General Women, Peace and Security

The General Women, Peace and Security theme focuses on information related to UN Security Council Resolutions 1325, 1820, 1888, 1889, 1960, 2106, and 2122, which make up the Women Peace and Security Agenda.

The Women, Peace and Security Agenda historically recognizes that women and gender are relevant to international peace and security. The Agenda is based on four pillars: 1) participation, 2) protection, 3) conflict prevention, and 4) relief and recovery.

The Women, Peace and Security Agenda demands action to strengthen women’s participation, protection and rights in conflict prevention through post-conflict reconstruction processes. It is binding on all UN Member States.

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Statement of SAINT LUCIA at UNGA73

General Gender Equality:

 “Allow me, to begin by congratulating you on your election to the presidency of the Seventy Third Session of the General Assembly. Your assumption of this important office contributes to our progress in breaking down the barriers of inequality - with you one of only four women to have held this position in seventy-three years.”  

General Gender Equality:

Statement of SAINT LUCIA at UNGA73

Saint Lucia_UNGA73 .pdf

Intervention on behalf of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom to the Women, Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) Civil Society Consultation with WPHF Global Advocate Kristin Bell

WILPF Intervention to WPHF CSO Consultation 27 Sept 2018.pdf

Statement on behalf of the NGO Working Group on Women Peace and Security to the Women, Peace and Security Focal Points Network Meeting “The Security Council and Women, Peace and Security: Fostering Practical Action"

NGO WG Focal Point Network Intervention - 26 Sept 2018.pdf

Statement of DENMARK at the UNGA73

General WPS: “In several parts of the world, gender equality is but a distant hope. Women’s rights are under increasing pressure.”

Participation: “Women must unfold their potential — without questions— to the benefit of all. We must ensure that she decides.”

Statement of FRANCE at the UNGA73

General WPS: “We must also fight passionately against gender-linked inequalities. I have made gender parity in France the great cause of my five-year term, and I issue an appeal here to make this a great global cause with you.

Statement of SPAIN at the UNGA73

Participation:  "I would like to begin by highlighting that this is the first time in history that a Latin American woman, Maria Fernanda Espinosa, is presiding over this Assembly. This is yet another reflection of the fact that in the twenty-first century, global governance is inconceivable without the leadership of women. I am a feminist politician. Now is the time for women.”

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