Statement of Cape Verde at the UNGA72

Women: “Our only option is to value these assets, to make them distinctive and focused on those who truly are development actors and beneficiaries: the children, youths, women and men of any country.”

Gender-based violence: “These damages are detrimental to global peace as they cause human suffering, claim lives and instigate other humanitarian tragedies, such as the unprecedented
increase in the number of refugees, hunger, and forms of violence against women and children.”

Sustainable Peace: “Not only because it integrates the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development, but also because it considers the cross-cutting issues of peace, security, justice and necessary partnerships, and also because it makes an appeal to «leave no one behind».”

SDGs: “In this regard, we would like to commend the Secretary-General’s ongoing exercise,
which aims to adapt the United Nations development system, as well as reform the
Secretariat's management structures to fit the challenges of implementing the 2030
Agenda and its SDGs.”

SDG 16: “The internal order of Cabo Verde is aligned with international positions and practices in the field of Human Rights through the Constitution of the Republic, its laws, institutions, public policies and social practices.”

Gender-based violence: “In this regard, I would like to emphasize the Secretary-General’s initiative to establish a Pact with Member States, as well as a Circle of Leadership on the prevention and response to sexual exploitation and abuse in all UN operations — 8 and, above all, in the context of peacekeeping and humanitarian actions. That initiative will give greater dignity to the most vulnerable people, especially women and girls, and will promote their rights.”

SDGs: “This is our vision and purpose for the economy, security and diplomacy. They are captured by the Strategic Plan for Sustainable Development (PEDS), which is already completed and aligned with the SDGs.”