General Women, Peace and Security

"I would emphasise, Mr. President, here that maternal mortality is also rooted in gender inequality, which manifests itself as poor education for girls, early marriage, adolecent pregnancies and lack of access to sexual and reproductive health. The results, therefore, tell us that, with more gender inequality can be redressed.”

"As Ho Chi Minh quoted Thomas Jefferson in Viet Nam's All human life is precious, irrespective of race, religion or gender. Taking away a single life causes heart-breaking pain to a family whether right here in Manhattan or far away in a remote corner o f the earth.Therefore, any effort to prevent conflict must be valued and supported. Any effort to preserve peace must be fully exhausted.

“It is here that we have called for the recognition of the rights of women, children and the disability who are caught up in conflicts and violence.”

"The equation is simple: When girls are healthy and in school; when legal frameworks and financial access support women; when women's lives are free of violence and discrimination, nations thrive.”

“The empowerment and rights of women must be at the heart of everything we do.”

"And women and girls remain at the heart of our development agenda. They are the key to economic growth, so investing in girls' education is the single most effective thing we can do to break the cycle of poverty. We must end gender inequality, which is the root of violence against women."

“The UAE firmly believes in the importance of human development at national and international levels, which can only be achieved through respect for human rights and equality among all people without discrimination on grounds of gender, ethnicity, religion, language or any other reason.”

“There is no justification for bloodshed and sufferings of the civilian population [in Syria] - women and children, more than million and a half of refugees and internally displaced persons, and tens of thousands of foreign citizens who found themselves in the danger zone.”

" In spite of some mistakes by some of our actors, Uganda has been able to achieve and will achieve the following MDGs by 2015: Promote gender equality: - already achieved"

“We are also committed to work already underway on the establishment of the sustainable development goals...A focus on gender equality and the need for greater engagement of civil society in national efforts for sustainable development.”