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Vargas

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2004-10-28

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2004-10-28

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1. “Only that way will there be protection from violence and Violence be prevented, in times of peace and in times of war. The Government of Honduras is committed to supporting all initiatives to strengthen the participation of women. That will undoubtedly have a positive impact on speeding world development.”

   2004-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5066Resumption1 (2004) · source

2. “There is talk of involving women in peace processes, but even the most basic support has failed to materialize. Without that support, the role of women in the search for peace and security will continue to be limited. Women know the brutality of war over a shared history passed down from one generation to the next. It has been shown that because of their vision and special skills, women bring to the table of peace negotiations a supremely valuable ability and dedication to contribute to world security. Without a fair opportunity for the participation of women, peace will be long in coming. Women need to be judges, governors, negotiators and business people. They must help to rebuild the world when it has been beaten down by conflict. Women must be present at every stage of decision- making for democracy, peace and justice.”

   2004-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5066Resumption1 (2004) · source

3. “There is international awareness. However, women today still do not have a truly influential role in peace negotiations or in the elaboration of economic policies and programmes. On many occasions, they do not even have an active role in the decisions made in their own families. Change has to begin at home, in the expectations among families and communities of what women can contribute. There has to be a conviction that women must prepare themselves for taking a key and equal role in peace processes. To put it most simply, relations between woman and man must be improved at all levels. It is a question of not allowing justice to be sacrificed to the quest for freedom and peace. Important strategic plans have been proposed to foster the participation and protection of women in war and peace, but action is largely lacking.”

   2004-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5066Resumption1 (2004) · source

4. “Mrs. Vargas (Honduras) (spoke in Spanish): There can be no peace without justice. Without the tangible support of justice, women will continue to be victims of violence, for lack of an instrument for world peace and security. Women who survive war have the hard task of surviving in the future that war leaves them. They face humiliation, desolation, despair and the burden of supporting their families in a world that has shown itself to be, at the very least, savage. We cannot talk of peace and security unless we take concrete action to tackle the terrible injustices people experience in the world of war. Those injustices break the peaceful soul of communities, restrict the participation of women in the socio-economic and political spheres and leave the next generation weak in health, opportunities and hope for equality.”

   2004-10-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5066Resumption1 (2004) · source