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2018-10-25

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2019-11-04

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1. “The normative work done outside the Council and India's experience of mainstreaming women's leadership and political participation will continue to inspire our actions.”

   2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source

2. “We ought to encourage the participation of all women units in order to achieve the set targets in this regard. However, we note that, in order to accommodate those who cannot fulfil their commitment to providing all-women units, mixed units are being given preference by diluting policy frameworks. If this continues, we cannot possibly achieve our set targets. India remains committed to increasing the number of women peacekeepers and deployed a female engagement team to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo earlier this year. We will continue to work for the meaningful participation of women in peace and security issues.”

   2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source

3. “The Council has not paid attention to such deceitful narratives in the past and we are confident that it will continue not to do so in order to ensure that this agenda is not used as a ploy for furthering interterritorial ambitions. The positive impacts of the greater participation of women in United Nations peacekeeping are well recognized in the women and peace and security agenda. Through the Action for Peacekeeping initiative, Member States are committed to implementing the women and peace and security agenda by increasing the number of civilian and uniformed women in peacekeeping. This has been complemented by the uniformed gender-parity strategy. Yet, women make up only 4.2 per cent of military personnel in United Nations peacekeeping missions.”

   2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source

4. “That delegation represents a system that has been exporting terrorism and regressive extremist ideologies and stifling women's voices for narrow political gains. That has devastated the lives of generations of women and their families in our region and beyond. Habitually making baseless allegations without any relevance to the agenda under consideration has become a staple for that delegation. That has happened not only earlier during this debate, but also during the open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, that took place on October 28 during the 8648th meeting of the Council (see S/PV.8648). We firmly reject these baseless allegations.”

   2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source

5. “The valiant leadership ofAfghan women in bringing peace to their communities and to the country needs to be supported. We also need to address challenges with regard to the implementation of gender provisions in peace agreements. Violence against women and girls perpetrated by terrorists remains rampant. The subjugation of women in public and in private spheres continues across situations that are on the agenda of the Security Council. It is important that the Council strive to effectively integrate women and peace and security considerations into sanctions regimes, including by listing terrorist entities involved in violence against women in armed conflicts. As everyone today discusses our collective action, one delegation has been regurgitating rhetoric about women's rights in my country.”

   2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source

6. “We thank South Africa for convening this open debate, and we thank the United Kingdom for continuing it. Women's participation is critical to the success of all efforts to build sustainable peace. It is not only about the realization of women's rights, but also about building peaceful societies. There is sufficient evidence that establishes that peace processes are more likely to succeed when women are fully engaged. Yet nearly after two decades of the formalization of the women and peace and security agenda, women continue to face exclusion and their concerns are neglected in peace processes. It is time to walk the talk. Regional initiatives, such as the African Women Leaders Network, are ensuring that women are at the forefront of building peaceful societies.”

   2019-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8649Resumption2 (2019) · source

7. “That attempt to selectively expand the mandate to certain situations only politicizes and instrumentalizes the agenda, thereby obfuscating and diverting attention from the real threats to international peace and security. We are cognizant of the urgency to act now to protect today's child victims in order to prevent tomorrow's armed conflicts. India remains a committed partner of the United Nations in that endeavour.”

   2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source

8. “Thirdly, based on our experience of United Nations peacekeeping over the decades, we understand the importance of peace operations having sufficient resources, commensurate with their mandate, and the requisite number of child protection advisers on the ground, for the effective implementation of child protection programmes. Fourthly, I stress the importance of a credible, impartial and transparent implementation of the mandate given to the United Nations system. Despite the Council's clear mandate, we are disappointed that the Secretary-General's report (S/2019/509) includes situations that are not armed conflicts or threats to the maintenance of international peace and security.”

   2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source

9. “We must focus on consolidating emerging positive trends, such as more parties to armed conflicts engaging with the United Nations and releasing and reintegrating children recruited by different parties. Better integration of child protection provisions in peace processes and greater accountability for violations against children are crucial in that regard. Constructive engagement with the national Government concerned in the formulation and effective implementation of child protection action plans is integral to durable peace. Preventing persistent attacks on schools, especially girls' schools, and ensuring heath care also call for greater attention.”

   2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source

10. “Terrorist networks and other non-State actors continue to exploit children for their own nefarious ends. In some situations, the nexus between the State machinery and the non-State actors pose complex challenges. The impunity of all such actors must be ended through resolute action by Governments from whose territory such entities operate. The international forces operating in areas of armed conflict must also ensure full compliance with international humanitarian law and relevant human rights law in all their responses. Secondly, there are well-established international norms to protect children in armed conflicts. Today's challenges arise out of the inability to abide by those established norms.”

    2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source

11. “We wish to congratulate Poland on its assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month and also wish to thank today's briefers. It has been two decades since the Security Council established the children and armed conflict agenda. The importance of preventing and ending violations against children in armed conflicts in order to achieve sustaining peace is now well-recognized. Given that the scale and severity of the grave violations perpetrated against children remain on the rise, it is clear that there are significant challenges to the effective implementation of this mandate. We would like to make four points in that connection. First, grave violations continue to be perpetrated by a range of actors in complex situations of armed conflict.”

    2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source

12. “In this regard, India welcomes the uniformed gender-parity strategy to increase the number of women peacekeepers and is ready to deploy a female engagement team to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and a women formed police unit to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan this year. To conclude, improving the Security Council's response to sexual violence in armed conflicts cannot be pursued in isolation. The normative work done outside the Council regarding equal rights and the empowerment of women must continue to inform our discussions.”

    2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source

13. “Fourthly, the greater participation of women in conflict resolution and post-conflict reconciliation processes needs to be promoted to address deep- rooted inequality and subordination in society. Treating victims, their families and communities as mere beneficiaries of humanitarian assistance disempowers them. Strengthening the role of locally led civil society organizations is therefore pivotal to sustainable solutions. Fifthly, mainstreaming the gender perspective in peace operations and increasing women's representation in peacekeeping are prerequisites for prevention and response.”

    2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source

14. “Interventions based on limited considerations typically attempt to treat the symptoms, rather than the underlying ailment. Our understanding of the nexus between terrorism, trafficking and sexual violence must inform action in this regard. The Council must push for greater cooperation on countering terrorism and the effective implementation of sanctions regimes. Thirdly, the United Nations must prioritize support to national Governments to adopt stronger legal, administrative and justice systems for protecting the rights of victims, prosecuting perpetrators and addressing the long-term consequences of abuses towards the individual, the family and the community.”

    2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source

15. “The conceptualization of sexual violence primarily as a tactic of war has become pervasive. It is based on historical evidence and we not are disputing the assertion, yet restricting our understanding to the notion of instrumentality of sexual Violence in armed conflicts runs the risk of rendering the other victims of such atrocities invisible. These invisible victims could include boys and men or those violated by civilians and humanitarian actors with other motivations. The framework for accountability and reparation must address their suffering. Secondly, a fragmented conceptualization of sexual violence in armed conflicts often leads to the decoupling ofthe issue from its sociocultural, economic and political contexts.”

    2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source

16. “Our experience of appalling atrocities perpetrated with impunity against women by the armed forces of a State in our immediate neighbourhood in 1971 remains vivid. The scars from these wounds are yet to heal. The call for justice has reverberated at the high-level general debate annually by a strong woman leader who remains steadfast in reminding the international community of the sexual violence committed against women of her country. The perpetrators of these crimes are now masquerading as champions ofjustice in order to cover their mistakes. We would like to make the following five points on today's theme of discussion. First, a robust framework for accountability against sexual violence in armed conflicts must seek to include all actors, irrespective of their affiliations and motivations.”

    2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source

17. “My delegation would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate. We thank all the briefers for sharing their experiences and insights. Let me begin by condemning the serial blasts in Sri Lanka and extending our deepest condolences to the families of the victims, the Government and the people of Sri Lanka. Despite commendable advances both in policy and practice in combating sexual violence, a gap between what is recommended and the reality in the field remains. We need to better understand the dynamic complexities that manifest as sexual violence in armed conflict in order to prevent the atrocities, end the culture of impunity and rehabilitate and reintegrate survivors.”

    2019-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8514 (2019) · source

18. “India stands ready to engage with our partners to work towards ensuring the meaningful participation of women and the mainstreaming of women and peace and security considerations in building inclusive, peaceful and resilient societies.”

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

19. “The landmark first-ever deployment by the United Nations of an all-female Indian formed police unit in Liberia became a role model for local women to participate in policing and the relevant rule-of-law frameworks. India is also committed to providing a second such formed police unit. India partners UN-Women in capacity-building initiatives at the New Delhi-based Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping, which has now conducted a third United Nations female military officers course for 40 women officers from 26 countries. We also provide adequate predeployment training on gender sensitization to our peacekeeping forces. We fully support the Secretary-General's zero- tolerance approach to sexual exploitation and abuse and his strong commitment to achieving gender parity in peace operations.”

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

20. “International cooperation on the prosecution of criminals engaged in transnational crimes is important in order to ensure justice for the victims, many of whom are women and girls. In India, the discourse on women's empowerment has progressed from viewing women as beneficiaries of welfare schemes to mainstreaming their concerns and harnessing their leadership for inclusive development. More than 1.3 million directly elected women representatives participate in formulating and implementing gender-responsive policies in India. Gender-based budgeting has proved beneficial for the mainstreaming of gender perspectives in policy implementation across sectors. India is committed to a higher representation of women in peacekeeping missions and has fulfilled its pledge to ensure that 15 per cent of military observers are women.”

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

21. “The normative work done by UN-Women and other agencies such as the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is of relevance for building capacities. The Peacebuilding Fund has committed more than one third of its funding to gender- mainstreaming programmes. As the General Assembly focuses on gender- sensitive and inclusive development to build peaceful and resilient societies, the Council must push for effective cooperation on countering terrorism, which threatens peace and security. It must make every effort to realize the full potential of integrating considerations of women and peace and security into sanctions regimes. The Council's Sanctions Committees should address the issue of proactively listing terrorist individuals and entities involved in sexual and gender-based violence in armed conflict.”

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

22. “The large-scale movements of refugees resulting from armed conflicts increase women's vulnerability to discrimination and exploitation. No country is in a position to effectively counter those challenges alone. The issue of women and peace and security also has to be viewed in a wider societal context, involving gender and development issues that are dealt with outside the Council. The mutually reinforcing roles of gender-responsive development and the building of peaceful and resilient societies are well recognized. The normative work being done outside the Council in that regard, including in the Commission on the Status of Women and the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women must continue to inform our actions.”

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

23. “The importance of women's active engagement and leadership is now well established in peace and reconciliation processes and in countering the spread of violent extremism. Action-oriented initiatives such as the African Women Leaders Network, and encouraging results from peace processes, including in Colombia and Guinea-Bissau, affirm women's important role in bringing transformative changes. Despite those efforts, women's roles and perspectives in peace processes remain largely neglected. Sexual violence, abductions and human trafficking continue to be used as weapons of war by non-State actors and terrorist organizations in armed conflicts. Rapidly expanding transboundary criminal networks finance terror, supply arms, recruit and train foreign fighters, and destabilize whole regions, which disproportionately affects women.”

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

24. “Thank you, Mr. President, for convening today's open debate on this important issue. We thank the Secretary-General for his report (S/2018/900) and all of the briefers for their statements. The normative and operative frameworks relating to the women and peace and security agenda have been considerably strengthened across the United Nations system over the past two decades. Today there is a greater awareness of the centrality of women's meaningful participation in peace processes and ofthe incorporation of gender perspectives into United Nations peace and security efforts. We appreciate the Secretary-General's emphasis and achievements on gender parity among the United Nations senior leadership.”

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