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  1. “In this particularly challenging context, it becomes even more imperative to seize on this anniversary year, which also marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, to call on the international community to redouble our efforts to ensure the full, equal and meaningful participation of women in all aspects of peace and security, to ensure women’s rights are promoted and protected and to fill the gaps in the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda.”

    2020-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1084 (2020) · source

  2. “We remain outraged by reports of increased sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls during COVID-19, including in armed conflict and post-conflict situations, which undermines the fragile gains on gender equality and women and girls’ human rights. Recalling the responsibilities of parties to armed conflict to respect fully international law applicable to the rights and protection of women and girls, the Group once again echoes the call of the Secretary-General for a global ceasefire in response to COVID-19, and we underscore the importance of human rights-based and gender-responsive measures against the pandemic.”

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  3. “Despite some positive examples, we are concerned by the relative stagnation in financing for women’s organizations, especially as compared to the trillions of dollars spent every year on peace and security. The financial situation of many women’s organizations has been further weakened as a result of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. More must be done to support them. The twentieth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000) comes at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc worldwide, with its impacts exacerbated for women and girls, including increased violence, impacts on safety and livelihoods and exclusion from the design, implementation and monitoring of response efforts.”

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  4. “The Group emphasizes that women’s participation in peace negotiations is not only desirable; it is essential to achieving more sustainable peace. As such, the Group calls on the United Nations to aim towards making women’s full, equal and meaningful participation a requirement in all mediation teams, political transitions and the peace processes it leads or co-leads. The Group also encourages Member States and the Security Council to follow up on the recommendations addressed to them in the reports of the Secretary-General.As highlighted in this year’s report, the Group emphasizes how increased, predictable, sustained and flexible funding for women and peace and security is key to making the agenda a reality.”

    2020-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1084 (2020) · source

  5. “The Group urges all Member States to fulfil their obligations to that end and further urges all Member States to unequivocally call out speech and acts that fuel gender-based discrimination, stigma and violence, including in the digital space. The Group welcomes ongoing efforts undertaken by the Security Council to more systematically include women from diverse backgrounds in its discussions and urges its members to fully integrate women and peace and security into all of its work and outcomes, including on country-specific situations and mission mandates. The Group similarly welcomes continuing efforts across the United Nations system and calls on United Nations departments and entities, including their senior officials, to deliver on their 10 core commitments included in the 2019 report of the Secretary- General (S/2019/800).”

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  6. “The Group recognizes and pays tribute to the critical role played by civil society in the creation and ongoing implementation of the women and peace and security agenda. Now more than ever, we must create enabling spaces for civil society’s important voices and critical perspectives to be heard, considered and acted upon, including in the Security Council. The Group condemns in the strongest possible terms the ongoing and, in many cases, increasing intimidation, threats and violence against women peacebuilders, women political leaders, women community leaders and women human-rights defenders. This violence is unacceptable, and it must stop.”

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  7. “The Group welcomes the most recent report of the Secretary-General as well as the recommendations it contains (S/2020/946). As we mark the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), the Group recognizes the progress made as well as the opportunity and need for far greater implementation of all pillars of the women and peace and security agenda. The Group urges Member States to fully implement the provisions of all previous Security Council resolutions pertaining to the women and peace and security agenda and to reinforce their efforts in this regard. The Group underscores the importance of ensuring that commitments made are kept and accompanied by appropriate accountability frameworks.”

    2020-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1084 (2020) · source

  8. “We are submitting this statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security, an informal network of 63 Member States, representing all five regional groups of the United Nations — Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, the Republic of Korea, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mali, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Rwanda, Senegal, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, the United States of America and Zambia — and the European Union.”

    2020-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/2020/1084 (2020) · source