Argentina
H.E. Jorge Arguello, Ambassador and Permanent Representative
No reference to theme
Australia
H.E. Ms Frances Lisson, Deputy Permanent Representative
No reference to theme
Austria
H.E. Gerhard Pfanzelter, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
No reference to theme
Bangladesh
H.E. Md. Touhid Hossain, Foreign Secretary
The Secretary General's report on women, peace
and security S/2007/567 notes some progress in the implementation
of the System-wide Action Plan 2005-2007. It is our hope that
the remaining shortcomings will be addressed in the updated
2008-2009 Action Plan to meet the desired goals. The overall
experience, so far, in implementing 1325 at all levels of
decision making has been mixed. A number of persistent constraints
remain to be addressed. The challenges, particularly at the
institutional and organizational levels have not been adequately
addressed. There is seemingly an inadequate understanding
of the gender dimensions in the conflict situations. This
leads to gaps in capacity to address various provisions of
1325. This, in our view, largely impedes the implementation
of 1325.
We also recognize that a strong Security Council
mechanism is needed to monitor implementation of 1325. Establishing
a working group on women, peace and security may be useful
and a good option In this regard. In our view, the coordination
among various UN agencies and their reporting mechanism should
be enhanced in order to implement 1325 at the grassroots levels.
We hope that with 'the updated Action Plan 2008-2009, we wiIl
succeed in overcoming the weaknesses through concerted efforts.
It is our belief that integrating gender perspective across
the UN system will keep in view geographical, cultural and
ethnic factors. Adequate resources should also be mobilized
to this effect. Active involvement of the civil society and
NGOs is a sine qua non.
Belgium
H.E. Pierre Chevalier, Special Envoy for the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
No reference to theme
Benin
H.E. Jean-Marie Ehouzou, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
The exhaustive analysis of the Secretary-General
contained in his latest report (S/2007/567) allows us to evaluate
the significant progress made in gender mainstreaming in the
activities covered, as well as in promoting the recovery and
development of countries emerging from conflict. However,
the report also points to delays in implementing the 2005-2007
Action Plan due to a lack of commitment at certain levels.
Institutions that have not yet established action plans in
that regard should be encouraged to endeavour to swiftly put
such plans in place, in order to ensure the consistent implementation
of the resolution in the context of the Action Plan for 2008-2009.
We welcome in particular the common policy in the area of
gender equality, which is aimed at facilitating the exchange
of information on good practices and lessons learned in peacekeeping
operations.
The establishment of the System-wide Action
Plan for 2008-2009 on the basis of lessons learned from the
previous Action Plan has made possible the very timely targeting
of a more limited number of key thematic areas to serve as
points of reference and evaluation of efforts undertaken.
The implementation strategies from which the new Action Plan
emerged are a good example of the integrated approach called
for by the complexity of the issue. By seamlessly linking
the development of policies with advocacy, capacity building,
working in partnership and networks and the provision of goods
and services, that approach clearly underscores the key role
of Governments and civil society in expanding the degree to
which resolution 1325 (2000) is implemented. It also reflects
an acknowledgement of the need to synergize the efforts of
various actors with those being made at the regional, national
and international levels.
Canada
H.E. Mr. John McNee, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
The UN System-wide Action Plan, alongside
national implementation strategies, represents an important
first step toward meeting the need for effective monitoring
of and accountability for 1325 implementation. However, the
ongoing obstacles to its implementation are now familiar to
us all, both for the UN and at the national level. The main
challenge is that the tenets of the resolution have not been
systematically institutionalized and accountability mechanisms
are not in place.
China
H.E. Mr. Liu Zhenmin, Ambassador & Deputy Permanent Representative
Since the Secretary-General formulated the
United Nations System-wide Action Plan in 2005, positive results
have been achieved in the implementation of the various aspects
of the resolution over the past two years.
The Outcome Document of the World Summit emphasized
that the progress of women is the progress of all humankind.
That is equally true in the field of peace and security. The
comprehensive implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) represents
an important guarantee for the realization of that goal. We
support the Secretary-General in his ongoing efforts to implement
the United Nations System-wide Action Plan. The Chinese Government
has always attached importance to the protection of women’s
rights and interests and the empowerment of women.
Colombia
H.E. Mrs. Claudia Blum di Barberi, Permanent Representative
No reference to theme
Congo
H.E. Mr. Basile Ikouebe, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
No reference to theme
Costa Rica
H.E. Jorge Urbina Ortega, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
This year’s report of the Secretary-General
(S/2007/567) provides useful information on progress made
since the first follow-up on the United Nations System-wide
Action Plan for the implementation of that historic resolution.
It will be recalled that the first report (S/2006/770) made
it possible to see what progress had been made and what shortcomings
needed to be corrected, thus allowing for the updating of
the System-wide Action Plan for 2008-2009. In that connection,
my delegation wishes to thank all of those involved in that
difficult task, including the Special Adviser on Gender Issues
and Advancement of Women, experts from throughout the system,
United Nations bodies and civil society organizations. The
quality of their work deserves our appreciation.
Croatia
H.E. Mirjana Mladineo, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
No reference to theme
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ms. Nduku Booto, Charge D'Affairs a.i.
No reference to theme
Denmark
H.E. Mr. Lars Faaborg-Anderson, Ambassador & Permanent
Representative
The 2008-2009 Action Plan is conceptualized
to become a results-based programming, monitoring and reporting
too1. We welcome the sharpened focus on five thematic areas
of prevention, protection, participation, relief and recovery
and thereby the shift from project to programme implementation.
A broader framework linked to national peace and reconstruction
processes is provided. It commits the UN system to enhance
coherence and to integrate a gender perspective.
Effective links between the Action Plan and
the national implementation efforts are not yet well established
and need special attention.
Egypt
H.E., Maged A. Abdelmiz, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
No doubt that the Secretary General's report
reflects an enormous effort exerted in the follow up to the
implementation of the 2005-2007 Action Plan, as well as the
preparation to the new Action Plan 2008-2009, as much as it
reflects the growing interest from all entities of the UN
wide System with the efficiency needed. Yei thereore many
queries that we st'll have to ask in our attempt to achieve
the desired integration between the activities at the Organization
level, and the activities held by Member States and NGO's
and Private Sector with the aim of implementing the resolution
and its relative plans.
It demands further, not only from the Security
Council but from us all through the UN System, to design a
clear system Wide action plan dealing with this issue, in
a manner that all Principle Organs of the UN would join in
it', implementation, through adopting simultaneous resolutions
by the Security Council. General Assembly and the ECOSOC.
Finland
H.E. Ms. Marjatta Rasi, Under-Secretary of State
As the report demonstrates, progress has been
made in a number of fields in implementing the UNSC resolution
1325. Yet, as we all know, a lot of work still remains to
be done in order to overcome institutional and organizational
challenges and gaps. These challenges have been identified
accurately in the 2008-2009 System-wide Action Plan.
France
H.E. Mr. Jean-Maurice Ripert, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
No reference to theme
Germany
H.E. Mr. von Ungern-Sternberg, Deputy Permanent Representative
No reference to theme
Ghana
H.E. Mr. Akwasi Osei-Adjei, Minister for Foreign Affairs
No reference to theme
Guatemala
Mr. Skinner-Klée, Ambassador and Permanent Representative
We thank the Secretary-General for his annual
report (S/2007/567), which serves as a basis for this dialogue,
because it continues to update, monitor and revise the previous
Action Plan, for 2005-2007, and for his presentation of the
new, updated Action Plan, for 2008-2009, on the advances and
obstacles in the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000).
Our delegation believes that the changes made
in the Action Plan for 2008-2009 are positive. The re-shaping
of the concept and the focus on five thematic areas —
of which prevention, participation and protection are transversal,
interrelated with other thematic resolutions; relief and recovery
emphasize the concrete needs of women and children; and the
normative thematic area — will make it possible to broaden
the scope of efforts to apply resolution 1325 (2000) and will
help States to meet their commitments regarding equality between
women and men and the empowerment of women in the field of
peace and security.
Guinea
H.E Mr. Alpha Ibrahima Sow, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
The Republic of Guinea is pleased once again
to contribute to the collective and multilateral thinking
on the implementation of the System-wide Action Plan for the
implementation of resolution 1325 (2000). Identifying and
assessing progress made in that area in terms of follow-up
and empowerment, both nationally and internationally, are
at the heart of our concerns.
Guinea is pleased to have once again found
peace, the restoration of the rule of law and improved national
cohesion, thanks primarily to the determination of, and sacrifices
made by, women. In that context, we were pleased to receive
the second report of the Secretary-General on the implementation
of the System-wide Plan of Action for the implementation of
resolution 1325 (2000). We support its major recommendations,
in particular those concerning the 2008-2009 Action Plan,
conceived as a results-based instrument for programming, follow-up
and information. The concentration of future action in the
five thematic areas identified in the report cannot fail to
ensure the successful establishment of an integrated, coherent
strategy for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000)
by all parties involved at the national, regional and international
levels.
Honduras
H.E. Ivan Romero Martinez, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
No reference to theme
Iceland
H.E. Mr. Hjalmar W. Hannesson, Ambassador & Permanent
Representative
Iceland welcomes the comprehensive report
of the Secretary General on women and peace and security.
The report clearly indicates that significant progress has
been made in many areas towards implementation of the System-wide
Action Plan on Resolution 1325 for 2005-2007, in particular,
in areas such as peacekeeping, peacemaking and peacebuilding.
The report, however, points out that progress has been uneven
in many substantive areas of the Action Plan and gaps remain
in its implementation. Much therefore remains to he done at
the UN level, both at Headquarters and in the field.
In this context, we highly appreciate the
work on the 20118-2009 System-wide Action Plan. We agree that
the Action Plan should be a result-oriented monitoring and
reporting tool for strengthened interagency coordination,
enhanced accountability and gender rnainstreaming. The UN
system should engage Governments, civil society and regional
organizations, such as the OSCE, in its implementation. We
need to share experiences and good practices between regional
organizations.
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
Israel welcomes the Secretary-General's report
on women and peace and security, S/2007/567, and its system-wide
action review and update.
Italy
H.E. Marcello Spatafora, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
No reference to theme
Japan
H.E. Mr. Yukio Takasu, Ambassador and Permanent Representative
Japan welcomes the report of the Secretary-General
(S/2007/567). The report provides with an overview of what
the System-wide Action Plan has achieved to date, what gaps
exist in its implementation, and what challenges must be surmounted
if the plan is to be completely successfu1. We are also pleased
with the development f a policy framework, implementation
strategies, and a results-based management framework, as they
will assist in improving accountability, monitoring, and reporting
on the Action Plan in 2008-2009.
Kazakhstan
H.E. mrs Byrganym Aitimova, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
No reference to theme
Kenya
H.E. Mr. Z.D. Muburi Muita, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
No reference to theme
Liechtenstein
H.E. Mr. Christian Wenaweser, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
No reference to theme
Malawi
H.E. Mr. Steve D Matenje, SC, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
We note with concern from the report of the
Secretary-General contained in document S/2007/567 that institutional
gaps and challenges such as inadequate funding for gender-related
projects and insufficient institutional capacity for gender
mainstreaming in peacekeeping and peace-building operations
impeded the full implementation of the United Nations System
Wide action Plan on Women, Peace and Security for 2005-2007.
However, we are confident that these challenges and gaps will
be addressed as the United Nations embarks on the implementation
of the United Nations System Wide Action Plan on Women, Peace
and Security for 2008-2009 which, as we understand it, is
"a results based, programming, monitoring and reporting
tool".
Therefore, we hope that adequate and predictable
mechanisms will be introduced to support the full implementation
of resolution 1325 in an efficient, transparent, accountable,
coherent and sustainable manner taking into account the special
needs of women and children particularly in armed conflict.
These include putting an end to gender-based violence, and
degrading and inhumane treatment which has resulted in millions
of women and children in armed conflict aided areas losing
their limbs and lives. We are particularly appalled by reports
of sexual exploitation of women and children, particularly
by the very same people who are entrusted with the responsibility
of protecting them.
Mexico
H.E. Claude Heller, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
No reference to theme
Myanmar
H.E. Mr. U Maung Wai, Deputy Permanent Representativ
My delegation also wishes to commend the Secretary-General
for his report focusing on the United Nations System-wide
Action Plan for the implementation of the Security Council
Resolution 1325 (2000).
We note that the report covers a large and
diverse area. The implementation review of 2005-2007 Action
Plan is a good basis for the way forward. It shows that progress
has been achieved in many substantive areas of the 2005-2007
Action Plan. It also confirms the existence of institutional
and organizational gaps and challenges in the implementation
by the UN system. We also note that the 2008-2009 Action Plan
attempts a sharpened focus. The original 12 areas of action
contained in 2005-2007 Action Plan are now reconsolidated
into 5 thematic areas: prevention; participation; protection;
relief and recovery; and normative.
The Netherlands
H.E. Mr. Bert Koenders, Minister for Development Cooperation
No reference to theme
New Zealand
H.E. Ms Rosemary Banks, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
We are pleased to note the work done to restructure
the UN's implementation of 1325 under the 2008-2009 United
Nations System Wide Action Plan and the increased focus on
accountability, monitoring and reporting.
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
We appreciate the rethinking of the concept
of the 2008-2009 Action Plan to make it a results-based instrument
for planning, following up on and presenting results-based
reports.
We share the view that the Action Plan’s
central objective must be to develop the capacity of United
Nations operations to support peace as well as post-conflict
and reconstruction efforts so that they can assist States
in their efforts to strengthen national capacity to achieve
gender equality and the empowerment of women in the areas
of peace and security. In that connection, we support the
Secretary- General’s proposal that a system-wide evaluation
of the progress achieved in the coordinated implementation
of resolution 1325 (2000) be conducted in 2010, followed by
the submission of a report to the Security Council.
Finally, we believe it is important that the
international community support the national implementation
of resolution 1325 (2000) as well as the United Nations System-Wide
Action Plan, particularly by providing sufficient financial
resources in a timely and sustainable manner.
Portugal (on behalf of the European
Union)
H.E. Ambassador Joao Salgueiro, Ambassador & Permanent
Representative
The EU welcomes the work of the Office of
Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women
and its reports on the progresses made in the implementation
of the 2005-2007 System Wide Action Plan, on the proposals
for an updated plain for the 2008-2009 period, and on the
collection of good practices and lessons learned in the implementation
of Resolution 1325.
Qatar
H.E. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, Ambassador & Permanent
Representative
We have reviewed the report of the Secretary-
General on the implementation of the United Nations System-wide
Action Plan for the implementation of Security Council resolution
1325 (2000) for the years 2005-2007. In that regard, we commend
the efforts and activities carried out by all the entities
of the United Nations, which have made significant progress
in many areas of the Plan. It is reassuring to note that the
review process indicates an increase in the political commitment
to gender equality, the empowerment of women in peace processes,
and the strengthening of capacity-building, especially in
the area of women’s full participation in all stages
of peace processes, including in negotiating and implementing
peace agreements and in the development of new mechanisms
for monitoring and reporting on the status of women and their
contributions to peace processes.
Republic of Korea
H.E. Park Hee-kwon, Ambassador & Deputy Permanent Representative
The Secretary-General's report also identifies
as key challenges fragmentation and insufficient institutional
capacity for oversight and accountability for system performance.
The report explains that the current Action Plan was not established
as a tool for monitoring, evaluation and accountability, and
its revised Action Plan attempts to fill that gap. While we
appreciate this effort to improve reporting, we do not believe
it is the solution to the greater problem.
Russian Federation
Ilya Rogachev, Ambassador & Deputy Permanent Representative
The System-wide Action Plan for the implementation
of resolution 1325 (2000) for 2005- 2007 has facilitated the
implementation of the United Nations strategy on women and
peace and security. Its implementation has contributed to
enhancing national potential, that being a key condition for
protecting the rights of women and encouraging their equal
participation in peacebuilding. We agree with the conclusions
of the Secretary-General contained in his report (S/2007/567)
on the need to overcome the shortcomings in the implementation
of this plan.
At the same time, we cannot agree with the
recommendations on creating specialized machinery within the
Security Council to monitor the implementation of resolution
1325 (2000) on a national level. We believe that that would
simply exacerbate the problem of duplication and lack of coherence.
Experience in similar plans has shown that it would not lead
to real improvements in the field. What is needed is to enhance
the effectiveness of existing machinery and not establish
new bureaucratic structures, particularly at a time when the
issue of the new gender architecture of the United Nations
has not yet been resolved.
In this context, we are bewildered by the
public statements made on the eve of this Security Council
meeting by the Secretariat prejudging the Council’s
conclusions with respect to creating a monitoring mechanism.
Generally speaking, we support the extension of the plan for
2008-2009, in order to further develop constructive coordination
between the United Nations and interested States.
Slovakia
H.E. Ms. Ol'ga Algayerova, State Secretary of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs
In this respect, we welcome the second follow-up
report of the Secretary-General (S/2007/567) on the implementation
of the United Nations System-wide Action Plan for 2005-2007
as well as the proposed further actions for the period 2008-2009.
We are pleased with the reported progress in implementation
of resolution 1325 (2000) at the truly system-wide scale.
However, we are very well conscious that there is still much
to be done.
Mainstreaming of the gender perspective in
conflict prevention, including the development of gender-sensitive
early warning mechanisms, increased women participation in
peacekeeping operations and decision-making and gender training
for all staff, have been promoted by Action Plans and other
important initiatives within UN entities such as the Department
of Political Affairs, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations,
the Office for Disarmament Affairs, OHCHR, UNHCR, UNEP ad
WFP.
South Africa
H.E. Mr. Dumasani S. Kumalo, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
No reference to theme
Spain
H.E. Mr. Juan Antonia Yanez-Barnuevo Ambassador & Permanent
Representative
No reference to theme
Sudan
H.E. Mr. Abdalmahmood Abdalhaleen Mohamad, Ambassador &
Permanent Representative
We note in that respect the Security Council's
request to the Secretary-Council to submit a system-wide action
plan to implement resolution 1325 (2000). That plan includes
major areas of action in the field of women, peace and security
and providing a framework for relevant inter-agency activities,
aimed at addressing this issue through strategies to promote
the gender perspective, confidence-building, and the development
of local and regional women's organizations to complement
the role of the United Nations at the regional and local levels.
Sweden
H.E. Mr. Anders Lidén, Ambassador & Permanent Representative
No reference to theme
United Arab Emirates
Mr. Al-Jarman
We support the efforts made so far to rethink
the United Nations Action Plan for the period covering 2008-2009
and transform it from a mere instrument for programming, monitoring
and preparing reports to an effective tool that will promote
the role of women in the five main thematic areas of prevention,
participation, protection, relief and recovery and the normative
sphere. Nonetheless, we wish to stress the following points.
First, there is a need to fully involve Governments
and civil society in the implementation of the Action Plan.
This is in addition to giving continuous support and development
assistance to countries emerging from conflict so as to help
them finance their gender-related and human rights projects
and to design and implement comprehensive national plans involving
women, thus empowering them fully and effectively, particularly
in the fields of peace and security, in accordance with the
provisions of resolution 1325 (2000).
United Kingdom
H.E. Karen Pierce, Ambassador & Deputy Permanent Representative
We support Minister Chevalier’s call
for resolutions mandating that peacekeeping missions ensure
that that happens. We also welcome what Minister Pratomo said
about the role of regional organizations and civil society.
In addition, we welcome the updated United Nations system-wide
Action Plan for 2008-2009, which we hope will promote greater
coherence and awareness within the United Nations system while
also promoting gender mainstreaming within peace-support operations.
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
The Vietnamese Delegation is pleased to note
that, as highlighted in the report of the Secretary General,
the work of the United Nations entities since the first review
of the implementation of the Action Plan held in 2006 has
laid important groundwork for a long-term effort by the United
Nations system towards full implementation of resolution 1325
(2000). While progress has been reported in a wide range of
spheres of activities such as conflict prevention and early
warning, peacemaking and peace building, peacekeeping operations,
humanitarian response, post-conflict reconstruction and rehabilitation,
disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, preventing
and responding to gender-based violence in armed conflict,
and preventing and responding to sexual exploitation and abuse
by humanitarian and peacekeeping personnel, to my Delegation,
most important of all is the increased political commitment
of many entities to gender equality and women's empowerment
in peace processes. We would not have seen an improved advocacy,
an enhanced leadership and greater support by senior officials
of those entities and their better engagement with Member
States and partnership with national machineries for women
and women's associations and networks - all valuable and commendable
- without such increased political commitment. The big number
of entities involved on the one hand points to the potentials
of the United Nations system to advance our cause, on the
other hand shows how big the need is for ensuring effective
inter-agency coordination. In this connection, besides the
Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement
of Women, my Delegation commends the efforts made by the Inter-Agency
Network on Women and Gender Equality and the Inter-Agency
Task Force on Women, Peace and Security.
The report of the Secretary General does point
out that while both the 2006 and 2007 implementation reviews
clearly demonstrate the progress mentioned above, they do,
however, identify a number of institutional gaps and challenges
and the weaknesses of the Action Plan itself. Gender imbalance
has not been adequately addressed, leaving women underrepresented
in the UN Secretariat and, in some areas, women representation
has even decreased as compared to last year. Capacity building,
coordination and cooperation of and among UN entities should
be considerably improved. On top of that, the issue of adequate
and predictable funding, as always, requires undivided attention
if we are to strengthen and further the progress. We agree
with the Secretary General that taken together, such gaps
and challenges constitute shortcomings of the United nations
system to effectively implement resolution 1235 (2000). On
the way forward, the reconceptualization of the 2008-2009
Action Plan is designed to address those gaps and challenges,
including in the areas of monitoring and reporting, capacity-building,
partnerships and networking, etc ... The result-based framework
of 2008-2009 is developed to produce concrete and measurable
results. We agree with the intention to consolidate all activities
of the United Nations entities under the updated 2008-2009
Action Plan into five thematic areas. While sharing the hope
that this step will help improve both implementation and monitoring,
we think, however, that we should not lose sight of actions
aiming at long-term impact which is sometimes intangible and
hard to measure. On another note, we support the proposed
establishment of a database on good practices and lessons
learned.
Zambia (for SADC)
H.E. Mr Lazarous Kapambwe
We thank the Secretary General for his report
contained in document S/2007/567, on Women, Peace and Security.
The report reviews and monitors the implementation of the
2005-2007 UN System wide Action Plan and identifies gaps and
challenges including in the areas of funding of gender projects
and insufficient institutional capacity for gender mainstreaming.
Addressing these challenges is required in order to obtain
the desired results. We welcome the recommendations contained
in the report, which we believe will contribute to the acceleration
of the implementation of resolution 1325.
We would like to commend the Inter Agency
Net Work on Women and Gender Equality; The Inter-agency Task
Force on Women, Peace and Security; and the Office of the
Special Advisor on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women
for their commendable work in coming up with a holistic and
coherent 2008-2009 UN system wide action Plan which will serve
as a result-based programme, monitoring and reporting tool.
The responsibility of ensuring the ft-I realization of this
plan rests upon the international community. The Security
Council should hold National Governments accountable for the
implementation of the Action Plan.
PeaceWomen 