Italy Participation

Italy is particularly interested in increasing the participation of women in uniformed roles, including police roles, and in promoting the integration of women’s needs and gender perspectives into all aspects of peacekeeping and in efforts towards conflict prevention and resolution. In this period, Italy has committed to supporting the initiative of UN-Women on the role of women in mediation.

It is inconceivable that half of our societies continue to be excluded from efforts to bring, restore and maintain peace and stability, and that half of our communities should continue to bear disproportionately the cost of conflict. If we are to move further away from words and towards actions, the promotion of women in peace and security must be achieved in the areas of prevention, peacekeeping and peacebuilding agendas, in general and throughout the United Nations.