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2004-06-14
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2018-10-25
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  1. “As a country emerging from a successful endogenous peace process, Nepal stands ready to share its experience and lessons learned through the constructive engagement of women in conflict prevention and resolution and post-conflict restructuring and rebuilding, all geared towards the timely achievement of the SDGs.”

    2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source

  2. “Our Constitution requires that the President and Vice-President of the country should represent different genders or communities and that either the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker of the Lower House and the Chair or the Vice-Chair of the Upper House must be women. That provision made it possible for Nepal to have women as President and Speaker of the country for the first time. Women's fair representation in political appointments, as well as in various constitutional bodies, has also been constitutionally guaranteed. All laws of the country are fully aligned with the letter and spirit of the human rights-based Constitution that we adopted in 2015. In conclusion, I want to state that no peace process will ever succeed without the full, equal and effective participation of women.”

    2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source

  3. “Last year's local elections, in which women secured nearly half of the leadership positions - beyond the constitutional guarantee of 40 per cent - are expected to generate further multiplier effects to ensure the maximum inclusion and participation of women in leadership positions, legislation and governance. Moreover, a 33 per cent quota for certain positions in Government services, including in security forces, has been reserved for women. The gender-responsive budget, introduced in 2006, has now reached over 35 per cent of the total budget. We have done all that in earnest and will continue to do so.”

    2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source

  4. “In Nepal's case, women's increased representation in legislative and Government bodies and State institutions since 2007 has directly contributed to fostering good governance and inclusive societies. The mandatory level of 33 per cent representation of women, guaranteed under the new Constitution for both federal and provincial legislatures, has qualitatively enhanced the empowerment and ownership of women in all walks of national life. At the same time, Nepal has already seen women assuming the positions of Head of State, Speaker of the Parliament and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The National Women's Commission is now an independent and powerful constitutional body with an comprehensive mandate to monitor and safeguard the rights and interests of women.”

    2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source

  5. “The success of the first national action plan, which, along with the peace agreement, catalysed an enhanced the participation of women in peace negotiations and peacebuilding processes, both at the community and national levels, has led us to the soon-to-be-adopted second national action plan, which focuses on sexual violence, particularly during conflict. Through its own experiences of its successful home-grown peace process and its partnership with United Nations peacekeeping, Nepal has come to believe that women's increased role in the national context greatly complements the United Nations aspiration of a greater role of women at the global level.”

    2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source

  6. “The Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction coordinated the implementation of the national action plan, while its oversight was ensured by a high-level steering committee co-chaired by the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and of Peace and Reconstruction, with members drawn from the relevant ministries and civil society organizations. Nepal has made explicit efforts to localize its national action plan, with the introduction of localization guidelines in 2013. With the mandatory provision of 33 per cent women's representation in local peace committees, Nepal's national action plan has been an example of a transparent, inclusive and participatory process, with the close involvement of conflict victims and civil society organizations. This paradigm has been extensively shared with countries in the region and beyond.”

    2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source

  7. “Moreover, in the absence of the meaningful participation of women, attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will remain a distant dream. Against that background, I am delighted to share with you, Madam President, Nepal's successful experience ofwomen's engagement in sustaining peace. After signing the comprehensive peace agreement in 2006, the Government of Nepal established the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction with a mandate to play a catalytic role in Nepal's endeavour to achieve sustained peace. The Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction created around 2,800 peace committees at the local level. In 2011, Nepal adopted its first national action plan, for the period of 2011 to 2016, to implement resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008). It was the first country in South Asia and the second in Asia to do so.”

    2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source

  8. “At the outset, I begin by commending the presidency of the Plurinational State of Bolivia for convening today's annual debate on the women and peace and security agenda. I thank the Secretary-General and the briefers for their updates and insights. The Security Council resolutions on women and peace and security have aptly underscored the crucial link between gender equality and international peace and security. They have succeeded in ensuring women's engagement as providers of peace and security in conflict-affected societies. Women can be crucial agents of change by offering valuable and innovative perspectives on sustaining peace. Their leadership role in conflict prevention, active engagement in peace negotiations and compassionate protection of civilians as peacekeepers, inter alia, cannot be overemphasized.”

    2018-10-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8382 (2018) · source

  9. “Nepal is concerned over the increased attacks against United Nations humanitarian personnel in the field, and we strongly support efforts to ensure their safety and security. Nepal is a party to the 1994 Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel, and is actively taking part in the ongoing efforts in the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly to broaden the scope of that Convention. His Majesty's Government of Nepal is committed to protecting the lives and property of civilians. We would like to assure the Council that, for our part, we will spare no effort to bring to justice the perpetrators of crimes.”

    2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990Resumption1 (2004) · source

  10. “With regard to the 10-point platform for action, my delegation appreciates the efforts of the Secretary- General in preparing that proposal. We also subscribe to the view that, in humanitarian assistance, priority must be accorded to the work of protecting the civilian population, especially women, children and other vulnerable groups. The delegation of Nepal shares the View that any humanitarian assistance provided by the international community to a particular country to address suffering - be it occasioned by natural disaster or by man-made disaster - should be provided only with the consent of the State concerned and in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations. Efforts to gain access to illegal armed groups should in no way infringe on the principle of State sovereignty.”

    2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990Resumption1 (2004) · source

  11. “In most cases, these groups also resort to such inhuman methods as forcing the kith and kin of the victim to be fed the victim's flesh. We are also concerned about the use and exploitation of refugee status by illegal armed groups in various parts of the world, as a result of which socio-economic and peace and security situations have been further aggravated. The international community could significantly reduce the number of armed conflicts if it engaged in preventive diplomacy to address the issues of poverty and exclusion well before they escalate into conflict. Nepal has consistently supported the view that the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council should play a much more effective and enhanced role for the protection of civilians in internal conflicts.”

    2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990Resumption1 (2004) · source

  12. “Millions of people around the world have benefited from the humanitarian assistance that has been provided to the victims of both man-made and natural disasters. Nepalese people who have been affected by natural calamities have also received humanitarian assistance from the United Nations and from other donor communities at various times. A violent attack on innocent civilians by illegal armed groups, with an easy escape from the arms of the law, is a common phenomenon of armed conflict in the contemporary world. The situation is compounded by the fact that, more often than not, these groups - for a variety of reasons - do not come under scrutiny. Innocent civilians very often must lend their support to such groups at gunpoint, and those who stand in the way are subjected to mutilation, killing, rape or torture in full view of the public.”

    2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990Resumption1 (2004) · source

  13. “At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I wish to express my sincere appreciation to you for holding this open debate on the report of the Secretary- General to the Security Council on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (S/2004/431). The Secretary-General deserves our sincere appreciation for preparing that comprehensive report. My delegation would also like to thank Mr. Jan Egeland, Under- Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, for presenting the report this morning. His Majesty's Government of Nepal attaches great importance to the humanitarian work that the United Nations has been doing for years.”

    2004-06-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4990Resumption1 (2004) · source