We align ourselves with the statement to be delivered later by the represent...

We align ourselves with the statement to be delivered later by the representative of Sweden on behalf of the European Union. Here, I shall make additional remarks in my national capacity. Almost a decade has passed since the adoption of resolution 1325 (2000). We have witnessed much progress in the area of the empowerment of women. Women have been trained in leadership, and there has been an increase in the number of female peacekeeping personnel. The Security Council has, for its part, contributed to significant advancements on the issues of women and children that are on its agenda. It has adopted resolutions 1820 (2008) and 1888 (2009) on sexual violence in armed conflict, under the umbrella issue of women and peace and security, as well as resolution 1882 (2009) that addresses, among other matters, the problem of sexual violence against girls.