Liberia

“This year we have marked the twentieth anniversary of the historic Beijing Conferenoe and its Plan of Action for Women's empowerment and gender equality. We are also marking the 15th anniversary of resolution 1325 on women's participation in peace processes. And while improvement has been made in the status of women, much more is still to be done. We must therefore all "step-up" and take further measures beyond moralizing gender equality to tangible actions.”

“We commend the foresight ,of the Secretary-General in directing a comprehensive review of peace operations, which is complemented by a review of the organization's peace building architecture and a global study on the implementation of Resolution 1325 on women participation in peace processes.”

“It was this same vision, which, seventy years ago, motivated the founding of this global organization to promote peaceful coexistence, economic and social advancement of all peoples, respect for human dignity and equal rights of men and women,...”

“ In many countries of the world, women are still being treated as second-class citizens.”