Statement of Egypt

Women and girls remain the primary victims in areas of conflict. In that vein, through its current membership of the Security Council, Egypt is committed to sparing no effort in supporting and developing the women and peace and security agenda and implementing resolutions 1325 (2000) and 2242 (2015), thereby ensuring the protection of women in areas of armed conflict and in other situations. It should also ensure its genuine participation in maintaining and building peace. In that regard, we look forward to cooperating with Secretary-General designate António Guterres.

First, it is important to strike a balance between the two main the pillars of the women and peace and security agenda: protection and participation. The international community must pay sufficient attention to providing and delivering the necessary protection to women in conflict and post-conflict areas, in parallel with promoting women’s participation, so as to ensure complementarity between both pillars. Providing protection to women is a necessary precondition for their effective participation during the post-conflict period.