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Letter by the Women Ministers
for Foreign Affairs
New York, 19th of September 2005
H.E. Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations,
H.E. Mr. Jan Eliasson, President of the General Assembly
Last week, our Heads of States or Governments agreed on how to strengthen
the United Nations to the benefit of all people
women and men, girls and boys.
The outcome document is a roadmap, a call for swift action in a number
of areas, including the establishing of a Peacebuilding Commission.
It is also a compass, a set of principles that should guide all actions
and efforts.
One is gender equality and the full and equal participation and involvement
of women in promoting peace and security. When meeting yesterday,
we the Foreign Ministers of 14 countries and the EU Commissioner for
External Relations - discussed concrete ideas on how to merge these
two central decisions to ensure that a gender perspective is integrated
in the design and work of the Peacebuilding Commission.
The details of the composition and working methods are now to be developed
by the 60th session of the General Assembly. As a guide for this work,
we agreed that:
- Representation is essential. The Organizational Committee must include
a good balance of Member States, including
countries with experience of conflict as well as donor countries and
troop-contributing countries. However, a well balanced
Peacebuilding Commission also demands a fair representation of both
women and men. We urge Member States, the UN system,
regional and sub-regional organisations, and international financial
institutions to nominate women as representatives in
the Organizational Committee and to Country-specific meetings. Women
and representatives of women's organisations in
countries under considerations must be heard and participate. The
goal must be to form a Peacebuilding Commission that in
all its aspects has an equal representation of women and men.
- Knowledge is key. The Commission must have an in-depth knowledge
of the roles, experiences and needs of women in
post-conflict situations. When deciding on details of the design and
working methods of the Commission and its support
office, particular attention must be paid to including knowledge and
understanding of the participation, empowerment and
special needs of women in post-conflict and peace-building.
- Funding is crucial and mainstreaming a must. The needs and roles
of women and girls must be taken into consideration when designing
and developing activities funded by the standing Peacebuilding Fund.
Furthermore, a gender perspective must be thoroughly integrated in
all recommendations, activities, reports, strategies and best practices
analyses from the Commission, the Fund and the Support Office.
By deciding to establish a Peacebuilding Commission, we have shown
our determination to prevent old conflicts from relapsing, and to
promote reconstruction, institution-building and sustainable development.
The challenge ahead is to make sure that these efforts embrace, and
improve, the daily life of both women and men. The ideas above are
one contribution to that process.
Sincerely Yours.
H.E. Ms. Ursula Plassnik, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria
H.E. Dame Billie Miller, Senior Minister & Minister of Foreign
Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados
H.E. Ms. Antionette Batumubwire, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burundi
H.E. Ms. Carolina Barco Isakson, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia
H.E. Ms. Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Croatia
H.E. Ms. Salomé Zourabichvili, Minister of Foreign Affairs
of Georgia
H.E. Ms. Fatoumata Kaba-Sidibe, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea
H.E. Ms. Rita Kieber-Beck, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Liechtenstein
H.E. Ms. Ilinka Mitreva, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Macedonia
H.E. Ms. Alcinda Abreu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mozambique
H.E. Ms. Leila Rachid de Cowles, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay
H.E. Ms. Micheline Calmy-Rey, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland
H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Minister of Foreign Affairs of South
Africa
H.E. Ms. Laila Freivalds, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden
Ms. Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Commissioner of the European Commission
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