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Ronner-Grubačić

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  1. “In the EU’s strategic approach to women and peace and security, women’s participation is a cross-cutting priority that together with gender mainstreaming reinforces the implementation of the entire women and peace and security agenda. Over the past three years, we have increased the share of women among international staff in our civilian missions to 28 per cent. We have increased our funding for the EU Human Rights Defenders Mechanism to €30 million, and we continue to make the voices of Afghan women of diverse backgrounds heard through the Afghan Women Leaders Forum. In collaboration with all others, the EU will continue to promote women’s leadership and participation in peace and security at all levels.”

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  2. “Thirdly, we should take strong measures to ensure the full, equal and meaningful participation and leadership of women in diverse situations and conditions in political, military and security structures, as well as peace operations and missions. That must include transforming discriminatory structures and social norms that hinder such participation and working hard to remove barriers to it. The EU will take a coordinated approach to risk mitigation and the prevention of all forms of sexual and gender-based violence. We will also make sure that responses are victim- and survivor- centred and trauma-sensitive, including by ensuring access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, as well as mental health and psychological support.”

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  3. “First, we should work resolutely for sustained, predictable and flexible funding for women’s and women-led organizations. Funding cuts and restrictions hinder women’s financial independence and operational capabilities, which slows down the effective implementation of the women and peace and security agenda. Secondly, we need to act decisively to end and prevent all forms of violence, harassment, intimidation, threats and reprisals, on- and offline, as well as the spread of disinformation designed to discredit and silence women politicians, human rights defenders, peacebuilders and civil-society activists. That includes reprisals against women who engage with the United Nations, particularly the Security Council.”

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  4. “We have witnessed the weaponization of energy, food, migration movements and information. There are attempts to weaken the rules-based multilateral order. Against that backdrop, the leadership of women and their full, equal and mean- ingful participation at all levels of decision-making are essential. Our commitment to mainstreaming the gender perspective in responding effectively to those security threats is all the more important. While the space for civil society is shrinking across the world, women and girls have continued to play a critical role in resolving and mediating conflicts, promoting reconcili- ation and fostering stability in their communities and nations. Within the scope of today’s discussion, allow me to highlight three concrete areas for further focus.”

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  5. “Ms. Ronner-Grubačić: I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union and its member States. The candidate countries Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the potential candidate country Georgia, as well as Andorra, Monaco and San Marino, align themselves with this statement. Gender equality is a universal value. Res- olution 1325 (2000) and subsequent women and peace and security resolutions remind us of our joint com- mitment to keep women’s rights and their leadership at the core of security and political decision-making. The world faces alarming security and conflict shifts and geopolitical power competition. Advanced technology and cyberwarfare, as well as climate change redefine how we think about security.”

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  6. “In sum, the EU will work actively with women, all over the world, in all their various roles, on peace and security, conflict prevention, countering violent extremism and radicalization, peace negotiations and peacebuilding, climate and developing humanitarian- action and development programmes. I wish everybody a happy International Women’s Day tomorrow.”

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  7. “The EU continues to contribute to advancing this agenda by gender-mainstreaming the EU’s 21 civilian and military missions and operations, deploying 5,000 women and men around the world; by placing the women and peace and security agenda at the top of the EU- United Nations joint priorities for peace operations and crisis management, including through strengthening cooperation at the field level; and by following up on Council conclusions on women and peace and security, adopted by European Union member States in November 2022, reaffirming our commitment to this agenda.”

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  8. “The pursuit of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine requires the full force of the Charter of the United Nations and international law in order to deal with the various types of violence faced there by women and girls. But the same issues require equal attention wherever they occur, on all continents.”

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  9. “The EU approaches the twenty-fifth anniversary with that mindset, encouraging everyone to implement a zero-tolerance policy for reprisals against women human rights defenders and peacebuilders. The EU therefore welcomes the Secretary-General’s initiative of a New Agenda for Peace. It is essential that this New Agenda build on the existing women and peace and security agenda and further strengthen the ability of the United Nations to deliver it. Women and gender equality must be at the heart of peace and security in the coming years, including through the implementation of the Peacebuilding Commission’s gender strategy.”

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  10. “We face a changing security context, characterized by hybrid threats, energy blackmail, disinformation, food insecurity and the increasing weaponization of suffering. Yet some problems are depressingly familiar. Women human rights defenders and peacebuilders continue to be targets of attacks and threats in many parts of the world. That is unacceptable. We — the EU, the United Nations, Member States and regional organizations — need to work with academia, think tanks, civil society, human rights defenders, activists, journalists and media workers who cover first-hand, with high professionalism and self-sacrifice, the devastating reality of conflicts.”

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  11. “Ms. Ronner-Grubačić: I have the honour to speak on behalf of the European Union (EU) and its member States. The candidate countries Türkiye, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the potential candidate country Georgia, as well as Andorra, Monaco and San Marino, align themselves with this statement. Assessing the disproportionate effect of armed conflict on women and girls is more important today than ever. The prevalence of sexual and gender- based violence, including conflict-related sexual violence, offline and online, demands our attention. Implementing the full women and peace and security agenda must be a core priority of the Security Council.”

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  12. “We welcome additional partners, such as the League of Arab States. Let us do whatever it takes because it is 2022. Our daughters and sons will not understand why we were not capable of doing that.”

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  13. “In all regions, from the Sahel to the Middle East, Central Africa and Asia, we support capacity-building and monitoring actions for women’s leadership, we contribute to women’s networks, and we work closely with civil society, grass-roots organizations and UN- Women. I would like to conclude by saying: Let us do this much more often; let us get together and discuss how we can and how we need to make sure that women are offered a chance to participate meaningfully in our discussions. As a concrete outcome of today’s meeting, I propose relaunching the Regional Acceleration Resolution 1325 mechanism, a platform to facilitate the exchange of best practices and lessons learned among the United Nations, the EU, the African Union, NATO and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.”

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  14. “It just requires a deliberate effort and a consistent and continuous banging on the door of those places where conflict and peace are being addressed. The Security Council is such a place. Actually, it is the highest-level organ for the discussion of peace and security. That is why I am grateful to Albania for having put this issue on the agenda. The EU is fully committed to doing its part, in line with its action plan on women, peace and security and as demonstrated by our actions, both internally and externally. Gender mainstreaming is a guiding principle of our 18 civilian and military missions and operations and a priority of our external action. We have committed to ensuring that 85 per cent of all EU external action will have a gender dimension by 2025.”

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  15. “Just as is the case in Afghanistan, where we have women representing various kinds of local and regional networks and organizations, the situation in Ukraine shows the way that we should go about it. We have to listen, we have to pay more attention and, above all, we must make sure to feed the views and positions of women into our political dialogue and decision-making. And we must do so promptly. That means not waiting to deal with that issue until the other so-called more important issues have been dealt with first. I have just given two examples of how it actually can be done — how we can bring women into our political discussions and dialogue and have them participate meaningfully in them. It can be done.”

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  16. “It is because of the appeal of such organizations — women’s organizations that have started to collect evidence and document cases of conflict-related sexual violence — that the mandate of the EU’s civilian Common Security and Defence Policy Advisory Mission to Ukraine was amended to support the Ukrainian authorities in investigating international crimes, including conflict-related crimes of sexual violence. We have also taken steps to address the increased risks of trafficking facing those fleeing the conflict, especially women and children, through the adoption of a common anti-trafficking plan. Without the role of regional organizations, we would not have been able to take that important step.”

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  17. “The EU continues to support Ukraine, in close coordination with the Special Representative of the Secretary- General on Sexual Violence in Conflict. There too, in that war waged by Russia on Ukrainian territory, we see that women’s dignity and rights are being trampled on. The war in Ukraine is another example of how we need to pay particular attention to working together with local and regional organizations to make sure that our understanding of the situation — and therefore our action and approach — are based on reliable information and facts on the ground.”

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  18. “We can do our utmost so that gender equality and the role of women are part of the immediate response and not deprioritized, as is so often the case. As a concrete example of support for women’s empowerment, the EU launched the Afghan Women Leaders Forum in March. The Forum provides a platform for Afghan women from diverse backgrounds within and outside Afghanistan to contribute to the political dialogue of the EU and the wider international community on the future of Afghanistan. Therefore, the Forum presents an alternative space to express their views for women who are not included in the political dialogue in their own country and see their rights violated in all imaginable and possible ways. Today we are also confronted with the crimes committed by Russian armed forces in Ukraine.”

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  19. “Even in times of immediate crisis and political turmoil, women continue to be left out of the political dialogue on their country’s future, as we are seeing now in Afghanistan, Myanmar, the Sudan, Yemen and Syria, inter alia. When decisions need to be made, including in this Chamber, women remain underrepresented. We need to start discussing that reality. We are currently standing at a crossroads, with different directions to choose from. I see that we have two options. We can continue on the road of more talk than action, or we can agree to accelerate our action, including in times of immediate crisis and the unlawful takeover of countries, to guarantee women’s participation in all our diplomacy and political dialogue.”

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  20. “It is also right to draw our attention to the fact that, in times of turmoil in particular, it is all too often the case that commitments on women and peace and security are interrupted and women — whether they be journalists, peacebuilders, members of parliament or representatives of civil society — see their work, safety and security threatened, or worse. Unfortunately, as the European Union (EU) Ambassador for Gender and Diversity, I have witnessed that happening on several occasions. I can testify, on the basis of my own experience, how difficult it is to ensure women’s full, equal and meaningful participation, despite the positive messages of intent shared by all.”

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  21. “Ms. Ronner-Grubačić: With the return of war in Europe and against the backdrop of increasing pushbacks on women’s rights and gender equality, it is more important than ever to safeguard and promote our shared values, as well as to uphold international commitments and a rules-based multilateral order with the United Nations at its core. That holds true for the women and peace and security agenda, adopted with resolution 1325 (2000), and for any other international instrument or Security Council resolution. The Albanian presidency of the Council is right to point out in its concept note (S/2022/457, annex) that regional organizations have a critical role to play.”

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  22. “Ensuring full access to comprehensive health services, including sexual and reproductive health-care services, is a key priority. We are concerned by the persistent impunity for conflict-related sexual violence and call for accountability to be enforced. Where such crimes are perpetrated, we reiterate our support for the Security Council incorporating and applying sexual violence as a designation criterion in a systematic manner in United Nations sanction regimes. We reconfirm the EU’s full commitment to doing its part on the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda. And we again thank the Kenyan presidency for putting this issue on the agenda.”

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  23. “Moreover, implementing women and peace and security commitments requires funding. Peacekeeping missions and civil society organizations need to receive the necessary budgetary allocations. The responsibility lies with Member States to adopt national action plans, including adequate budgeting. The EU would like to stress the importance of gender-responsive leadership and gender training and expects all the components of United Nations peacekeeping missions to create a safe and non-hostile environment for women and girls. The protection of survivors and a survivor- centred approach, including in terms of justice and reparations, is essential, particularly in fragile conflict- affected settings and when survivors face stigma and discrimination.”

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  24. “Free and equal access to health services, employment and education are essential, as is freedom of movement. The EU expects full, equal and meaningful political, social and economic leadership and participation of women in Afghan society. Monitoring is key in this respect. We welcome the adoption by the Human Rights Council of the EU-led resolution appointing a special rapporteur for Afghanistan and look forward to cooperating with the rapporteur and with UN-Women, which I salute for its continued presence in Afghanistan. Peace processes must take into account gender norms and roles and analyse the conflict through a gender lens. This cannot be just an afterthought or a side issue. It is not a question of simply adding women’s interests around the edges of programmatic activities. On the contrary, it is a question of rights.”

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  25. “We must put the leadership and full, equal and meaningful participation of women in peace operations and peace processes at the forefront. Women on the ground, civil society and local and grass-roots organizations defending their interests are important partners. We must ensure that they are supported by speaking out and acting against threats that endanger them in their work. The EU commends the Secretary-General for promoting the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda and supports his efforts aimed at promoting gender equality. We also note the launch of the Compact on Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action during the Generation Equality Forum hosted by France and Mexico in Paris. Let me also reaffirm the EU’s full support for women and girls in Afghanistan.”

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  26. “Ms. Ronner-Grubačić: I am truly honoured and grateful to Kenya to be able to be in the Security Council Chamber today to speak on behalf of the European Union and its member States. The candidate countries of the Republic of Northern Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania, the country of the Stabilization and Association Process and potential candidate Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia align themselves with this statement. Gender equality, the human rights of all women and girls and their empowerment are core values and political priorities for the European Union (EU). In all peace and security efforts, we are guided by the women and peace and security agenda.”

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