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Mudrenko

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2022-03-08
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2022-04-13
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  1. “Prosecutors and investigators are also cooperating closely with human rights defenders and non-governmental organizations that provide the women affected with medical and psychological support. The truth will be established, and it is an important task for all of us, including the Security Council, to ensure that all responsible are brought to justice despite the attempts made to misuse the Council’s permanent seat in order to escape responsibility.”

    2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source

  2. “We also welcome the initiative of the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict to enhance joint actions and programmes with the Government of Ukraine to prevent and respond to conflict-related sexual violence and strengthen survivor-centred responses by supporting and reinforcing national mechanisms and institutions. All war crimes, including the sexual violence committed by Russians in Ukraine, in particular in the liberated territories, are documented by the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, in cooperation with the national police and other pretrial investigation agencies and health-care facilities.”

    2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source

  3. “The sexual violence perpetrated by the Russian military in Ukraine also targets men and boys, although the vast majority of victims are women and girls. All those crimes run counter to international law and Security Council resolutions on conflict- related sexual violence, for which States bear the primary responsibility. Ukraine has called for an immediate, full and transparent investigation of all war crimes, including sexual violence. We commend in that regard the involvement of the relevant United Nations bodies, including the setting up of a United Nations Commission of Inquiry and the referral of the situation in Ukraine to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.”

    2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source

  4. “They first require urgent care, especially medical and psychological, empathy, emotional support, respect for their personality and dignity, and recovery. Regrettably, many were killed by Russian soldiers, who then tried to hide their crimes. Moreover, in some cases the bodies of the victims were burned. It speaks volumes that despite the extensive, credible and clear evidence, Russia continues to deny the obvious. We have not heard of any investigation launched by Russia. That can mean only that the atrocities committed by Russian soldiers against the civilian population in Ukraine, including sexual violence, were not perpetrators’ excesses but a coordinated, systemic and sanctioned practice. The fact that female prisoners of war have also been exposed to torture and sexual violence is additional proof of that assumption.”

    2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source

  5. “Several hotlines have been opened in Ukraine for the survivors and witnesses of such crimes. La Strada- Ukraine manages one of those hotlines. On Monday the President of that non-governmental organization, Kateryna Cherepakha, briefed the Security Council (see S/PV.9013) about nine reported cases of rape by Russian soldiers in temporarily occupied towns and villages in the Kyivska, Khersonska and Chernigivska regions; 12 women and girls suffered in those attacks. Ukrainian officials are now talking about hundreds of such cases. However, they have been unable to assess the full scale of those atrocities. Many survivors remain in life-threatening situations, in territories that are under the control of Russian troops and cut off from help and connection. Many victims are extremely traumatized; they are not ready to talk about what happened.”

    2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source

  6. “Ukraine aligns itself with the statement delivered by the delegation of the European Union, and I wish to add some remarks in my national capacity. At the outset, I would like to thank the United Kingdom presidency for having convened this timely and critically important debate. I would also like to express my gratitude to the briefers for their presentations. The topic is more than relevant for my country given the recently reported acts of sexual violence perpetrated by Russian soldiers in Ukraine. It is a sad reality that women and girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence and rape during wartime. The inhuman cruelty of the Russian invaders has turned the lives of millions of Ukrainian women and girls into horrific nightmares. Reports of revealed facts and cases are piling up daily.”

    2022-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9016Resumption1 (2022) · source

  7. “Today Ukrainian women are showing that they are not afraid to take up arms to defend their children and land. That was not their choice until the Russian murderers decided to deprive their children of their future. It is now the shared task of the entire international community to stop Russians from killing Ukrainian women and children and ensure a safe future for them.”

    2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989Resumption1 (2022) · source

  8. “We are heartened by the fact that countries hosting our refugees are creating a legal framework that will allow refugees access to social benefits and enable them to work and earn money to keep their families. With regard to women’s meaningful participation in decision-making, I must say that the war has once again highlighted the role of Ukrainian women in defending their native soil from the Russian occupiers. Ukrainian women not only bravely cover the rear but also often join ranks with the armed forces of Ukraine and the Territorial Defence Forces. At the beginning of 2021, there were up to 57,000 women in the Ukrainian army, comprising 22.8 per cent of the total, according to the Ministry of Defence. The number of women in Ukraine’s armed forces currently is significantly higher.”

    2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989Resumption1 (2022) · source

  9. “In the Mykolaiv region, the Russian occupiers fired at a van with a group of female teachers of the local orphanage. Three of them were killed today. There are cases of sexual violence committed by occupiers. All the arrangements on humanitarian corridors are being undermined by the Russians. For instance, in Mariupol the Ukrainian forces removed mines and roadblocks to ensure evacuation on a previously agreed route. The Russian forces immediately shelled and attempted to attack through that route. All those actions that I have just mentioned constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity. Justice will be served sooner or later to all who ordered, committed and whitewashed those crimes. The economic inclusion of Ukrainian women who have been forced from their homes is another important task.”

    2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989Resumption1 (2022) · source

  10. “In the towns and villages occupied or besieged by Russian troops, suffering has already reached its height. The critical situation in Mariupol, Volnovakha, Irpin, Bucha, Vorzel and many other places should be the subject of immediate attention and action by world leaders, the United Nations humanitarian branch and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Civilians, mostly women and children, have effectively been taken hostage. They are not allowed to leave, and humanitarian aid is not let in. If they try to leave, Russians open fire and kill them. They are running out of food and water, and they are dying. Yesterday in Mariupol, a six-year-old girl died of dehydration. She was alone in the last moments of her life, as her mother was killed by Russian shelling earlier.”

    2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989Resumption1 (2022) · source

  11. “In that context, Ukraine has made notable headway in establishing procedures to enhance partnerships between the Government and civil society. Over these years, Ukraine’s Government cultivated supportive relations with a flourishing population of young women entrepreneurs in the private sector and with various vibrant civil society initiatives. The all-out Russian invasion of Ukraine, including from the territory of Belarus, has dramatically changed our lives and women and children are among the most vulnerable. Up to 2 million refugees, mostly women and children, have fled from Ukraine to seek safety. Every day, women and children lose their lives from Russian bullets, shells, bombs and missiles. As of now, at least 41 children have been killed by Russian occupiers.”

    2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989Resumption1 (2022) · source

  12. “While my delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union, I would like to make this statement in my national capacity. I would like to thank all those delegations who expressed solidarity and support for the women and girls of Ukraine during the most difficult times of war, unprovoked and unjustified, waged by the Russian Federation. Ukraine was a member of the Security Council when resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security, was adopted in October 2000. Even against the backdrop of the war, Ukraine remains committed to further promoting the women and peace and security agenda in accordance with its second national action plan for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) for the years from 2021 to 2025.”

    2022-03-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8989Resumption1 (2022) · source