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Murabit

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  1. “Only by partnering with women and civil society organizations on the front lines can we counter the rising threats of insecurity, whether extremism, resource exploitation, mass migration, global warming or any of the myriad causes of conflict. It is time we shifted our support back to where it matters most - women. When the Security Council finds it unthinkable to address a crisis without addressing women's rights, when humanitarian responders have full funding for their gender-specific services, when women grass-roots leaders find their work fully funded and politically supported, when it is unimaginable that peace talks be held without women's full engagement, only then will the full potential of resolution 1325 (2000) be realized.”

    2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source

  2. “There is no doubt that resolution 1325 (2000) was a tipping point for the global community and the women and peace and security agenda, opening doors and shifting the political discourse. I am of the new generation of women peace activists, from a country that was under dictatorship 15 years ago. Yet the 1325 agenda proved to be relevant to me and no doubt will be to women and societies in other countries for years to come. But we cannot forget that it was the relentless leadership of civil society activists, veterans of the struggle for peace, that ensured the adoption of that very resolution 15 years ago. We are not backing down. Every day, we put our lives on the line and do our part for peace. It is time for the United Nations and Member States to do theirs.”

    2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source

  3. “The United Nations needs to create an accountable and authoritative first- response structure within the Security Council, such as an informal expert group that will guarantee greater coordination throughout the multilateral system and provide greater relief to defenders of women's human rights who are at risk on the ground. Finally, there is an arguable need to allocate adequate resources and increase the financial commitments made to women and peace and security. That must be accompanied by the removal of structural, political and bureaucratic barriers that limit the accessibility of funds and resources to activists on the ground. Dedicated contributions specific to programmes led by women that address the distinct needs of women in conflict and post-conflict environments are vital.”

    2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source

  4. “Research has proven that they disproportionately affect women and girls, who are often assaulted, exploited and abused for personal and economic gain. Women's rights are violated as they are forced into marriage by armed groups and forced into religious conversion, and women's rights activists are targeted for violence for their own activism or for that of male family members. While there have been increased efforts to ensure more effective gender programming by organizations and Member States alike, they are uncoordinated, unenforced and insufficient.”

    2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source

  5. “The participation of women is critical in the prevention of conflict. Women already engage in unofficial prevention practices in their communities. That should be recognized and institutionalized into official early warning systems and programmes. The engagement of women cannot continue to be one of convenience, when women are included only to implement processes that the United Nations and Member States have decided in their absence. Women must be engaged at the very onset at the decision- and policy-making level. An example is the countering of violent extremism strategy; the narrative is one that is very militant. The aim of women peace activists is to prevent violent extremism. Secondly, we urgently need a mechanism to address crisis situations. Emergencies are not gender-neutral.”

    2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source

  6. “I would like to make three recommendations based on the my own extensive work and that of my civil society colleagues working on the issue of women and peace and security globally. First, conflict prevention is paramount to ensuring global peace and security, rather than only reactively addressing erupting conflicts and adopting overly militarized, band-aid strategies, which promote rather than diffuse local conflicts. The United Nations, Member States and the Security Council should instead address underlying drivers of conflict. Resources, expertise and influence should be concentrated on the prevention and mitigation of conflicts. That means focusing on justice, global disarmament, effective economic policies, representative political structures, accountable media and social freedoms.”

    2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source

  7. “The lack of actionable commitment by the United Nations and its Member States to women and peace and security beyond these walls only validates those who exclude women from negotiations at home. The United Nations must prioritize the inclusion of women here. A few years ago, religious and political actors met with members of the international community in Libya to discuss transitional justice and rising city and tribal tensions. As they were seated, one of the international representatives thanked the Libyan counterparts for attending. Noting the low number of women in attendance, he asked: "Where are the women?" His Libyan counterpart looked around and replied with a laugh: "Well, where are yours?" Women's inclusion is paramount to global stability, and their action on the ground needs to reflect our commitments on paper.”

    2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source

  8. “After more than 60 years ofwar and countless peace processes, all exclusive and all failing, the political process was opened up with the help of the United Nations and Norway's mediation. Both sides brought victims' voices and experiences to the negotiating table, 60 per cent of whom were women. They humanized the war, mobilizing their communities to support the peace talks. I wish we had a civil society representative from Colombia in the Chamber today to show us what gains can be made when the United Nations and Member States work together to ensure inclusive peace processes. From my own experience in Libya, I know that the only reliable requirement for admission to peace talks is a gun.”

    2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source

  9. “As recent events have made clear, extremist organizations not only recognize women's agency but are extremely effective in speaking to and working with women for their own advantage, to the detriment of global peace and security. We know how much the women and peace and security agenda needs the continued commitment of the United Nations. That is an undeniable fact. However, a less acknowledged truth is that the United Nations and its Member States are not meeting the expectations of the global community, and that is because they continue to ignore the one tool that has never been more urgent for us to utilize - the participation of women at all levels. The ongoing peace process in Colombia, for example, has so much to teach us.”

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  10. “By leveraging the strengths of women in our national network - their ideas, community credibility, unparalleled networks and influence - we were able to reach communities, men and boys in particular, in staggering numbers, enlisting them as our partners in countering extremist messages and preventing violence. As a member of the high-level advisory group concerned with resolution 1325 (2000), I can tell the Council that our experience in Libya is not unique. In conflict and post-conflict countries around the world, women are seen as less threatening politically and economically and, for that reason, garner more societal trust than their male peers. In fact, the importance of including women seems to be a glaringly obvious strategy.”

    2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source

  11. “It was women who began to piece the country back together. It was women who in record numbers founded organizations and initiatives and who through education, media, political reform and economic empowerment were fighting for a truly free Libya. During the next three years, women were the first to feel the effects of ongoing fighting and the first to notice the signs of rising extremism. In fact, as early as 2012, they warned ofthe increasing danger in driving alone, the increasing calls for school segregation and how religious manipulation was being used by religious and political leaders to promote polarization in their society. It was on that basis that my organization launched the Noor Campaign, led by women and built on their partnership with men and religious actors to build peace and security in Libya.”

    2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source

  12. “In the midst of revolutionary euphoria, we spoke with thousands of women nationally, who expressed their excitement at the potential opportunities that awaited them. But even then, they recognized and spoke of the challenges, of how tensions would grow if transitional justice and reconciliation were not sought out through legitimate structures, of the growing security risk of the open Sahara border, and of their increasing exclusion from the political arena. They listed their priorities with clarity and purpose: to get the weapons out of their homes and their family members back to work. As history has since proven, their words were the truest reflection of the impact of unaddressed conflicts and increasing insecurity. Women did not just speak while men vied for power and property.”

    2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source

  13. “Ms. Murabit: I thank the Security Council for this opportunity to address it on this historic occasion. When I was growing up, my mother told me she always saw everything, courtesy of the two extra eyes she had in the back of her head. I made many attempts to disprove her, and needless to say, I was caught every time. What I did not know then was that my mother had just taught me a valuable lesson and that I would use it daily in my work as a peace and security advocate: that the very women who lead families and societies know first and best what is happening in them and how to address it. My organization, the Voice of Libyan Women, launched its first national project, the Libyan Women's Charter, in 2011.”

    2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source