Implementation

At the international level, the Kingdom of Bahrain is one of the first countries to sign and ratify a significant number of relevant international instruments, in particular the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, and the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

Croatia has taken steps to integrate the gender perspective into the national foreign and security policy through its national policy for the promotion of gender equality and its first national action plan for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000), adopted in 2011.

Finally, and from a broader perspective, the Paraguayan delegation highlights the need to frame initiatives addressing sexual violence in conflict situations within efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly Goal 5, on gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.

Against the backdrop of the immediate crisis faced by the Rohingya women and girls, our authorities are moving ahead with work on developing a national action plan on women and peace and security through consultations with all the actors concerned. We look forward to continued engagement with the Special Representative’s Office and other partners to translate our plans and commitments into results-oriented action.

Slovenia is addressing the correlation between conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence in two draft strategic documents to be adopted this year. The new action plan on the implementation of Security Council resolutions on women and peace and security for the period 2018-2020 addresses conflict-related sexual violence with activities devoted to accountability, education and training.

Secondly, while we recognize the weak implementation of those normative frameworks, the African Union’s Office of the Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security has undertaken initiatives towards bridging the gap between policy and implementation

As well all know, the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000) was an important step towards recognizing women’s role in conflict prevention, conflict management and peacebuilding.

Slovakia considers prevention to be the cornerstone of United Nations efforts aimed at peacebuilding and sustaining peace. The women and peace and security agenda, together with the goals of inclusivity and gender equality, definitely fits into the Secretary-General’s broader prevention agenda.

We express our appreciation for and gratitude to the Secretary-General for his new strategic approach to taking action against sexual exploitation and abuse committed by personnel of United Nations peacekeeping missions and special political missions. Brazil signed the voluntary compact on preventing and addressing sexual exploitation and abuse and strongly supports all efforts for its full implementation.