Statement of Greece, Open Debate, October 2015

Over the past fifteen years, there have been seven Security Council Resolutions demonstrating the international commitment to the principles of protection, prevention, participation and gender mainstreaming.

Yet, despite progress at the normative level, fifteen years after the establishment of the Women Peace and Security Agenda, women continue to remain largely excluded from peace, security and political processes, while women leaders and human rights defenders are still being targeted.