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  1. “We join other delegations in recognizing the important role played by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, including the call for reinforced funding for the Agency. The important work of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force also remains vital to the stability of the subregion. As I conclude, we urge both parties to avoid unilateral steps that stand in the way of a resumption of a political process and of ensuring the peace and stability of the region.”

    2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174 (2022) · source

  2. “It is our hope that the Algiers declaration signed on 13 October by 14 Palestinian factions can translate into actual reconciliation and pave the way for elections to establish a Government of national unity. Kenya welcomes these high-level outreach and mediation efforts by Algeria and others by neighbouring States, including Jordan, Egypt and Qatar. Let me reaffirm that Kenya’s interest continues to be supporting an end to the protracted conflict. My delegation further reaffirms that peace efforts, both at the official and grass-roots levels, that comprehensively integrate the socioeconomic development of all sectors of society are and will be critical to the stability and peace of the region in the interim and for the long term.”

    2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174 (2022) · source

  3. “The actualization of the long-held goal of a region where two democratic States — Israel and Palestine — live side by side in peace and within secure and recognized borders based on the 1967 lines will demand greater urgency. It will also demand more meaningful commitment to the peace process by both parties in alignment with international law, the Charter of the United Nations, the Council’s resolutions and regional peace initiatives and frameworks, both existing and new. The commitment to an independent, sovereign, viable and contiguous Palestinian State also means an immediate and complete cessation of Israeli settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, as demanded by the comprehensive pillars of resolution 2334 (2016) and the provisions of resolution 1860 (2009).”

    2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174 (2022) · source

  4. “In our view, the Council has to move beyond the existing cyclical, and in many ways stagnant, state of engagement with the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. Kenya has repeatedly called for enhanced analysis and contextualization of reports, to be provided by the good offices of the Secretary-General, to enable us to better appreciate the implications of those incidents in the maintenance of peace and security in the region. Discussions can and should continue, but they should be embodied in preventive diplomacy and characterized by Council action. The discussions and actions should also be commensurate with actual happenings and risks and a proper reading of the situation on the ground.”

    2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174 (2022) · source

  5. “Compliance with obligations, including the protection of the civilian populations, remains critical. For years, month after month, the Council has heard alarming reports of incidents, acts of violence and fatalities, including clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians; settler-related violence, demolitions and forced and potential evictions in East Jerusalem; and the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza. As a Council we continue to strongly, and rightly, condemn the terrorist attacks and indiscriminate launches of rockets and mortars by Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and affiliated militant groups targeting civilian-populated centres. But now more than ever there is an urgent need to shift from an approach that depicts such incidents as isolated in specific cities or moments in time.”

    2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174 (2022) · source

  6. “Beyond security concerns, the current situation continues to have implications on the economy and humanitarian aid assistance in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza. My delegation has regularly taken note of the progress made on cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians at all levels, including in security and economy matters. As such, it is critical that the evolving situation, including the underlying issues fuelling the instability, be urgently addressed before it reverberates in other areas. The mediating and de-escalating role of religious and community leaders from both sides remains critical. Kenya welcomes the Special Coordinator’s continual engagement with key figures from both parties and at all levels, including the recent meetings in Nablus and Jenin.”

    2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174 (2022) · source

  7. “I welcome Special Coordinator Tor Wennesland’s briefing on the recent developments on the ground, particularly given the trajectory of events in recent weeks. I welcome the participation of the representatives of Israel and the Observer State of Palestine in today’s open debate. We meet once again against the backdrop of recurring and escalating violence, as well as fatalities among both Jewish and Palestinian civilians, including children. The recent unrest, militia activity and shootings in Nablus and Jenin, including in the refugee camps, are concerning. The heightened tensions and increasing military search-and-arrest operations and movement restrictions in the West Bank signal a deteriorating security situation that we have not witnessed in decades.”

    2022-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9174 (2022) · source

  8. “Currently, financing for women’s organizations in conflict-affected countries remains minimal, which hampers their agency and potential in peace processes. Ensuring adequate financing to realize the Sustainable Development Goals, women’s integration in national economic frameworks and the rollout of national action plans for women, peace and security, in line with the respective national priorities, would also contribute to enhanced resilience. In conclusion, I join in the call from our fellow co-founders of the Presidency Trio for Women, Peace and Security — Ireland and Mexico — and all States Members of the United Nations that have since joined the initiative to ensure that these shared commitments translate into and continue to inspire action.”

    2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source

  9. “Kenya has institutionalized training programmes for women leaders within Government training institutions. We have also made significant progress in training and recruiting more women into senior positions, including advisory, representative and field-operations functions for both civilian and uniformed personnel. Providing context-appropriate psychosocial and legal support to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence and the early identification of victims of human trafficking together with their referral to appropriate services also require specialized training, which also involves the enhancement of the expertise and capacities of local women. My fourth point relates to financing and the socioeconomic empowerment of women and girls.”

    2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source

  10. “We reiterate that, for optimal impact, such resolutions as resolution 2242 (2015), which link acts of sexual and gender-based violence with the strategic objectives and ideology of certain terrorist groups such as Al-Shabaab must be implemented alongside other counter-terrorism instruments including resolutions 2354 (2017), 2178 (2014) and 2331 (2016). It is also important to invest in women’s peace and rights advocates and utilize their agency as interlocutors in security sector reform and disarmament, demobilization and reintegration initiatives and mechanisms that deal with those at risk of radicalization and with returnees. My third point is on capacity-building and training. Identifying areas that need new skills and competencies and establishing institutions that work together are important steps in ensuring resilience.”

    2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source

  11. “In Kenya, we have seen the value of enhanced gender-mainstreaming in early-warning and response mechanisms, including through local peace committees and local mediation networks. In this regard, we have developed a gender-responsive community-led early- warning and early-response framework. Secondly, it is imperative for there to be a comprehensive approach in the implementation of all the four pillars of women, peace and security. An investment in one pillar should not be made in isolation from the rest. With specific regard to armed and terrorist groups, we remain concerned that there is too little being done to ensure accountability for sexual and gender-based violence.”

    2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source

  12. “In this regard, my delegation would like to propose four action points. The first is to invest in building women’s resilience and leadership in a way that corresponds to the context and the immediate threat environment. This means enhanced efforts to integrate localized knowledge, home-grown conflict-management, negotiation and mediation skills. A contextual approach that utilizes the expertise of local women and prioritizes national and regional women protection advisers also allows for more accurate and culturally informed gender-disaggregated data, especially when it comes to addressing the causes, drivers and accelerators of conflict. The agency of local women in early warning and prevention should also be better utilized as a preventive and resilience-building measure.”

    2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source

  13. “They are rebuilding broken communities, forging reconciliation and agitating for their rights, even in the face of oppression, structural inequalities, displacement, human trafficking sexual and gender-based violence, and in the brutality of conflict itself. Inasmuch as the Council resolutions speak to participation, prevention and relief and recovery of women in the peace and security arena, in practice, we are still witnessing violations of those key women and peace and security pillars, including the denial of basic rights, access to education, economic opportunities, justice and other services. It therefore remains necessary to amplify the voices of women and strengthen women’s resilience and leadership at all levels as a path to peace, particularly in regions plagued by armed and militia groups.”

    2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source

  14. “Women’s continued role and leadership as first responders, peacekeepers, peacebuilders, mediators, peace signatories, activists, advocates and human rights defenders have been aptly demonstrated despite the difficult circumstances in various regions of the world. As demonstrated by the stories of women taking ownership of peace in the Photoville travelling exhibition launched during Kenya’s Security Council presidency last year at the time of the women and peace and security annual open debate (see S/PV.8886), women are quietly working, or organizing and mobilizing, for peace at the grass-roots level.”

    2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source

  15. “In brief, Kenya is a country that has further to travel to full equality, but that is doing so rapidly in multiple spheres. That progress will, in time, be reflected in our continued implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and the subsequent resolutions on the women and peace and security agenda. Kenya is committed in particular to recognizing the disproportionate impact of armed conflict on women and girls and, based on that recognition, initiating action to address their increased vulnerabilities in access to resources, services and opportunities in conflict and post-conflict contexts. The women and peace and security normative framework also reaffirms the critical role that women play across the entire peace continuum, from conflict prevention and resolution to peace transitions and post-conflict recovery.”

    2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source

  16. “A comparatively peaceful pre-election period boosted women’s candidatures. For example, three out of four vice-presidential candidates were female, and the number of female candidates for Governor doubled to 62, as compared to 2017. While the constitutional two-thirds gender rule was not achieved in the ballot, the number of winning candidates rose. Thirty female members of Parliament were elected, up from 23 in 2017, and seven female governors, as compared to three in 2017. There is still a great deal of effort to be made in ensuring that women leadership is increased to equality in the private sector, particularly in the corporate space. However, Kenyan women are equal owners in micro-, small- and medium-sized businesses, making up 48 per cent of the number that contributes 20 per cent of our national gross domestic product.”

    2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source

  17. “Kenya fully supports the initiative currently under way to establish the AU women, peace and security focal points group to highlight Africa’s women and peace and security implementation narrative here in New York. We celebrate Africa’s leadership in advancing the women and peace and security agenda to being a core component of our primary security and normative architecture, as embodied, inter alia, in the AU Constitutive Act. Kenya accords great importance to supporting women’s resilience and leadership at all decision-making levels, as informed by our Constitution, laws and policies. At the moment, we are implementing and conducting a mid-term review of our second women and peace and security national action plan. Our national action plan received a further boost from Kenyan voters during the general elections in August.”

    2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source

  18. “I thank Deputy Secretary- General Amina Mohammed for her remarks, including the observations, recommendations and goals for the decade reflected in the current report of the Secretary-General (S/2022/740) on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). I also thank the Executive Director of UN-Women, Ms. Sima Bahous, the African Union (AU) Special Envoy on Women and Peace and Security, Ms. Bineta Diop, and Ms. Zahra Nader for their briefings. We commend Ms. Diop and her Office for promoting women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in peace processes in Africa and for the reports on the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda on our continent.”

    2022-10-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9158 (2022) · source

  19. “In conclusion, I urge that the Council’s engagement with the non-proliferation agenda go hand in hand in encouraging efforts in strengthening the peaceful application of nuclear technology in industrial development projects for the benefit of the Iranian people and the holistic, political and economic stability of the subregion.”

    2021-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8930 (2021) · source

  20. “Let me reiterate that adherence to the provisions of the JCPOA and agreed mechanisms by all parties is a critical first step that will further enhance trust and build confidence among all parties and neighbouring States for the long-term stability of the Middle East region. Resolution 2231 (2015) notes that the political and diplomatic efforts that went into the establishment of the JCPOA were geared to, inter alia, ensuring the economic and technological development of Iran in the area of peaceful nuclear activities. We therefore urge that the Joint Commission remain committed to upholding the integrity, transparency and confidence-building approach of the procurement channel to enable the continuation of trade with the Islamic Republic of Iran and relevant transfers within the JCPOA framework.”

    2021-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8930 (2021) · source

  21. “We commend bilateral and multilateral initiatives by neighbouring countries in the region and urge that they continue to engage constructively to foster a conducive environment for diplomatic engagement and the implementation of the JCPOA and resolution 2231 (2015). We encourage Iran to implement fully the Protocol Additional to the Agreement between Iran and the IAEA for the Application of Safeguards and voluntary transparency and implementation measures with the IAEA as before. That includes Iran taking ownership of, and committing to, the JCPOA provisions through non-violation and refraining from further acting on irreversible measures it has undertaken.”

    2021-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8930 (2021) · source

  22. “We are all hoping for an outcome that will further enhance non-proliferation efforts in the Middle East and an outcome that will: first, provide a clear and practical road map within the current imperatives; secondly, outline the steps needed for the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran to return to the full and effective implementation of the JCPOA and resolution 2231 (2015); thirdly, ensure that all parties adhere to their commitments under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, including the lifting of additional sanctions and all retaliatory measures, which are in violation of the principles and procedures laid out in the JCPOA; and, lastly, safeguard the equipment and important verification and monitoring work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and ensure that it continues unhampered on the ground.”

    2021-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8930 (2021) · source

  23. “We view the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and resolution 2231 (2015) as critical multilateral achievements and mechanisms in the area of nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. The decision by the United States Government to reaffirm the measures and provisions contained in resolution 2231 (2015) early this year and the engagement of both the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran in ongoing negotiations are all important positive steps towards the full and effective implementation of the Plan and the resolution. We are closely following the renewed diplomatic talks in Vienna, which are currently in their seventh-round. We urge all participants to continue engaging with a spirit of purpose and needed compromise to bring the agreement back to life without further delay.”

    2021-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8930 (2021) · source

  24. “I also thank the briefers — Under-Secretary-General DiCarlo and Ambassadors Olof Skoog and Byrne Nason — for their overview of twelfth report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 2231 (2015) (S/2021/995), the report of the Joint Commission to the Security Council on the status of the Procurement Working Group’s decisions and on any implementation issues (see S/2021/992) and the twelfth six-month report of the Facilitator on the implementation of Security Council resolution 2231 (2015) (see S/2021/1019). I also acknowledge the presence of the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Germany at this meeting. Kenya reaffirms that global nuclear disarmament and the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons constitute the core guarantee against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons.”

    2021-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8930 (2021) · source