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 Costa Rica, September 2016

Extract: 
“I would like to express my gratitude to Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for his invitation to co-chair the High Level Panel on the Economic Empowerment of Women, together with Ms. Simona Scapaleggia, CEO of IKEA Switzerland. The hard Work of the panel has produced a fruitful draft report, which conclusions I want to share with you.

Statement of Costa Rica, September 2016

Extract: 

“We have advocated, and shall continue to advocate, that a Woman should occupy the office of Secretary-General for the first time in history. We have reached a new milestone in history by having six extraordinary Women, including a Costa Rican, as candidates for the position of UN Secretary General. The transformation demanded by humanity requires new sensibilities and forms of exercising leadership.

Statement of Costa Rica at the General Assembly Debate, September 20, 2016

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HeForShe IMPACT Report

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Statement of Secretary-General, September 2016

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‘I am proud that UN women came to life during my tenure, it is now our established champion of gender equality and empowerment, aiming for a 50/50 planet. I have appointed more women to senior positions at the United Nations than ever before- and I am proud to call myself a feminist.

 

Statement of Secretary General, September 2016

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Women hold up half the sky and are essential to meeting our goals. So we must do far more to end deep-seated discrimination and chronic violence against women to advance their participation in decision-making and to ensure that every girl gets the start in life that she deserves.

Statement of Secretary-General at the General Assembly Debate, September 20, 2016

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Statements made at the General Assembly Debate, September 2016

Out of a total of one hundred and seven (197) statements, one hundred and nine (109) statements (56 per cent) contained references to women and gender. Many of these were focused on gender equality and women’s rights since these issues are at the center of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted just last year. However, specific gendered references were included only in thirty-seven (37) statements (18.88 percent).

WOMEN AND GIRLS PERSPECTIVES ON THE REFUGEE AND MIGRANT SUMMIT

Attached is an invitation to the roundtable hosted by the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations in partnership with Care International, Women's Refugee Commission and Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.

This roundtable is aimed at discussing what can be done by the global community to help raise women's voices in contexts of displacement.

Remarks on Women and Countering Violent Extremism

Remarks on Women and Countering Violent Extremism.pdf

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