Statement of Italy on the Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security, October, 2015
Statement of Italy, October, 2015
Thus the participation of women in negotiations becomes fundamental to guarantee adequate intervention in the phases following the signing of peace agreements. Even more fundamental is the inclusion of gender issues at the negotiating table to not render the presence of women completely irrelevant. Maintaining a gender perspective in negotiations guarantees, during reconstruction, a new definition of "security" as the human and social condition based on the exercise of one's fundamental human rights (i.e. meeting one's basic needs, health, education, work) which are the main instruments ofpeace.
Statement of Italy, October, 2015
The 2030 Agenda, which re-launches "cooperation" as an instrument for creating development partnerships must be during peace-rebuilding processes, a point that cannot be neglected. Its objectives aim to eliminate by 2030 extreme poverty globally and halve the percentage of women, men and children that live without sustenance ; create political assets at the national, regional and international level to launch greater investments in the fight against poverty, eliminate all forms of malnutrition; double agricultural productivity and the income of smallholders (particularly women forming families through secure access to land and agricultural resources); reduce the global maternal mortality rate to fewer than 70 cases every thousand live births; drastically reduce infant mortality, eliminate endemic diseases such as AIDS, TB, malaria. Other objective of the Agenda is to acknowledge the need for inclusive and equal education for all; reaching full gender equality; universal access to sustainable energy; support for infrastructures; the promotion of consumption and sustainable production models; the adoption of urgent measures to fight climate change and desertification.