Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict, April 2018: Ireland
Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict, April 2018: Ireland (Extract 1)
We in Ireland firmly believe that the role of civil society at the grassroots level is essential for empowering women in conflict prevention
Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict, April 2018: Ireland (Extract 2)
We believe that greater representation of women in governance, especially those from rural communities, would raise the profile of these issues, and facilitate positive change. In addition to this, we also support community mobilization campaigns through community and religious leaders, aimed at shifting the stigma of sexual violence from victims to perpetrators.
Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict, April 2018: Ireland (Extract 3)
Ireland is particularly concerned to hear reports of the targeting of high profile female human rights defenders through crimes of sexual violence. Today we urge Member States to take measures to ensure the adequate protection of women in the civil society space. Ireland also urges the Security Council to assume its own responsibility in this, and to be consistent and timely in its use of sanctions against perpetrators of conflictrelated sexual violence.
Security Council Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict, April 2018: Ireland (Extract 4)
We all recognise that the majority of victims of CRSV are marginalised women and girls, often living in rural areas beyond the reach of law enforcement and protection. Rural women are vulnerable to displacement and are often forced to flee following struggles for the control of land and resources. Women’s physical security is thus inextricably linked with their political, social and economic security. Women bear the brunt of conflict at every level.