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 Norway at the UNGA72

NORWAY_UNGA72.pdf

United Nations Security Council Resolution 2378

N1729495.pdf

Statement of Sweden at the UNGA72

Extract: 

Conflict prevention: “Sweden has made conflict prevention a central pillar of our Council membership. We have underscored the need for the Council to recognise the primacy of politics in peacekeeping mandates, and the need for long term political strategies that aim to prevent conflict and sustain peace by addressing root causes.”

Statement of Sweden at the UNGA72

Sweden_UNGA72.pdf

Statement of the Solomon Islands at the UNGA72

Extract: 

Quotes/References to disarmament:

 

Nuclear disarmament: “But today, we refuse to remain silent and it is on this note that I would like to register our strongest condemnation of the actions by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. We too would like to echo the global call on DPRK to abide by the United Nations Security Council Resolutions”

 

Statement of Australia at the UNGA72

AU_EN.pdf

Statement of Equatorial Guinea at the UNGA72

Extract: 

Participation: We want a world where there’s a spirit of equal participation so much for women like for men; for the small countries like for the large countries.  

Statement of Equatorial Guinea at the UNGA72

EquatorialGuinea_UNGA72.pdf

Statement of Namibia at the UNGA72

NAMIBIA_UNGA72.pdf

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