The General Assembly,

Recalling that the Charter of the United Nations reaffirms the equal rights of men and women,

Recognizing that the participation of both men and women is essential for the attainment of sustainable peace and security,

The General Assembl urges the States' members of the Standing Advisory Committee, in accordance with Security Council resolution 1325 (2000), to include a gender equality dimension in the various meetings of the Committee relating to disarmament and international security;

Introductory Statement by Ms. Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General, UN Women – 65th Session of the General Assembly, Third Committee, 11 October 2010.

Chairperson,
Distinguished delegates,
Colleagues and friends,

With only five years left until the 2015 deadline to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on world leaders to attend a summit in New York on 20–22 September to accelerate progress towards the MDGs.

To Commemorate the 10th Anniversary of SCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security The Permanent Mission of Côte d'Ivoire to the United Nations Invites you to a high level panel discussion:

Addressing Sexual Violence during Armed Conflict: Challenges in Reintegrating Girls and Girl-Mothers into Communities

September 28th, Tuesday 3:00 – 6:00pm UNHQ - NLB Conference room 2

A 1325 CALL TO ACTION

In preparation for the upcoming 10th anniversary of the adoption of Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on women, peace and security, Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon,

Keeping the promise: united to achieve the Millennium Development Goals

The General Assembly,

Adopts the following outcome document of the High-level Plenary Meeting of the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals:

Keeping the promise: united to achieve the Millennium Development Goals

This page contains statements made during the General Debate of the 65th session of the General Assembly 23–30 September 2010. The Gender Index includes all references to gender, women, females, girls, gender equality, violence against women and participation made in statements delivered during the General Debate.

1. The Secretary-General has the honour to place before the General Committee, for its consideration, the following observations and proposals in connection with the report to be made to the General Assembly by the General Committee regarding the organization of the sixty-fifth regular session and future sessions of the Assembly, the adoption of the agenda and the allocation of items.

To watch the Secretary General's speech at the MDG debate, on 20th of September click here.