STATEMENT OF KAZAKHSTAN, October, 2015.

First, the women and peace and security agenda requires still closer coordination among the appropriate Special Representatives of the Secretary-General who deal with violence and the United Nations system and agencies, notably the Department of Political Affairs, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and its operations on the ground, and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, with UN-Women serving as the lead agency. Member States and troop- contributing countries should provide predeployment gender-sensitivity training, and regional organizations, civil society and other stakeholders should also be integral to the collective effort.