Let me first say a few words on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women, Peac...

Let me first say a few words on behalf of the Group of Friends of Women, Peace and Security, an informal network of over 40 interested Member States, chaired by Canada. The Group of Friends has played an active role in the effective implementation of the Security Council resolutions on women, peace and security. On 25 September, Canada, as Chair of the Friends, co-hosted a ministerial event with the Secretary-General, ministers from Austria, Bangladesh, Chile, Liberia, Namibia, Sierra Leone and the United Kingdom, and the Civil Society Advisory Group. The event demonstrated the international community's intention to take concrete, time-bound and measurable actions on women and peace and security. We hope to see that come to fruition today.