Participation

The Participation theme focuses on women’s representation and participation in peace processes, electoral process – as both the candidate and voter – UN decision-making positions, and in the broader social-political sphere.

The Security Council acknowledges the need for strategies to increase women’s participation in all UN missions and appointments to high-level positions in SCR 1325(OP3) and 1889(OP4) and further emphasises the need for women’s participation in peacebuilding processes (1889). 

Specifically, it calls for the mobilisation of resources for advancing gender equality and empowering women (OP14), reporting on the progress of women’s participation in UN missions (OP18), equal access to education for women and girls in post-conflict societies (OP11), and the increase of women’s participation in political and economic decision-making (OP15). Until this language translates into action, the potential for women’s full and equal contribution to international peace and security will remain unrealized.

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Statement of Timor-Leste at the General Assembly Debate, September 24, 2016

Timor-Leste.pdf

Statement of Jamaica at the General Assembly Debate, September 22, 2016

Jamaica.pdf

Statement of Sweden at the General Assembly Debate, September 22, 2016

Sweden.pdf

WOMENCROSSDMZ: Open Letter to the UN Secretary-General

Final 9.27.2016_Ban Ki Moon Letter (1) (1).pdf

Global Women Leaders Urge Ban Ki Moon to Leave Legacy of Peace in Korea

September 27, 2016 — As the end of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s term approaches, global women peacemakers urge him to leave a legacy of peace for the Korean Peninsula by using his power to initiate a peace process to replace the 63-year old Armistice Agreement that halted the 1950-53 Korean War with a binding peace accord.

What: Press Conference by Co-organized by Women Cross DMZ & WILPF. Speakers include:

Global Women Leaders Urge Ban Ki Moon to Leave Legacy of Peace in Korea

WCDMZ PressRelease.9.27.16-final.pdf

Statement of Norway, September 2016

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We have a clear responsibility to fight terrorism and step up our efforts to prevent violent extremism. In order to do so, we need to work closely with civil society, women, young people, faith leaders, and with local communities.

Statement of Norway, September 2016

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The Sustainable Development Goals are ground-breaking. They provide us with a roadmap for the future we want. We have agreed to leave no one behind. This means that we must address inequality and social injustice and safeguard the rule of law. It also means that we must empower women and men alike.

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