WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION, LEADERSHIP CRUCIAL TO PEACE PROCESSES – UN SECURITY COUNCIL

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Subject: WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION, LEADERSHIP CRUCIAL TO PEACE PROCESSES
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WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION, LEADERSHIP CRUCIAL TO PEACE PROCESSES – UN
SECURITY COUNCILNew York, Oct 18 2013 2:00PMThe United Nations
Security Council and senior UN officials today issued a strong call on
the international community to strengthen its commitment to ensuring
that women play a more prominent role in conflict prevention,
resolution and in post-war peacebuilding.

Unanimously adopting a new resolution this morning, the Security
Council reaffirmed that sustainable peace hinges on an approach that
integrates "political, security, development, and human rights,
including gender equality," concerns and urged Member States and UN
entities to ensure women's full and meaningful participation in peace
and security issues, and committed to increase focus on their adequate
access to justice in conflict and post-conflict settings.

actions to not only increase the number of women in peace-making, but
crucially to improve the way gender issues are addressed by peace and
security institutions, including the Council itself," UN
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said as he opened the Council's day-long
debate on "Women, Rule of Law and Transitional Justice."

"Women's participation in peace efforts is a matter of gender equality
and universal human rights – and crucial to achieving sustainable
peace, economic recovery, social cohesion and political legitimacy.
Today's resolution makes that point loud and clear."

Held yearly, the open debate provides an opportunity for the wider UN
membership to reflect on the progress made, and accelerate action on
implementation of the Security Council resolution 1325, adopted in
2000, which requires parties in a conflict to respect women's rights
and support their participation in peace negotiations and in
post-conflict reconstruction.

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Today's meeting featured addresses from Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka,
Executive Director of the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the
Empowerment of Women (UN Women), Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for
Human Rights, and Brigitte Balipou, founder of the Association of
Women Jurists of the Central African Republic, speaking on behalf of
the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security.

"The rule of law, women's access to transitional justice, and women's
participation are deeply connected," Mr. Ban said. "Women must be
involved at every stage of efforts to reassert the rule of law and
rebuild societies through transitional justice. Their needs for
security and justice must be addressed. Their voices must be heard.
Their rights must be protected."

Mr. Ban urged the Council to also deal with the full range of
conflict-related violations of women's rights, adding that political
and peacekeeping UN missions should support national prosecution for
serious international crimes against women.

While women have been increasingly taking leadership positions in
business and politics, progress has been slow in peace processes, the
UN chief said. "Gains in the representation of women are often
achieved through the use of temporary special measures, including
quotas. Similar special measures could help increase the number of
women at all levels of mediation, peacekeeping and peacebuilding."

Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka, said the new resolution makes the Council, the
wider United Nations, regional organizations and Member States
responsible for providing seat at the peace table for women.

"I know for sure that there are women who are adequately trained for
these roles, that women are available for high-level appointments and,
further, that qualified women are everywhere. It is up to us,
together, to take responsibility and open the doors to their full
participation," she said.

Ms. Mlambo Ngcuka, who presented Mr. Ban's annual
<"http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2013/525">report
on the implementation of the women and peace and security agenda, said
inclusion must be accompanied by access to gender expertise, and
gender analysis must be used to identify the impact on women's rights
of all peace-related decisions.


"We are now seeing what could be described as a 'new generation' of
gender-responsive mediation practice from these and other peace
leaders. Elements of this new practice include: holding early and
regular consultations with women leaders and women's rights groups;
securing a gender advisor for the mediation team; and ensuring that
crimes against women are addressed in ceasefire and peace
negotiations," she said, adding that Mr. Ban's report includes
measures for all stakeholders to accelerate results.

"These measures focus on removing obstacles to women's peace
leadership, and on building the capacities of the Security Council and
the United Nations system to address gender issues across all peace
and security work."

For her part, Ms. Pillay underscored the importance of prosecuting not
only individuals who violate women's rights during conflict, but also
address structural gender-based discrimination and inequality.

"Efforts to halt violations must be framed in State obligations to
address structural and systemic gender inequality and discrimination
through comprehensive legislative policy and institutional reforms,"
she told the Council via a video conference.

She added that it is crucial to support women's participation in
political processes in countries emerging from conflict and ensure
women have a space in the public sphere without fear of intimidation.

"A human rights based approached is to successfully address the root
causes of conflict and threat to women's security," she concluded.
ntries emerging from conflict andOct 18 2013 2:00PM
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