“In addition, we salute the efforts undertaken since the launch of the activities of UN-Women and we have the hope that this new organ will allow for the reinforcement of UN activities in favor of women's empowerment and the defense of women's rights, as well as equality of sexes about all in developing countries.”

“With the establishment of UN-Women, the United Nations took a big step forward in mainstreaming the gender dimension into its work. As an ardent supporter of women's rights and participation in all sectors of society, I must commend UN-Women for the way. It has been evolving as we look forward to the establishment of its regional offices.

“We reiterate our total support for the African initiative of introducing to the current session a resolution aiming to eliminate female genital mutilations at the global level. We have the wish that it receives the adhesion of the entire international community.”

“Burkina Faso attaches particular importance to all the questions linked to the thriving of women and to this effect, has carefully handed efforts to improve the social and juridical status of Burkina Faso women.”

“Today, however, the sound most strongly resonating in this hall is the desperate scream of women and children in Syria. To them, we convey our solidarity."

“My government has established some democratic institutions – the Government, the National Assembly and the Senate, all largely representative of the Burundi population and which respect the need for an ethnic and gender balance. It is important to highlight the parity in male-female representation in the Senate.

“The parity in male-female representation in the Senate demonstrated the Government's efforts to fairly represent women, who made up most of the population, in State institutions, he said.”

"Efforts are underway by our government to protect and promote the rights of vulnerable groups (namely women, children and minorities) through social protection policies.”

“The UN Commission on Information and Accountability for Women's and Children's Health, co-chaired by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Jakaya Kikwete of the United Republic of Tanzania, is the type of initiative that Canada would like to see more of in the future, and its recommendations need to be integrated into a post-2015 framework.”

“Often, a threat to the security of humankind is coupled with the crushing of human rights. Yet human rights abuses that don't threaten security still concern us.