Argentina
H.E. Jorge Arguello, Ambassador and Permanent Representative
As a result of
our own experience, we recognize the importance of launching national
action plans for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000).
Such plans must be developed through a participatory process and
must include mechanisms for monitoring and accountability on the
part of Governments to ensure not only that a greater number of
women participate in a country’s decision-making processes,
but also that their complaints and needs are taken into account
at all levels of the State, particularly in institutional reform
processes, including reform of the legislative, judicial and security
systems.
Australia
H.E. Ms Frances Lisson, Deputy Permanent Representative
In March this year,
the Australian Government launched the new gender equality policy
for the Australian aid programme. This policy’s overall
goal is to reduce poverty by advancing gender equality and empowering
women. The policy sets out what Australia will do and provides
sample results on gender equality that can be incorporated into
Government programmes and initiatives. Two of the key outcomes
the policy targets are the equal participation of women in decision-making
and leadership, including in fragile States and conflict situations,
and the advancement of gender equality in regional cooperation
efforts. Working towards these outcomes will help implement resolution
1325 (2000).
Over the past five
years, Australia has continued to fund a number of activities
in the Asia-Pacific region aimed at implementing resolution 1325
(2000). The people-to-people links forged as a result of these
activities have provided a platform for women’s participation
in decision-making for peace and security at all levels —
community, national and regional. For example, Australia supported
the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat Regional Workshop on Gender,
Conflict, Peace and Security last year. This workshop, the first
of its kind in the Pacific, was attended by policymakers, representatives
from military and law enforcement agencies, and women’s
nongovernmental organizations from all 16 Pacific Island Forum
countries. The workshop succeeded in putting the issue of resolution
1325 (2000) on the regional agenda, and the outcomes are now guiding
follow-up work on gender, peace and security in the region.
In another example,
femLINKpacific, together with counterparts in a number of Pacific
island countries, is part of a regional women’s network
on resolution 1325 (2000). Through assistance provided by Australia,
femLINKpacific’s regional media network has launched a resolution
1325 (2000) website to assist with the dissemination of information
on resolution 1325 (2000) as widely as possible. FemLINKpacific
has also established a regular resolution 1325 (2000) e-news bulletin.
In addition, work has started on translating the resolution into
local languages and, for the first time, stories about the resolution
in the Pidgin and Tongan languages are being featured. Australia
is also funding a regional peace talks training project, through
the International Women’s Development Agency. The project
serves to develop a national framework in three Pacific countries
for the implementation of outcomes, recommendations and commitments
designed to ensure gender equality in matters relating to peace
and security in those countries.
Further, Australia
is contributing towards a project aimed at mainstreaming gender
in policies and programmes to prevent violence and conflict and
to strengthen post- conflict recovery in the Pacific region. The
project, jointly managed by the United Nations Development Programme
Pacific Centre and the United Nations Development Fund for Women,
will review existing research on violence reduction and conflict
prevention from a gender perspective; undertake research in a
number of Pacific countries to address gaps in existing knowledge
on issues of violence and masculinities; and publish, disseminate
and advocate for incorporation of the findings into work plans
and policies of relevant agencies and organizations throughout
the Pacific region. Projects and ongoing regional dialogue such
as those that I have just outlined increase the availability of
information by and about women’s contributions to improve
the peace and security environment, whether at the local, national
or regional level. They are examples of ways of achieving the
full implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and ensuring that
any peace support operations and security sector reforms are gender-inclusive.
Austria
H.E. Gerhard Pfanzelter, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
In August this
year, the Government of Austria adopted a national action plan
for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). The plan was
developed in close consultation with all stakeholders, including
nongovernmental organizations and academics. It foresees actions
to be taken at the national, regional and international levels,
including the following actions: the percentage of women among
Austrian personnel in peace missions shall be raised, including
by offering specific incentives to women; training programmes
for Austrian personnel in peace missions shall be reviewed in
order to systematically address gender aspects and the rights
of women, including a firm zero-tolerance policy on sexual abuse
and exploitation. Austria will continue to lobby for the full
implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) in the
European Union and other regional and international organizations.
Austrian development cooperation in post-conflict situations will
continue to focus on gender-specific programmes. The Austrian
action plan is designed as a living document and will be reviewed
annually. We are, therefore, very interested to share experiences
and good practices with all countries. I am confident that the
national action plan will be an effective tool for reinforcing
our efforts to fully integrate gender aspects into our activities
in the field of peace and security.
Bangladesh
H.E. Md. Touhid Hossain, Foreign Secretary
No reference to
theme
Belgium
H.E. Pierre Chevalier, Special Envoy for the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs
At the national
level, Belgium has prepared a charter for its armed forces to
promote the equality of women and men; in particular, it takes
into account the provisions of resolution 1325 (2000) within the
framework of operations conducted abroad. Training on the gender
perspective is an integral part of preparing troops who will take
part in a mission.
Furthermore, resolution
1325 (2000) now serves as a point of reference for the identification
of assistance projects eligible for financial support from Belgium.
The formulation of a national plan on the implementation of resolution
1325 (2000) is also under way.
Benin
H.E. Jean-Marie Ehouzou, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
In the light of
all this, I am pleased to note that my Government fully agrees
with the implementation framework and firmly skews its national
policy in favour of the promotion of equality. In that respect,
Benin recently adopted a new family code recognizing and promoting
the equality of men and women in Beninese society. In order to
promote the full enjoyment of women’s rights, our Government
has chosen to establish positive social discrimination measures
to the benefit of women. We are considering the creation of a
women’s institute that will study policies to develop women’s
potential. That was, inter alia, one goal behind the introduction
in Benin of mandatory and free primary education for all children.
The measure was primarily targeted at young girls in rural areas.
Benin is also heavily involved in seeking a minimum of 30 per
cent of management positions being held by women by 2015.
Canada
H.E. Mr. John McNee, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
No reference to
theme
China
H.E. Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Ambassador & Deputy Permanent
Representative
No reference to
theme
Colombia
H.E. Mrs. Claudia Blum di Barberi, Permanent Representative
That is particularly
true for Colombia, where interaction between civil society and
the United Nations system has been an ongoing factor in the drafting
and implementation of comprehensive approaches to programmes for
the advancement of women and the implementation of resolution
1325 (2000). Through democratic security policies, economic recovery,
social equity and human development, Colombia has made notable
progress in that field.
In Colombia, the
Office of the Presidential Adviser for Women’s Equity and
the Ministry for Foreign Affairs established a series of round
tables on women, peace and security, which have conducted assessments
and promoted awareness of resolution 1325 (2000) and of the country
report on its implementation. A group of women from different
regions have also received training in conflict prevention and
conflict resolution. The constant support of the United Nations
Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and the help of many nongovernmental
organizations have enabled the Government to conduct an important
number of activities, initiatives and projects designed to promote
and implement resolution 1325 (2000) and to mainstream gender
issues in national policies. That is reflected in the National
Development Plan 2006-2010, and I would like to highlight some
of the Plan’s activities with respect to affirmative action,
a cross-cutting approach to gender and social reactivation. Colombia
is implementing an affirmative action policy entitled “Women
— Builders of peace and development”. The policy prioritizes
goals related to employment and enterprise development, education
and culture, political participation and the prevention of violence
against women. It includes more than 100 protection measures,
to be applied by various authorities, to counter domestic violence,
marriage breakdown and labour discrimination.The cross-cutting
approach to gender involves all State agencies. Its results are
reflected in laws, jurisprudence and public policies with a gender
perspective, in strengthening institutional mechanisms working
on women’s issues, and in consolidating disaggregated information
systems, among other things. I would like to highlight four structural
strategies within the social reactivation policy that promote
greater gender equality: human capital development and employment,
consolidation of the social security system, a network for comprehensive
attention to the population living in extreme poverty and the
promotion of microcredit.
I would also like
to highlight the helpful role that the Organization of American
States has played at the regional level, through the Inter-American
Commission of Women. Following up on the mandates of the Inter-
American Program on the Promotion of Women’s Human Rights
and Gender Equity and Equality and the Inter-American Democratic
Charter, the Commission conducted the Training Course on Gender,
Conflict and Peace-Building for the Andean and Central American
regions. The recommendations of that project are particularly
relevant for our debate today, since they underline how it is
possible to build an agenda from the regional perspective that
contributes to the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000).
Congo
Mr. Biabaroh-Iboro
My Government understands the need to eliminate all obstacles
to the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), and we remain
convinced that success more than ever requires close cooperation
between Member States and the United Nations system. Only then
can our objectives be achieved. For its part, Congo is working
to mainstream the gender perspective in many sectors of public
life and to involve women in all stages of the peacebuilding process,
in particular the negotiation and implementation of peace agreements,
on the basis of the Beijing Platform for Action and resolution
1325 (2000).
At the regional
level, Congolese women are involved in the International Conference
on Peace, Security, Democracy and Development in the Great Lakes
Region and are actively participating in the work of the thematic
groups and in meetings of the preparatory committees. In that
framework, they participated in the meeting of women from the
Great Lakes region on peace and security held last year in Kinshasa.
Costa Rica
H.E. Jorge Urbina Ortega, Ambassador & Permanent
Representative
No reference to
theme
Croatia
H.E. Mirjana Mladineo, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
No reference to
theme
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mrs. Nduku Booto, Charge D'Affairs a.i.
No reference to
theme
Denmark
H.E. Mr. Lars Faaborg-Anderson, Ambassador & Permanent
Representative
Denmark was one
of the very first countries to formulate a national action plan
for implementing resolution 1325 (2000), and we are currently
in the process of updating and revising the plan. Through a broad
and comprehensive approach we are doing so with the full and active
involvement of Danish civil society. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
the Ministry of Defence and the National Police in cooperation
with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other partners
are developing a plan with strengthened focus on women’s
active participation in peacebuilding processes and decision-making
at all levels and with strong focus on visibility at the country
level.
Egypt
H.E., Maged A. Abdelaziz, Ambassador & Permanent
Representative
Egypt attaches
great importance to the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000)
within a holistic framework that mobilizes the efforts of all
Governments, civil society and the private sector, and is fully
prepared to see the resolution implemented throughout the Arab
world and Africa. The Government of Egypt has supported many activities
related to the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), the Action
Plan and the related programmes and has assisted other countries
on the African continent to address the matter effectively. We
have done this by providing direct technical assistance and trilateral
cooperation with other partners. The Suzanne Mubarak Women’s
International Peace Movement, one of the major non-governmental
organizations in this field, has provided great assistance in
that regard. It has done so by convening a series of regional
meetings through which governmental and non-governmental organizations
support women’s activities in achieving peace and stability
in the Arab world. In particular, those organizations support
the role of women in launching effective political negotiations
aimed at reaching settlements to ongoing international political
issues.
Finland
H.E. Ms. Marjatta Rasi, Under-Secretary of State
Finland is now
in the process of drafting a national action plan for the implementation
of resolution 1325 (2000). We, in close cooperation with civil
society, are committed to doing our part to ensure that women’s
full potential is utilized in the work for better security. The
action plan will pay special attention to the development of a
gender perspective for national capabilities. The fact that United
Nations peacekeeping missions and crisis management operations
of the European Union and other regional organizations are dependent
on national capabilities means that it is crucial that a gender
perspective be integrated into the training of national forces
and civilian personnel. We will also pay attention to women’s
recruitment for crisis management operations. We should not underestimate
the power of example in crisis areas. Attention will also be paid
to women’s and girls’ rights and protection. Finland
will also consider setting up a pool of experts trained in gender
issues.
France
H.E. Mr. Jean-Maurice Ripert, Ambassador & Permanent
Representative
No reference to
theme
Germany
Mr. Matussek
One month ago,
the German Federal Government presented its second action plan
to combat violence against women. The action plan not only sets
goals and targets to combat violence against women on a national
basis, but also addresses the issue in the context of international
cooperation within the European Union, the Council of Europe and
the United Nations. The action plan contains various references
to resolution 1325 (2000).
Let me re-emphasize
that Germany, as a friend of resolution 1325 (2000), is deeply
committed to the vision of that landmark resolution and continues
to undertake various efforts to realize that vision. The German
Government will account for its efforts and will present, on the
occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence
against Women on 25 November, a detailed report to our Parliament
on German contributions to implement resolution 1325 (2000). The
report will document a variety of measures contributing to the
implementation of the resolution both at the national and the
global levels — ranging from efforts to increase representation
of women in all decision-making mechanisms for the prevention,
management and resolution of conflict to concrete projects aimed
at ending violence against women all over the world.
Ghana
H.E. Mr. Akwasi Osei-Adjei, Minister for Foreign Affairs
Ghana has made
considerable progress in developing the necessary legal and institutional
frameworks that can facilitate the implementation of the resolution,
including the establishment of a Ministry for Women and Children’s
Affairs. Our objective is to give due prominence and practical
meaning to the issues that remain at the heart of our concerns.
In the coming years, we shall be seeking closer collaboration
between Government and Ghanaian civil society groups and with
our respective counterparts abroad. That is in recognition of
the benefits of global networking.
Guatemala
Mr. Skinner-Klée
As a country that
has emerged from conflict, we are aware of the importance of receiving
help in preparing national plans and strategies to coordinate
policies, because that is the most important time to promote the
application of resolution 1325 (2000). At the national level,
the Ministry of Defence of Guatemala confirmed its commitment
to the principle of gender equality through a process that harmoniously
integrates women into military life. That has been accomplished
with respect for human rights and in the context of the national
and international legal order.
Guinea
H.E Mr. Alpha Ibrahima Sow, Ambassador & Permanent
Representative
I must begin by
emphasizing that it is at the initiative of the First Lady, the
president of the foundation bearing her name, Maman Henriette
Conté, that for the first time a national educational campaign
was launched on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) in
Guinea. In fact, on 26 October 2006, the First Lady of the Republic,
supported by the Office of the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General
on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, whom I welcome here,
decided to jointly organize, with the Minister for Social Affairs
and the Promotion of Women and Children of Guinea, a commemorative
day to celebrate, in Conakry, the sixth anniversary of the adoption
of resolution 1325 (2000) by the Council. The ceremony had many
participants, including members of Government, representatives
of national institutions, the Chief of Staff of the army, members
of the diplomatic consular corps, representatives of international
institutions, non-governmental organizations and civil society.
The themes presented and conveyed by public and private media
were focused on the content of resolution 1325 (2000) and on the
impact of armed conflict on women and girls — women, as
victims of conflict and parties who prevent and manage conflict,
and in their capacity as protagonists for peacebuilding in Guinea
and in the region.
The same day, meetings
to sensitize and familiarize political, administrative and religious
authorities, the public and concerned partners on issues surrounding
the resolution were organized in the five communities of the capital
and in the national languages. That political commitment for the
implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) stems from the high degree
of responsibility that has always been shown by Guinean women.
Honduras
H.E. Ivan Romero Martinez, Ambassador & Permanent
Representative
No reference to
theme
Iceland
H.E. Mr. Hjalmar W. Hannesson, Ambassador & Permanent
Representative
No reference to
theme
Indonesia
H.E. Eddy Pratomo, Deputy Minister / Director General
for Legal Affairs & International Treaties
No reference to
theme
Israel
H.E. Dan Gillerman, Permanent Representative
In Israel, implementation
of resolution 1325 (2000) continues on a variety of levels, including
but not limited to distributing Hebrew translations of the resolution,
distributing and disseminating information on the resolution to
national, regional and nongovernmental organization (NGO) bodies,
campaigning to raise awareness through public relations work and
media coverage and monitoring and documenting the impact of conflict
on women and girls. Similarly, the Israeli Women’s Equal
Rights Law was amended in past years in the spirit of resolution
1325 (2000) mandating that the Israeli Government include women
in any group appointed to peacebuilding negotiations and conflict
resolution.
Italy
H.E. Marcello Spatafora, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
No reference to
theme
Japan
H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Ambassador and Permanent Representative
No reference to
theme
Kazakhstan
H.E. mrs Byrganym Aitimova, Ambassador & Permanent
Representative
No reference to
theme
Kenya
H.E. Mr. Z.D. Muburi Muita, Ambassador & Permanent
Representative
My delegation is
cognizant that women are critical agents of change in development,
and that investment in them creates a multiplier effect that enriches
and accelerates the improvement of their status in society. Kenya
affirms the centrality of gender equality in all spheres of life
including governance and decision-making, and it recognizes the
critical role that women must play in development. As part of
Kenya’s effort to fully implement this objective, the Government
has adopted a national policy on gender development and established
a national commission on gender and development. The aim is to
integrate women in decision-making through legal, regulatory and
institutional reforms.
Liechtenstein
H.E. Mr. Christian Wenaweser, Ambassador & Permanent
Representative
No reference to
theme
Malawi
H.E. Mr. Steve D Matenje, SC, Ambassador & Permanent
Representative
No reference to
theme
Mexico
H.E. Claude Heller, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
No reference to
theme
Myanmar
H.E. Mr. U Maung Wai, Deputy Permanent Representative
In Myanmar’s
national effort to promote gender equality, organizations such
as the Myanmar Women’s Affairs Federation, the Myanmar Women
Entrepreneurs Association and the Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare
Association play an important role. Hand in hand with these organizations,
the Government promotes policies to ensure that the needs and
priorities of women and girls are addressed. In this regard, Myanmar’s
traditions and culture play an important part. Traditional law
guarantees the equal rights of women, including the right to own
and inherit property.
The Netherlands
H.E. Mr. Bert Koenders, Minister for Development Cooperation
In the Netherlands,
we are developing a national action plan for the implementation
of resolution 1325 (2000), in consultation with all relevant ministries
and civil society. I assure this Council that it will not remain
merely another piece of paper.
New Zealand
H.E. Ms Rosemary Banks, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
New Zealand recognizes
the important role that women play in the prevention and resolution
of conflicts and in peacebuilding, and we strongly support Security
Council resolution 1325 (2000). Our commitment to the resolution
is reflected in our national, regional and international approach
to peacebuilding, conflict prevention and conflict resolution.
New Zealand is
taking a number of concrete steps to reinforce its support for
resolution 1325 (2000). First, we are committed to encouraging
women to undertake assignments on peacekeeping missions. Women
from the New Zealand Defence Forces, the New Zealand Police and
our wider society are an integral part of New Zealand’s
participation in regional, United Nations and other international
peacekeeping efforts. That includes women working in high-risk
areas, such as Afghanistan, and in our operational missions, such
as that in Timor-Leste. Up to 30 per cent of all our police peacekeeping
deployments are female — among the highest rate in the world.
New Zealand recognizes, too, that diversity assists peacekeeping
missions in reaching out to a wider sector of the community, which
is a fundamental element for effective peacebuilding.
Secondly, this
year New Zealand was proud to withdraw its final reservation to
the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
against Women, which concerned women in the armed forces. Thirdly,
I should like to say that the New Zealand Defence Force recently
approved a diversity strategy, which we call “Valuing Diversity:
Leadership in Action”. The strategy recognizes the value
of the full integration of women, the positive effect that it
has on morale and the sense of belonging to a wider team in which
all members can make meaningful contributions. This approach also
recognizes the benefits of having more women at senior levels
of the Defence Force. We have worked hard to ensure the integration
of women at all levels and in all areas of the New Zealand Defence
Force, including combat. We are increasing the number of women
in the higher ranks, and we are becoming more effective in retaining
women in the Force throughout their careers.
New Zealand’s
response to New Zealand’s response to resolution 1325 (2000)
is proactive. We appreciate the fact that, even in peacetime,
it is important to ensure the security of women. New Zealand is
currently involved in the Pacific Prevention of Domestic Violence
Programme, a joint initiative of New Zealand’s International
Aid and Development Agency (NZAID), the New Zealand Police and
the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police organization. Members of
the New Zealand Police deliver advice, training and operational
support on domestic violence to police forces and communities
across the Pacific. This initiative focuses on regional coordination
and benchmarking, police capability, relationship-building, the
strengthening of Government policy and legislation, a whole-Government
approach to domestic violence and ways to influence social change.
Nicaragua
H.E. Maria Rubiales de Chamorra, Ambassador & Permanent
Representative
No reference to
theme
Norway
H.E. Ms Mona Juul, Ambassador & Deputy Permanent
Representative
No reference to
theme
Panama
H.E. Ricardo Alberto Arias, Ambassador & Permanent
Representative
No reference to
theme
Peru
H.E. Mr Oswaldo Rivero, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
No reference to
theme
Portugal
(on behalf of the European Union)
H.E. Ambassador Joao Salgueiro, Ambassador & Permanent
Representative
Nowadays, gender
equality concerns are mainstreamed into our development and cooperation
policies and in the framework of the European Security and Defence
Policy (ESDP), as well as in other EU projects and programmes.
We wish to highlight the three-year partnership with the United
Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) launched in April
2007 to build capacity and improve accountability for gender equality
in 12 countries, with a specific focus on women in peacebuilding
and the implementation of Security Council 1325 (2000). Also,
the EU Conflict Prevention Network will be exploring ways of assuring
the effective implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) by the
international community, Governments and local civil society organizations.
The Council of the European Union has also adopted conclusions
on gender equality and gender mainstreaming in crisis management,
which are currently being implemented at all levels of European
Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) missions. The EU Council stressed
the importance of fully implementing resolution 1325 (2000) from
the early planning stages to the conduct and evaluation of ESDP
missions and operations.
On the other hand,
we must not forget the preventive dimension with regard to gender-based
violence in conflict and post-conflict situations. In the European
Union context, that includes the development of rules of conduct
— such as the generic standards of behaviour, which are
binding on ESDP staff and forbid involvement in sexual exploitation,
trafficking in women and prostitution. The European Union would
support the elaboration of corresponding rules and practices for
United Nations operations and missions.
Qatar
H.E. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, Ambassador & Permanent
Representative
Turning to national
implementation, the successful implementation of resolution 1325
(2000) requires enhancing the capacity of the United Nations peace
support, humanitarian and post-conflict reconstruction operations
to backstop the efforts of Member States in strengthening their
national capacities, in line with national objectives and the
relevant international standards, to achieve gender equality,
the empowerment of women in the area of peace and security, success
in the fight against all forms of violence, especially violence
against women and children, and the eradication of the culture
of impunity. Success also requires paying special attention to
countries emerging from conflict, which need financial and technical
support in the preparation of national plans of action to implement
resolution 1325 (2000).
Republic
of Korea
Mr. Kim Hyun Chong
No reference to
theme
Russian
Federation
Ilya Rogachev, Ambassador & Deputy Permanent Representative
No reference to
theme
Slovakia
H.E. Ms. Ol'ga Algayerova, State Secretary of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs
No reference to
theme
South Africa
H.E. Mr. Dumasani S. Kumalo, Ambassador & Permanent
Representative
Also, South Africa
has joined with Sweden and others in promoting the Partners for
Gender Justice initiative. The aim of that initiative is to forge
a more coordinated and integrated system of collaboration to assist
national stakeholders in achieving gender justice in conflict
affected countries.
We recently hosted
in Cape Town the Africa Regional Meeting on Gender Justice, with
the participation of ministers of justice and ministers of gender,
at which there was a sharing of experiences on how best to identify
gaps, challenges and opportunities with regard to implementing
resolution 1325 (2000) at the national level. The Regional Meeting
also focused on ways to promote gender justice and ensure the
participation of women in the legal system. We wish to thank the
President of the Council, the Permanent Representative of Ghana,
for circulating the report of the Africa Regional Meeting on Gender
Justice as a document of the Security Council (S/2007/607).
Spain
H.E. Mr. Juan Antonia Yanez-Barnuevo Ambassador &
Permanent Representative
Resolution 1325
(2000) calls on States to make efforts to implement the resolution
at the national level. Spain is committed to effective gender
equality as a priority of the Government. We have developed a
national action plan to implement resolution 1325 (2000) that
focuses on the following basic goals. First, it will strengthen
the inclusion of a gender perspective in all phases of our participation
in peace missions, from planning to conclusion, including the
reconstruction and peacebuilding processes. Secondly, it will
ensure that military and civilian police personnel who participate
in peace missions receive specific training in matters of equality
and in the various aspects of resolution 1325 (2000). Thirdly,
it will guarantee women, adolescents and girls in areas of conflict
and post-conflict the full enjoyment of their human rights, and
encourage women’s participation in the negotiation and implementation
of peace agreements. Fourthly, it will promote as a cross-cutting
issue the principle of equal treatment of women and men in the
planning and execution of activities in the disarmament, demobilization
and reintegration of ex-combatants and their families. Fifthly,
it will encourage awareness and the dissemination of resolution
1325 (2000), as well as the work of Spanish civil society in regard
to it.
Sudan
H.E. Mr. Abdalmahmood Abdalhaleen Mohamad, Ambassador
& Permanent Representative
At the national
level, women’s empowerment has been one of the Sudan’s
top priorities. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the Darfur
Peace Agreement both included provisions safeguarding the role
and the active participation of women in peacebuilding and in
the implementation of the relevant provisions of the two Agreements.
Those provisions are premised on our traditions and values, which
accord a particularly prominent position to women.
Sweden
H.E. Mr. Anders Lidén, Ambassador & Permanent
Representative
Last year, Sweden
launched a national plan for the implementation of resolution
1325 (2000). The approach of the Swedish Government to resolution
1325 (2000) is based on a holistic view of security, development
and human rights. Agencies, ministries and Government offices
are working together to achieve the goals of the resolution. As
an active Member of the United Nations and the European Union,
Sweden has an obvious interest in and responsibility for the full
implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) in United Nations peace
support activities, as well as in the European Union’s external
relations. The EU’s contribution to the implementation of
resolution 1325 (2000) enhances its effectiveness and credibility
as an actor in crisis management. The EU handbook on gender for
the planning and conduct of operations, as well as the fairly
new feature of gender advisers in EU missions, are some concrete
measures.
United
Arab Emirates
Mr. Al-Jarman
No reference to
theme
United
Kingdom
H.E. Karen Pierce, Ambassador & Deputy Permanent
Representative
No reference to
theme
United
States
H.E. Alejandro D. Wolff, Ambassador & Deputy Permanent
Representative
No reference to
theme
VietNam
H.E. Hoang Chi Trung, Minister & Deputy Permanent
Representative
Vietnamese women
have always played an active role in national defence in times
of war and in national construction in times of peace. In Viet
Nam today, gender-sensitive legislation, policies, strategies
and programmes of action and the network of national mechanisms
for the advancement of women all work together for the achievement
of gender equality and the advancement of women in all aspects
of life — political, economic and social. In Viet Nam, the
cause of the advancement of women and the enhancement of their
role enjoys the ongoing support of the country’s leadership,
and of men. We will continue to support and cooperate with United
Nations entities, non-governmental organizations and other partners
in implementing resolution 1325 (2000).
Zambia
(for SADC)
H.E. Mr Lazarous Kapambwe
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