General Women, Peace and Security

“We also support all initiatives to ensure the participation of women in various contingents, according to the provisions of Resolution 1325 and subsequent resolutions of the Security Council.”

“The Philippines shall continue on its path to successfully implement the agenda of Women, Peace and Security by highlighting at this session the important contributions of women in peace negotiations and peace building, and their roles in shaping the narratives of peace.

“As we consider how we can sharpen our tools for conflict prevention and resolution, one conclusion is already foregone: We must get better at including women and their perspectives in these processes. The :15th anniversary of the Women, Peace and Security agenda (Security Council resolution 1325) is therefore a bittersweet moment.

“In a month we will celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of resolution 1325 of the Security Council on women, peace and security, uncovering the results of the global study on its implementation. Unfortunately we are sadly too familiar with devastating consequences for conflict women who are the first victims when they are not the instigators.

“Today, women are still the victims of discrimination and violence in many parts of the world, including in the most developed countries. Trafficking in women is far from being 5 solved. Women living in conflict and post-conflict situations are often subject to sexual violence, torture and summary executions”

"At 70, the United Nations must be able to adapt to the height of task. We welcome in this regard the ongoing reviews to make the action more UN effective level of peace operations, peacebuilding or application of 1325 to recognize the indispensable role of women in peace and security. Luxembourg will continue to engage with Member States - and they are many - who wish to advance the reform of the UN.

“It has been 15 years since the adoption of the landmark Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security...Yet, the impacts of conflicts on women and children are still inordinate and their engagement in peace processes is still insufficient...Gender equality is a natural precondition for sustainable development, stability and peace...As Kofi Annan said: "'When women thrive, all of society benefits, and succeeding generations are

“I am among those who believe that the twenty-first century will be the century of women. But will only be so if we do our part because, as the president of Chile, Michele Bachelet says "equality, by itself, does not occur." Spain therefore takes time encouraging participation and leadership of women in all aspects of community life. And for that, our Strategic Equal Opportunities 2014-2016 Plan is endowed with 3,100 million euros.