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The mass rapes and sexual assaults which took place in North Kivu this summer...
The mass rapes and sexual assaults which took place in North Kivu this summer and the inability of the UN Mission for Stabilisation in the Democratic Republic of Congo to protect civilians are a brutal reminder of the difficulties surrounding peacekeeping in conflict areas in the absence of adequate resources and mandates.
These atrocities are urging us to continue the debate on the future of peacekeeping operations and to overcome our differences and divisions on this particular issue.
They also stress once again the importance of consistent UN commitment to eradicate the utilisation of sexual violence as a weapon in wartimes. I thus welcome the appointment by the Secretary General of Margot Wallstrom as Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict. As we celebrate this year the 10th anniversary of resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, such heinous acts, such gross violations of human rights cannot be tolerated any longer. Impunity must end.
At the High Level Plenary Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals, which ...
At the High Level Plenary Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals, which was held earlier this week, we reiterated our collective determination to do everything to free humankind from famine, illiteracy and epidemics and eventually eradicate global inequalities: inequalities between and within continents, regions and countries, men and women.
We also need to overcome the systemic fragmentation which has gradually devel...
We also need to overcome the systemic fragmentation which has gradually developed since the creation of our Organisation and enhance the coherence of its structures. An important step in this direction has been made this year with the creation of UN Women, the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.