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Pejanovic Durisie

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2018-10-25

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2019-04-11

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1. “Our best long-term contribution to increasing women's meaningful participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations is our continuous investment in building capacities within our national armed forces in accordance with the best international standards of gender parity.”

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2. “That action plan is also focused on increasing the participation of women in decision-making and peacekeeping processes, as well as on the protection of women and girls in conflict zones and the integration of gender perspectives and gender education in peacekeeping operations. Montenegro firmly believes that women's participation and their career advancement are important for more efficient and responsible armed forces, while their participation in peacekeeping missions and operations contributes to ensuring that peace processes worldwide are comprehensive, inclusive and more effective.”

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3. “At the regional level, Montenegro, together with Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of North Macedonia, participates in the implementation of a regional project on strengthening regional cooperation in integrating the gender perspective into the security sector in the Western Balkans, financed by the Kingdom of Norway and the Slovak Republic. In the forthcoming period, in accordance with our long-term defence development plan for the period 2019-2029, Montenegro will intensify its efforts to bring the army closer to young women. The focus is on creating conditions for further increasing the number of women at the command level and in peacekeeping operations. Additionally, we are currently in the final stage of adopting our second four- year action plan for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) in Montenegro.”

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4. “Furthermore, in June 2018, the Ministry ofDefence adopted guidelines for increasing women's participation in the army of Montenegro, defining very specific goals - to ensure that more qualified and motivated female candidates apply for admission to the armed forces and military education programmes and that the selection process for admission to the service and education programmes takes into consideration gender equality to strengthen the professional development of women in the army; ensure that career advancement for women is not hindered owing to formal and/or informal obstacles; ensure the implementation of prevention and protection mechanisms for sexual harassment; encourage and train women to participate in international missions and operations; and provide gender-responsive budgeting.”

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5. “Those statistics still indicate an insufficient number of women, but reflect our clear commitment to reaching both the national goals and our common aspirations under the United Nations peacekeeping agenda, including the United Nations uniformed gender parity strategy for the period 2018-2028 and related initiatives. Therefore, in 2016, the Ministry of Defence adopted a strategy for human resources management, followed by several human-resources-management plans and policies, aimed at creating equal opportunities for women and men to join the armed forces.”

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6. “By actively promoting possibilities for women's education in foreign military academies, the number of women in positions that were once typically filled by men has increased. We now have a woman pilot, a woman commander of a navigational ship squad and women as leaders of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear platoons, departments for mobile liaison systems, engineer platoons and intelligence and reconnaissance platoons, as well as a female Deputy Commander of the Air Force Operational Centre. Next year, a Montenegrin female cadet will graduate from the prestigious United States Military Academy at West Point.”

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7. “Therefore, in the process of reforming our defence system, gender equality has been largely considered as a matter of building up human resources. As a result of our continuous efforts, the number ofwomen in the armed forces has increased from 8.7 per cent in 2011 to 10.6 per cent in 2019, as has the number of women applying for admission to foreign military academies and for employment in the armed forces, as contractual soldiers, officers and civilian personnel. Seven women have participated in the peacekeeping mission of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. The number of women employed at the Ministry of Defence accounts for 42.9 per cent of its personnel, with that rate being 14.7 per cent if the army of Montenegro is also taken into account.”

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8. “I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this meeting and to commend your strong commitment to this important issue on the United Nations agenda. I also thank today's briefers for their valuable inputs to this debate. As a member of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security, Montenegro aligns itself with the statement made by Canada on behalf of the Group. Montenegro also aligns itself with the statement delivered by the observer of the European Union. I will, however, add a few remarks in my national capacity. In many countries of the world, including Montenegro, women are not adequately involved in the armed forces, in particular at the command and decision-making levels.”

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9. “We should spare no effort to open up real opportunities for women and girls in schools, businesses, military ranks and peace processes. Montenegro is fully committed to this agenda. Increasing the participation of women in politics and the security sector is a process that is showing certain positive results, but we should be more committed to women's empowerment in economic spheres. Enabling half of the world's population to contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by serving their communities is the way to make real achievements when it comes to sustainable development and peace.”

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10. “We have also sent an experienced gender adviser, responsible for advice and operational support on the implementation of the resolution 1325 (2000), to NATO headquarters. A number of female officers in our armed forces were trained and certified as regional instructors for the implementation of the gender agenda in international peacekeeping missions and operations. We support the United Nations actions against conflict-related sexual violence, and we highly value the importance of training peacekeeping personnel on preventing sexual exploitation and abuse. We also joined the European Union's Spotlight Initiative to end violence against women and girls, which is to be implemented worldwide together with the United Nations. The women and peace and security agenda is having an effect on global policymaking.”

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11. “In cooperation with UN-Women and other international stakeholders, we have implemented mechanisms for following-up and monitoring the implementation of the resolution. At the moment, we are preparing the next national action plan for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), for the period 2019-2023, building on the progress made and lessons learned. We actively participate in the work of the agenda of the Women, Peace and Security Focal Points Network, as well as that of the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network. In line with our NATO commitments, we have contributed to the NATO Trust Fund for Jordan, which aims at increasing female representation and supporting the recruitment of female officers and gender training.”

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12. “Montenegro has a comprehensive approach to gender equality at the national level, with a focus on three priorities: first, increasing the political participation of women; secondly, combating violence against women; and, thirdly, supporting the economic empowerment of women. We are striving to create an efficient framework for the systematic improvement of the position of women and girls in Montenegro. However, work in individual countries is not enough to address and overcome these shared challenges. That is why we are trying to contribute to efforts at the international level aimed at delivering on this important agenda. Montenegro supports international efforts to implement resolution 1325 (2000), on women and peace and security.”

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13. “Today's debate is an opportunity to learn more about the successful cases of the inclusion of women and the various positive and negative experiences related thereto. In that manner, we will be able to consider which practical measures should be taken to further promote gender equality, the role of women in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and the construction of stable, more economically developed and fairer societies, and, on that basis, to commit ourselves to do more. Women's voices are not heard on a number ofissues that concern their lives and the lives of their families and communities. We must support their ability to influence policies that promote the peacebuilding and development agenda and reduce inequality.”

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14. “In many places they have fewer resources and are even deprived of fundamental rights in a number of sectors, such as education, health, the economy and the media. Women are often marginalized, made to feel vulnerable and victims of violence and exploitation in different contexts and environments. That is a fact, in spite of the common knowledge and available data showing that societies are stronger when the rights of women and girls are respected, when women are valued and empowered and when they have leading roles in ensuring security and peace, as well as in political and economic activities. The latest report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/900) shows that the current level of implementation of the women and peace and security agenda still falls short of the mark.”

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15. “As we are approaching the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), I would like to thank the Bolivian presidency for organizing today's open debate on promoting the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda through women's political and economic empowerment and for preparing an informative concept note (S/2018/904, annex). My country fully associates itself with the statement made by observer of the European Union, as well as the statement on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security. I would, however, like to make some additional remarks in my national capacity. Women around the world are systematically underrepresented in decision-making, not only in the political arena but also in economic and wider social spheres.”

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