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Von Der Leyen/Mr. Heusgen

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first: 2019-04-11
most recent: 2019-04-11
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“I would like to take this opportunity to thank all delegations for their contributions to this open debate. We have heard from 63 speakers, including three briefers, in roughly six hours, which I think is not bad. I therefore also thank everybody for their discipline. There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. The meeting rose at 4.05 pm.”
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“Taking into consideration that Germany is also part of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), I take the statement made by the representative of Lebanon as having been directed towards us as well. There should be more women in UNIFIL. I now give the floor to the representative of Egypt.”
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“I want to direct the attention of the representative of Ethiopia to the fact that, on 23 April, sexual violence in conflict will be on the Council's agenda, since he mentioned it in his intervention. I now give the floor to the representative of Kenya.”
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“I thank the representative of Liechtenstein for his questions; we will have to see how we go about getting a response. I now give the floor to the representative of Romania.”
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“Speaking of the candidacy of Canada for a term on the Security Council, we try to limit our statements in the Council to five minutes. I now give the floor to the representative of Norway.”
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“I thank both our briefers for their concrete proposals drawn from their broad experience. I would now like to proceed by giving the floor to the representative of Viet Nam.”
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“Before we proceed, as our briefers are leaving soon, I would like to give them an opportunity to answer a few questions that have been posed. I now give the floor to Major General Lund.”
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“I would like to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than four minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate the texts in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber. I also want to inform everyone that we will be carrying on this open debate through the lunch hour, as we have a very large number of speakers to hear this afternoon on this important topic. I now give the floor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary.”
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“Fifthly, and finally, Germany has enhanced its military observer training course to focus specifically on the role of women in peacekeeping. We have opened the course to international participants; 22 women from 20 countries were part of the pilot course last year. This success has encouraged us to offer this course again, on a permanent basis. I invite all present to help us promote this opportunity. Let me conclude by expressing my gratitude to all present for their contributions today. The peacekeepers' Blue Helmet symbolizes protection and security. Let us ensure that this helmet is worn by more women, for the sake of peace. I now resume my functions as President of the Council.”
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“That is why my Ministry created a staff element on equal opportunity, diversity management and inclusion. This has led, for example, to a benchmarking of the evaluation of male and female soldiers, to a mentoring programme for junior female officers and to a regular exchange on best practices. Once again, transparency is crucial. Fourthly, Germany has already been looking at what keeps women fromjoining our forces and advancing in them to top positions. We are seeking to intensify our analysis by initiating a national barrier assessment. We will determine what keeps more women from joining peace operations. We invite the United Nations and interested Member States to share their experience with similar assessments.”
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“We pledge substantial support to get it up and running and invite Member States to contribute ideas of their own. Secondly, the network will support the Elsie initiative, which is central to increasing the percentage of women peacekeepers. We applaud Canada for this great initiative and intend to provide up to â‚¬2 million to the Elsie trust fund. Thirdly, we must send more women into international peacekeeping missions. We need more women in our national forces. Germany is striving to increase the share of female soldiers in our armed forces more rapidly than before, but also, and that is crucial, the share of female soldiers in leading positions. As Minister, I understand that this effort requires a constant pull from the top, a fight against unconscious bias and real barriers, and constant evaluation. Transparency is key.”
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“More importantly, it has been obvious that they are always broadening their mission's skill set. Women are not better peacekeepers than men, but they are different. And this diversity is a strength. Yet, almost 20 years after the adoption of the landmark resolution 1325 (2000), we are still far from the full, effective and meaningful participation of women in peace operations. I would like to present five ideas on how to change that. First, in empowering women in all walks of life, visibility is key. We need role models to stir the imagination - successful female mentors who tell their stories to younger women and share their experience. Therefore, Germany will take the initiative to establish a global female peacekeepers network.”
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“I thank Ms. Merekaje for her briefing. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as Federal Minister of Defence of Germany. My thanks go once again to Secretary-General Guterres, Major General Kristin Lund and Ms. Merekaj e for their briefings. The women and peace and security agenda is one of Germany's priorities during its membership of the Security Council and during our presidency this month. In this open debate, I should like to focus on women serving in United Nations peacekeeping missions. In my five years as Defence Minister, I have met many female peacekeepers, in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, for example, and many other missions. I have always been impressed with their dedication and diligence.”
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“There being no objection, it is so decided. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2019/275, which contains the text of a letter dated 27 March 2019 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council, and document S/2019/293, which contains the text of a letter dated 4 April 2019 from the Permanent Representative of Germany addressed to the Secretary- General transmitting a concept note on the item under consideration. I wish to warmly welcome the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Antonio Guterres, and now give him the floor.”
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“Lorna Merekaje, Secretary General of South Sudan Democratic Engagement Monitoring and Observation Programme and Women's Representative to the National Constitution Amendment Committee. Ms. Merekaje is joining today's meeting via video- teleconference from Juba. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I also invite the following to participate in this meeting: His Excellency Mr. Gerardus Van Den Akker, observer of the European Union to the United Nations; and Her Excellency Ms. Fatima Kyari Mohammed, Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations. I propose that the Council invite the Permanent Observer of the Observer State of the Holy See to the United Nations to participate in the meeting, in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure and the previous practice in this regard.”
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“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Estonia, Fiji, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Ireland, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, the Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, the Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Senegal, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Viet Nam to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following briefers to participate in this meeting: Major General Kristin Lund, Head of Mission and Chief of Staff, United Nations Truce Supervision Organization; and Ms.”
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