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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Women in Palestine face violence and political exclusion, campaigner tells UN

WCLAC Statement Palestine.pdf

Intersections of violence against women and girls with state-building and peace-building: Lessons from Nepal, Sierra Leone and South Sudan

Intersections of violence against women and girls with state-building and peace-building- Lessons from Nepal, Sierra Leone and South Sudan.pdf

Statement of HOLY SEE at UNGA73

“The Universal Declaration affirms the equal rights of men and women as flowing from their inherent dignity and worth. It is therefore necessary to adopt all measures to promote equality in rights and full and equal participation of women and men in society.”

Statement of HOLY SEE at UNGA73

Statement of HOLY SEE at UNGA73 .pdf

Statement of BURKINA FASO at UNGA73

The Special Program for the Creation of Jobs for Young People and Women (PSCE / IF) aims to promote access to jobs and the acquisition of vocational skills by young people and women, with a view to opening up opportunities for them and to ensure sustainable integration into the labor market.

Statement of BURKINA FASO at UNGA73

Statement of BURKINA FASO at UNGA73.pdf

Statement of SOMALIA at UNGA73

“While we-together with our partners- militarily take out and dismantle all terrorists hideouts, we are also engaging our religious leaders, elders, the youth, women and civil society groups to turn the tide against the twisted ideology of hate and religious intolerance. The silver lining is, young men and women are NOT joining Alshabab out of a desirable appeal.

Statement of SOMALIA at UNGA73

Statement of SOMALIA at UNGA73 .pdf

Statement of UNITED ARAB EMIRATES at UNGA73

At the core of the development dimension of our foreign policy is the strengthening of economic opportunities and the empowerment of women and youth in conflict-affected countries.

I would like to emphasize that empowering women and youth and investing in their unlimited skills contributes to building resilient and cohesive societies, and eventually stable and safe countries.

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