and killed for speaking out against abuse.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“I urge the Council to join in responding with urgency and resolve." I shall now continue with my own remarks. It is an honour to address the Security Council, and to present the Secretary-General's report on women and peace and security (8/2014/693). I thank the presidency of Argentina for hosting this debate and for highlighting the challenges faced by displaced women. This is especially timely as we are witnessing the worst levels of displacement since the end of the Second World War. In my first year as Executive Director of UN-Women, I have travelled to displacement camps in South Sudan and the Central African Republic, and to the Syrian refugee camps in Jordan. Without fail, at every stop I was inspired - albeit in sadness - by women peacebuilders working so hard in dangerous conditions. Ms.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“"I also count on broad participation in my upcoming global study on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security, which will include targeted recommendations to accelerate results. I also commend the lead author of the study, Radhika Coomaraswamy, former Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, who is well known to the Council for her energey and excellence. Ms. Coomaraswamy, the Advisory Group and the study's secretariat will be undertaking broad-based consultations with Governments, academia, civil society and, most importantly, women who have experienced the direct impact of conflict. I encourage all Member States to support that effort. This wide spectrum of challenges provides an undeniable spur to action.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“"I am also concerned by continued discrimination against women and girls. I call for greater investment in measures to address this problem. Resolution 1325 (2000) set out a bold agenda for achieving gender equality as a prerequisite for peaceful and inclusive societies. Led by UN-Women, the United Nations is striving to realize this vision. Next year's convergence of major global policy events will offer an opportunity to advance this. The United Nations counts on the active participation of all countries in the upcoming strategic high-level reviews on issues ranging from sanctions to peace operations, peacebuilding and gender equality.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“Unprecedented levels of displacement are testing global commitments to addressing the needs of women and girls, ensuring their protection and engaging their participation in conflict prevention, resolution and peacebuilding. "The confluence of crises we face, rather than distracting from the imperative of gender equality, should drive us to do even more to live up to the principles in the Charter of the United Nations and global norms. Squandering the potential dividends of gender equality for peace and development has never been so costly. We must urgently stand against abuses. I am outraged by targeted attacks and human rights violations committed against women and girls, as well as those who defend their rights. I call for immediate action to end impunity in such cases.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka: The Secretary-General is regrettably not in a position to join us today. He has asked me to deliver the following message on his behalf. "I thank the Security Council, under the presidency of Argentina, for convening this important debate. The Council's consistent focus on women and peace and security has enabled the international community to move beyond Viewing women as only victims of conflict to seeing them as agents of peace and progress. The Security Council is now increasingly addressing the particular concerns of women and involving them in mediation, peacekeeping and peacebuilding. "The immense human and financial cost of conflict is starkly evident in the situation of refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced persons.”
2014-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7289 (2014) · source
“UN-Women stands ready to support the Council to implement those strong commitments and to keep its promises. Once again, Sir, I thank you for this opportunity, and I look forward to our discussion.”
2014-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7206 (2014) · source
“The women we met in the Central African Republic, including interim President Samba-Panza, must be supported to play their full and equal role as agents of change, peace and security. Empowered women are the best drivers of growth, the best hope for reconciliation and the best buffer against the radicalization of youth and the repetition of cycles of violence. Their voices must be heard. In going about my work, I have been touched by the level of awareness among women around the world of the Security Council's decisions on women and peace and security. This body has made very significant promises to women, most recently in resolution 2122 (2013) and resolution 2149 (2014), on the Central African Republic, and has included strong language on women's participation, leadership and protection.”
2014-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7206 (2014) · source
“To reiterate, I request the Council to ensure that MINUSCA has the proper gender architecture to fulfil its mission, that troop-contributing countries provide all troops access to training on the prevention of sexual violence, that women be represented in all processes that deal with peacemaking, peacebuilding and reconciliation, that election preparations place women's representation and participation at their centre, that efforts to rebuild the justice system and secure accountability for grave crimes include dedicated sexual and gender crimes experts and that our humanitarian response be scaled up, both within and outside the country, and that education and economic well-being are addressed.”
2014-06-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7206 (2014) · source
“UN-Women will work with partners, including the AU, to ensure that emergency employment programmes include women as at least 40 per cent of their beneficiaries. We encourage all international partners to adhere to the United Nations policy on earmarking 15 per cent or more of funding for women's empowerment and gender equality. UN-Women is also partnering with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to respond to the urgent needs of women and girls in refugee sites in Cameroon and to support women's access to humanitarian aid in the Central African Republic.”
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“To build durable national security, we need more women in the Mission's military, police and civilian components. I am pleased to announce that, for the first time, UN-Women and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations will offer specialized predeployment training on preventing sexual violence. I urge all troop-contributing countries to take up the offer and support the full implementation of this training in their countries. I also urge the international community and members of the Security Council to increase funding for the safety and protection of women and girls, for women's economic empowerment and for education. We know that women's employment, entrepreneurship and child care all have a significant impact on family and community recovery and can be a powerful investment for peacebuilding.”
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“We note the efforts of the International Commission of Inquiry and the President's recent request to the International Criminal Court. Efforts to secure justice at all levels must be supported, and UN-Women has offered to provide dedicated gender-crime investigators. We also welcome the Council's recent decision to establish a robust peacekeeping mission in MINUSCA, building on the efforts of the Economic Community of Central African States and the African Union, and on the support offered by the French forces and the European Union mission. This year's initial deployment of gender and women's protection advisers must be strengthened next year. That expertise must expand beyond Bangui to the regions and be embedded in all of the Mission's priority areas.”
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