YouSaid · the spoken record

Taylor

lines on the record
25
first
2008-10-29
most recent
2023-10-25
sittings or episodes
3
sources
un-security-council

Every line below is reproduced as it was said and linked to the record it came from. Nothing here is summarised or generated. Directory · Search · Corrections

  1. “I invite Council members to view the experiences and resilience of women in all their diversity as the basis for building total peace in the world, which today we so long for and need.”

    2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source

  2. “Today the gender approach, the voices, the experiences and the impact of women, young women, adolescents and girls cut across the different peace processes and dialogues taking place in Colombia. I have come to this meeting today to invite Council members to spread and instil a sense of modernity in the work of the Security Council. Our experience and evidence show that the peace and security agenda requires and demands a gender, intersectional, territorial and human approach in order to be truly effective. In Colombia, we believe that the time has come to look to new horizons to respond to current challenges, to understand security from a human security standpoint with a gender perspective.”

    2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source

  3. “That process per se has been a testimony to the immeasurable power of political participation and the empowerment of all our country’s women. However, we did not achieve that alone. A feat of such calibre has been possible thanks only to the constant and determined support of UN-Women and other United Nations organizations and agencies, the Organization of American States and countries such as Sweden, Norway, Ireland, Canada, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. Our heroines are in fact the women of our country, who, in their territories and different corners of Colombia, in all their diversity, have stood together to protect their rights. Thanks to that shared work, Colombian women’s organizations and Colombian feminist organizations are actually changing our country.”

    2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source

  4. “Through meetings at the territorial level, we listened to the voices of women who lived in areas where the armed conflict had been most present. We convened a large national forum, bringing together more than 230 female leaders, to approve thematic tracks and the actions of our plan, as well as to listen to the recommendations for their implementation and to make them effective in the different territories. Together with our institutions, we are now defining the indicators and the budget that will facilitate implementation in the short, medium and long terms and measure, over time, the real impact on the lives of all Colombian women through a follow-up, monitoring and control mechanism in each of the territories.”

    2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source

  5. “Throughout that process, more than 1,500 women of diverse backgrounds have narrated their lived experiences and shared their vision for the future across 20 spaces. Some countries have highlighted that effort by my country — it is certainly a milestone and a legacy bound to inspire the rest of the world. I would like to proudly highlight that work with Afro-descendent women, Black women, Raizal women, Palenquero women, Indigenous women, lesbians, bisexual women, trans women, queer women, rural and peasant women, young women, girls, signatories to the Final Agreement for Ending the Conflict and Building a Stable and Lasting Peace, signed with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia-Ejército del Pueblo in 2016, those who live in the border areas of our country, women with disabilities and those deprived of their freedom.”

    2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source

  6. “We cannot ignore that the war has permeated their bodies, victimized them, displaced them, marginalized them, altered their life projects and transformed their realities. For that reason, we regard the women and peace and security agenda as one of the main tools with which to defend the diversity and lives of women. We are proud of the work we have done over the past year. After more than two decades in which the women of our country made their way alone, without the support of the State to decisively promote the agenda of resolution 1325 (2000), today we are changing that reality. We are pleased to announce that we have concluded a broad participatory process for formulation of our action plan.”

    2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source

  7. “Ms. Taylor Jay (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): One year after announcing to the world the beginning of the participatory process to build Colombia’s first national action plan on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), we come before the Security Council to tell the story of transformation that we are weaving to build peace in our country, a peace that is possible only with women, in all their diversity. After more than 70 years of armed conflict in Colombia, the “total peace” promoted by President Gustavo Petro Urrego is a national priority. And a necessary condition for achieving peace is precisely to guarantee the participation of women in peacebuilding and sustaining peace.”

    2023-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9452Resumption1 (2023) · source

  8. “We must abandon barbarity, and in order to do that we must open the space for securing immediate peace, as the only way to exit this decades-long conflict. Let us put an end to war in order to protect life and save the planet.”

    2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source

  9. “In particular, it is crucial for the solution to be based on full compliance with the many resolutions of the United Nations by bringing about the two-State solution, as established in General Assembly resolution 181 (II) of 1947, the vision of which the Council has affirmed in subsequent decisions. The international legal order must be preserved, and it is the basis for peace. To that end, and in accordance with what the President of the Colombia said in his address to the Assembly in September, Colombia emphasizes the urgency of convening an international peace conference as soon as possible, in order to prevent the current conflict from becoming protracted or spreading to other regions (see /A/78/PV.4).”

    2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source

  10. “A failure to do so would mean a regression back to the darkest chapter of human barbarity, characterized by the absence of the basic rules for the conduct of war. Today we are witnessing a total disregard for international humanitarian law, which my country, faithful to its historical position, emphatically rejects. Violence only leads to greater suffering and deepens the obstacles to a peaceful and sustainable solution. My country reiterates its call for an immediate cessation of hostilities between the parties to the conflict and the resumption of peace negotiations that would allow for a stabilization of the situation, with the understanding that the conflict must be resolved through dialogue and that a solution must be found on the basis of multilateralism.”

    2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source

  11. “The world is crying out for guarantees of respect for life and the entry of humanitarian aid intended to alleviate the suffering of the civilian population. Unfortunately, children, women, the elderly and the sick are the main victims of this conflict. Colombia urgently calls on the Council to take measures to address the blockade that is currently preventing the entry into Gaza of humanitarian aid, fuel, hospital supplies, medicines and resources that are indispensable for administering essential public- health functions such as the use of power generators in hospitals and the use of water distillation plants. Resources and supplies must reach all the conflict- affected areas, including northern Gaza. Humanitarian operations must be protected and facilitated, as provided for in the Rome Statute.”

    2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source

  12. “In keeping with its historical and traditional position of promoting a peaceful solution to the Palestinian- Israeli conflict and as a country committed to peace and international humanitarian law, Colombia emphatically rejects any impact on the civilian population, including the loss of thousands of lives that we have seen in recent days and the worsening of the human conditions. In that connection, Colombia recalls the importance of respect for the principles of distinction and proportionality and the protection of essential goods and access to vital resources in order to ensure the survival of the civilian population. Colombia therefore joins the voices of the Secretary-General, United Nations agencies and many others, including those of the many mass demonstrations that have been held around the world to condemn the situation.”

    2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source

  13. “Ms. Taylor (Colombia) (spoke in Spanish): The conflict between Israel and Palestine is without any doubt a cause of great concern for Colombia and the entire international community. The violence that has been escalating since 7 October, which mainly affects the civilian population, demands decisive and coordinated action from the United Nations, in particular the Security Council, as the principal organ responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security.”

    2023-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9451Resumption1 (2023) · source

  14. “By working to ensure the creation of a well-funded gender unit in DPA and the appointment of women to senior United Nations leadership positions, and to ensure that reconstruction legislation takes women into account, the Council will be taking concrete action to ensure women are truly present in all aspects of peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding. Finally, the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security thanks Council members for their time and attention here today. As they move forward with their daily work in the Security Council, with their daily work as States Members of the United Nations and at the national level, and with their daily work within the United Nations system, members should ask themselves these three questions: Where are the women? Why are they not part of these processes? What can I do to change this?”

    2008-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6005 (2008) · source

  15. “When DDRRR issues are raised during negotiations, it should be seen as an opportunity to recognize the impact of these laws on women and to recognize that these laws can break the continuing cycle of violence against women and ensure their meaningful participation in the transformation of their society. That is what the commitments of resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008) are about: the transformation of society. It is now eight years after resolution 1325 (2000) was adopted by consensus in this Council Chamber, and women need to see results.”

    2008-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6005 (2008) · source

  16. “The link between violence and participation then is also relevant in key processes in the transition from conflict, which brings me to our third area of concern. A short survey of recently ended conflicts shows that women's issues are more often than not neglected in conflict-transformation policies, such as those related to the rule of law and justice reform. In these conflict-transformation processes, continued violence against women essentially means a continuation of the conflict, sometimes even with the same weapons. Often, laws passed as part of reconstruction do not prioritize the issue of small arms and violence against women, and do not recognize that gun-related domestic violence increases during and after conflict.”

    2008-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6005 (2008) · source

  17. “Sexual violence is not an issue disconnected from the issue of participation. The stark reality is that those affected by or living in fear of sexual violence are less able to participate in political processes and have less access to the justice system. Member States must increase the number of women in the judiciary and legal professions in conflict-affected situations as a means of increasing women's access to justice and ending impunity for sexual and gender-based violence. In Afghanistan, for example, the Government, the United Nations and donors must direct the necessary resources to meet the benchmarks of the National Action Plan for the Women in Afghanistan on women's participation in official bodies. Impunity for violence, in particular sexual violence, is directly counter to the rule of law and thus, ultimately, to peace.”

    2008-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6005 (2008) · source

  18. “However, it is unacceptable that those are some of the only examples of appointments of women in high-level leadership. It is also unacceptable that the all-female police contingent in Liberia is seen as such a novelty. In addition to reforms needed at the national level to enable more women to participate in these United Nations missions, there should also be a clear and transparent process for Member States to submit names of women to the Secretary-General for appointments to high-level posts. The presence of women at the field level, particularly in leadership, encourages other women and girls to participate and lead; it demonstrates that peacekeeping missions are committed to including all voices; and it is shown to both decrease sexual and gender-based violence and to increase the reporting of occurrences of sexual violence.”

    2008-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6005 (2008) · source

  19. “It has now been four years since the Secretary-General recommended the establishment of such a gender unit in DPA, and we look forward to Member States helping that happen. We also look forward to progress being made on the creation of a well-resourced women-specific United Nations entity with the capacity and the presence at the operational level to further drive these efforts. As to the second point, United Nations efforts to help ensure women's participation in peace processes must also take place at home, which brings me to the issue of leadership within the United Nations. Women are dramatically underrepresented in the 30 missions of the United Nations and should be appointed to more leadership positions. The new appointments to posts of deputy special representative of the Secretary-General are laudable.”

    2008-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6005 (2008) · source

  20. “In order, then, to participate on an equal footing with men, women may need support for childcare, they may need money for transportation and accommodation, and they may need help with their personal security. While there have been some important initiatives by UNIFEM. and by others - in northern Uganda, for example - to pay attention to these issues and to support women, the support needs to be systematic and needs to be integrated in all peace processes. Within the United Nations system, the Department of Political Affairs (DPA) is a key player. But, the lack of a funded and well-supported gender adviser unit in that department is limiting. Gender units in other entities, such as the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, have proven a positive influence.”

    2008-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6005 (2008) · source

  21. “Since 2000, women constituted, on average, 7 per cent of the negotiators in five major United Nations peace processes. Fewer than 3 per cent of the signatories in 13 peace talks were women. It is not enough to acknowledge the right of women to participate in peace processes. Mediators and negotiators, and donor Governments, must address the very real obstacles to women's physical presence at the negotiation table and in behind-the-scenes or after- hours negotiations. For example, in practice, women in such situations are often not members of the warring parties coming to the table, and many will not have access to the resources made available to those parties. Women may have family obligations that men do not have.”

    2008-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6005 (2008) · source

  22. “Concrete action is also required to address the substantive issues that women in specific country situations identify as priority concerns. The NGO Working Group takes this opportunity today to focus on three critical areas deserving particular attention: first, the underrepresentation of women in peace processes; secondly, the underrepresentation of women in the United Nations system; and thirdly, the need to ensure that women are fully involved in the design and implementation of disarmament, demobilization, repatriation, reintegration and resettlement (DDRRR) programmes. To the first point, as regards peace processes, recent statistics compiled by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) are staggering and bear repeating.”

    2008-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6005 (2008) · source

  23. “It stressed "the importance of [women's] their equal participation and full involvement in all efforts for the maintenance and promotion of peace and security, and the need to increase their role in decision-making with regard to conflict prevention and resolution". (resolution 1325 (2000), fifth preambular paragraph) It recognized that women's "protection and full participation in the peace process can significantly contribute to the maintenance and promotion of international peace and security" (tenth preambular paragraph). That commitment to women's full and equal participation is more than an abstract concept. To discharge this mandate requires concrete action. Concrete action is required to ensure women's right to actively participate at all levels of peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding.”

    2008-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6005 (2008) · source

  24. “Eight years since the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000), there has been a great deal more talk about the protection and promotion of women's human rights in conflict-affected situations. There has been much progress across a broad range of issues, and many new actors are now positively engaged in driving forward this agenda. However, in many areas action and implementation have been inconsistent. It is now necessary to move from words to action. It is now necessary to move from ad hoc approaches, and towards ensuring that the intentions reflected in resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008) become a systematic and regular part of the work of the Security Council, of the United Nations system and of all Member States. In resolution 1325 (2000), the Security Council was certainly quite clear in its intentions regarding women's participation.”

    2008-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6005 (2008) · source

  25. “Ms. Taylor: I thank the Security Council for the invitation to speak here today and to continue the valuable practice of engaging and hearing from civil society. I am speaking on behalf of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, a coalition of international civil society organizations formed in 2000 to advocate for a Security Council resolution on women, peace and security. With the adoption of resolutions 1325 (2000) in October 2000 and 1820 (2008) in June of this year, we now advocate for the full and effective implementation of those resolutions and for the particular concerns of women in conflict- affected situations to be addressed consistently and substantively by the United Nations system and by Member States.”

    2008-10-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6005 (2008) · source