Statement of Namibia, October, 2015

This is an area the Global Study gives evidence that, when controlling for other variables, peace processes that included women as witnesses, signatories, mediators, and/or negotiators demonstrated a 20 per cent increase in the probability of a peace agreement lasting at least two years. This percentage increases over time, with a 35 per cent increase in the probability ofa peace agreement lasting 15 years. While I quote these numbers for you from the study, this has been a personal experience for Namibia since we emerged from armed liberation struggle 25 years ago. Women's meaningful participation in our post-conflict reconstruction has been pivotal to the peace and stability in our country today.