What can the United Nations do? Security Council resolution 1888 (2009) and r...

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What can the United Nations do? Security Council resolution 1888 (2009) and resolution 1889 (2009), adopted today, are yet another milestone in the fight against sexual violence and for the empowerment of women for the maintenance of peace and security. We now have a whole range of tools available to prevent sexual violence and to respond rapidly to situations in which violence occurs. The new composite gender entity that the General Assembly has decided to establish as part of system-wide coherence will help to coordinate these and all other instruments that already exist within the United Nations. I echo the presidency of the European Union in calling upon the Secretary- General and his Deputy to quickly start working on the establishment of this entity.

PeaceWomen Consolidated Themes:

Implementation

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence

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