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Vershbow

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2015-10-13
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2015-10-13
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  1. “Being inclusive will allow us to achieve our common goal: lasting peace and security. I thank the Council for the opportunity to speak here today, and I extend special thanks to the President of the Government of Spain for his leadership in presiding over this very important meeting.”

    2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source

  2. “We also welcome the broad participation of civil society in the development, execution and monitoring of our NATO-Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security. As a next step, we pledge to establish a civil society advisory panel to institutionalize that positive engagement. The world is changing rapidly. We face a rising tide of violent extremism and terrorism. And it will be women, once again, who are most at risk. It is therefore essential that women be involved at every stage and every level of our operations and missions. Improving gender equality within NATO not only improves our credibility, it is essential to our ability to do our job right. Gender equality enhances our ability to respond and to deal with crises. Diversity gives us strength.”

    2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source

  3. “To that end, we pledge to share best practices and valuable lessons learned with our allies and partners on increasing female participation at decision-making levels in our own structures; to accelerate the advancement of women in our own headquarters by establishing a women's professional network and mentoring programme; to actively encourage allies to submit female candidates for our most senior decision-making positions; to strengthen our partnership for gender equality with other international organizations, including the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the European Union and the African Union; to finance gender-sensitive research aimed at identifying drivers of radicalization and violent extremism; and to develop targeted and evidence-based responses, including empowering women to safeguard communities.”

    2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source

  4. “With Jordan, we are implementing the first trust fund on gender training for the Jordanian armed forces. And in May 2015, we appointed our first ever female NATO Commander, Brigadier General Giselle Wilz of the United States Army, at the NATO headquarters in Sarajevo. NATO is therefore doing a great deal. But we need to do more, especially when it comes to promoting equal participation within NATO itself. We need to increase the active and meaningful participation of women.”

    2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source

  5. “Via our operations in Afghanistan and in the Balkans, we have made a tangible difference to the lives of women in conflict and post-conflict countries. The root of our success to date comes from embedding a gender perspective deep within our organization and from keeping things as practical as possible. NATO is incorporating gender perspectives into the analysis, planning, execution and evaluation of all its operations and missions. Our strategic commands are implementing new guidelines on the prevention and response to conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence. We have a wide network of gender advisers. We are placing gender perspectives at the centre of defence planning and reporting by our member nations. Gender is a key principle of our Defence Capacity Building Initiative with our partners around the world.”

    2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source

  6. “Mr. Vershbow: It is more dangerous to be a woman in a conflict zone than it is to be a soldier. That brutal fact led the United Nations to adopt resolution 1325 (2000), 15 years ago. What was the resolution's aim? To inspire a new approach to international security, where the views and actions of women are every bit as important as those of men and where their inclusion is guaranteed. For too long, the needs and interests of women have been ignored, both during times of conflict and when making and keeping the peace. If peace is to be sustainable, then it must include the voices of women. We cannot ignore half of the world's population. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is proud of its record in implementing resolution 1325 (2000).”

    2015-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7533 (2015) · source