We welcome the concrete steps taken by the United Nations system to guarantee...

We welcome the concrete steps taken by the United Nations system to guarantee the exercise of
women's rights. We believe that there is a need to make more active use of the expertise of the
Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women. At the same time, we note that the
Secretary-General's report does not provide a comprehensive response to the Council's earlier
question regarding the impact of armed conflict on women and girls in situations on the Council's
agenda. Only one page is devoted to that very important topic, and a whole set of serious issues is
simply overlooked. Another issue, the protection of women in armed conflict, is virtually reduced
to the problem of sexual violence, while other crimes against women are ignored. Such an
approach significantly reduces the tasks mandated by resolution 1325 (2000). From the
perspective of the Security Council's Charter objectives, it should focus first and foremost on the
most pressing, large-scale armed conflicts.