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Salcedo López

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2023-07-12
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  1. “Guaranteeing the lives of women and LGBTIQ+ persons and people’s dignity is the path to peace today. We call on the Security Council to continue its timely, sustained and determined efforts so that we can work towards making Colombia a country where the people can live in dignity.”

    2023-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9374 (2023) · source

  2. “The national commission on the participation of communities must guarantee the equal participation of women and prioritize their agenda and the immediate implementation of measures related to the ceasefire, including on sexual violence in the conflict. Concerning discussions with other armed groups, the Instance urges for progress to be made in dismantling and negotiating with those groups and in analysing the structures that have been core drivers in the surge of the conflict in relation to the establishment of illegal economies and the strengthening of militant models. The implementation of the peace agreement, especially gender-related measures, can make the difference in driving “total peace” forward and setting an example for the resolution of other conflicts around the world.”

    2023-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9374 (2023) · source

  3. “We welcome the call of the Office of the Ombudsman to advance the development of collective reparation plans with a gender focus, in conjunction with the input of women in the territories. We recommend improving the quality of the psychosocial care system to enable physical and emotional recovery for victims, particularly those affected by sexual violence. Mental health must be one of the main priorities of the Agreement where surviving victims are concerned. Finally, we acknowledge the Government’s work in creating a “total peace” policy that integrates dialogue, negotiations and consultations with the members of illegal armed groups. We underscore the progress made in strengthening the dialogue with the Ejército de Liberación Nacional.”

    2023-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9374 (2023) · source

  4. “We welcome the modest 14 per cent budget increase for the Special Jurisdiction for Peace and the announcement of its opening of Case 11 on sexual and gender-based violence. We underscore the need to ensure the provision of sufficient numbers of suitable personnel to optimally carry out investigations on an equal footing with other cases and urge that the hearing processes acknowledge the impact on LGBTIQ+ persons and come up with ways to guarantee reparations and reintegration for them. With regard to the Unit for the Search for Persons Deemed as Missing, the Instance would like to draw attention to the removal of the gender group from its composition, which will be detrimental to constructive and mainstreaming efforts to guarantee its mission within the framework of the peace agreement.”

    2023-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9374 (2023) · source

  5. “We nonetheless call for a speedy review and implementation of the activities of the National Comprehensive Programme for the Substitution of Illicit Crops, stepping up families and children’s participation in them, overcoming structural obstacles such as the lack of visibility of LGBTIQ+ persons, and acknowledging the high levels of violence, such as feminicide, exploitation, forced prostitution, sexual violence and other crimes that are hallmarks of illegal economies. Lastly, with regard to the victims of the armed conflict, the Instance acknowledges the activities of the committee established to follow up on and monitor the recommendations of the Truth Commission’s report, which are supporting the transition agenda in Colombia. We encourage its implementation at the local level.”

    2023-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9374 (2023) · source

  6. “In terms of security guarantees, the Instance emphasizes the importance of consolidating a defence and security policy under the current Government that in terms of human security addresses the obligation to sustain and safeguard lives. However, we are concerned about the central role of militarization, the use of arms in security policies and the increase in the defence budget for 2023, which continues to exceed that of the social services. Fourthly, with regard to resolving the problem of illicit drugs, the Instance has demonstrated that thanks to measures adopted by the Government, more efforts have been made to counter trafficking networks.”

    2023-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9374 (2023) · source

  7. “We underscore the significant history of the peace signatories’ willingness to work with the communities living close to the territorial training areas. The projects and processes undertaken by the signatories have often provided the municipalities with better access to education, health and work. We urge the Government to work quickly to improve the security situation for former combatants and address the series of murders that have left at least 12 women dead since the signing of the Final Agreement, as well as the other forms of violence against those who have decided to continue to honour the Agreement. Peace cannot come at the cost of the signatories’ lives.”

    2023-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9374 (2023) · source

  8. “With regard to reintegration, we would like to remind the Council that it is women who continue to sustain the process of economic reintegration and who have yet to fill decision-making positions, while shouldering the burden of caring for their families and communities — sometimes even unpaid — which diverts their time, energy and expertise from the process of political, community and economic reintegration. Similarly, we note with deep concern the increase in violence against women and girls in the territorial training areas and surrounding areas, especially violence within families, exploitation and sexual violence. We especially call for ensuring that the reintegration policy can implement and promote measures to prevent violence against women and girls and create safe environments where they can exercise their rights.”

    2023-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9374 (2023) · source

  9. “Thirdly, with regard to ending the conflict, we welcome the progress made in the areas of the “total peace” policy, the progress made within the framework of the National Commission on Security Guarantees in including a gender approach, the new defence policy and the support of the international community for the policy of reintegrating the signatories to the Final Agreement. In that regard, the Instance would like to highlight the following points.”

    2023-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9374 (2023) · source

  10. “We remain concerned about the lack of an LGBTIQ+ perspective among community members in political leadership roles. With regard to security, given the lack of guarantees ensuring that women can work in the territories, we acknowledge the Government’s efforts to develop seven policies under the auspices of the Ministry of the Interior, in particular the Action Plan of the Comprehensive Programme for Safeguards for Women Leaders and Human Rights Defenders, which is in the process of formulating inclusive activities.”

    2023-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9374 (2023) · source

  11. “Secondly, with regard to political participation, the Women’s Special Instance for a Gender Approach in Peace acknowledges the work of congresswomen in advancing the adoption of a bill criminalizing acts of violence against women in politics. We hope to see it implemented quickly in order to respond to such violence, especially in the context of the upcoming elections, and we also want to see measures implemented to prevent violence against women, as well as racism and sexism, during the electoral campaigns and the election process. We are advocating for more meaningful and effective participation of women in the civil monitoring and verification activities established by the Agreement in order to ensure transparency in public management and the proper use of resources.”

    2023-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9374 (2023) · source

  12. “First, with regard to comprehensive rural reform, Colombia has been addressing the major challenges resulting from years of a lack of structure and of corruption and dispossession by taking encouraging action at the State level, for example by significantly increasing the budget of the National Land Agency and formalizing land tenure for women. However, what is particularly challenging is ensuring the role of women and LGBTIQ+ persons in decision-making, as well as the systematic inclusion of a gender approach and specific measures in programmes with a territorial approach and in the national plans for comprehensive rural reform.”

    2023-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9374 (2023) · source

  13. “In the seventh year of implementation of the Agreement, we recognize the commitments made by the Government to bring the implementation to a balance point, guaranteeing the inclusion of the Agreement in the National Development Plan and in different processes such as the formulation of the Colombia’s national action plan pursuant to resolution 1325 (2000), its feminist foreign policy and the “total peace” policy. The Government must progress from the 12 per cent of the gender provisions of the Final Agreement that have been implemented so far to achieve material, tangible and urgent results.”

    2023-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9374 (2023) · source

  14. “Ms. Salcedo López (spoke in Spanish): I am grateful for the opportunity given to the Women’s Special Instance for the Gender Approach to Peace to bring its main reflections, analysis and recommendations on the implementation of the Final Agreement and the gender measures to the Security Council Chamber. Before I begin, I would like to acknowledge and remember all the women peacebuilders, signatories of the Agreement and LGBTQI+ people, whose lives and dignity have been taken away by the war.”

    2023-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9374 (2023) · source