European Union
We commend the coordination and cooperation envisioned in the implementation ...
We commend the coordination and cooperation envisioned in the implementation of those arrangements with the relevant parts of the United Nations system, including the monitoring and reporting mechanism on children and armed conflict, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the human rights components of the United Nations peacekeeping missions. We welcome the finalization of the terms of reference of the women's protection advisers and call for their swift designation within the United Nations missions' human rights and gender components. Preventing sexual violence should be our utmost priority. We therefore welcome the development of early warning indicators specific to conflict-related sexual violence and the scenario based pre-deployment training modules by the United Nations system, which we hope will enhance the capacity of the peacekeepers to respond. A holistic approach that includes women's full participation in decision-making in peace and security is key to effectively preventing and responding to sexual violence.
It is crucial to sustained peace and development that we address impunity for...
It is crucial to sustained peace and development that we address impunity for sexual violence. It is the duty of all States to investigate and prosecute those crimes. We commend the efforts of the Team of Experts on the Rule of Law, including their support to countries in ending impunity — for example, through assistance to prosecution support cells established by the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the deployment of female magistrates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We also encourage the Council to use all means at its disposal to end impunity for sexual violence in conflict, including through referrals to International Criminal Court, mandating commissions of inquiry and by explicitly condemning such violations.
Finally, the European Union continues to implement its dedicated policy on wo...
Finally, the European Union continues to implement its dedicated policy on women, peace and security, adopted in 2008, making use of tools as diverse as development cooperation, the Common Security and Defence Policy and political dialogue. The varied EU support to initiatives related to women, peace and security amounts to approximately €200 million per year. The European Union now has gender advisers or focal points in each of its crisis management missions around the world. We continue our work on specific training modules on human rights and gender in crisis management, ensuring a focus on sexual violence in armed conflicts. The EU continues to work closely with the United Nations — for example, through its support to UN-Women in carrying out the project “Women Connect across Conflicts”, which is aimed at building accountability for the implementation of the Council's relevant resolutions.