General Women, Peace and Security

“Turning the UN shelters into a combat zone and killing innocent children, men and women who had taken refuge there is a shameful act that must be condemned with the strongest terms possible.”

“One year ago, when President Sirleaf addressed this august assembly. . . [she] informed the Assembly that the Mano River Basin comprising Liberia, Guinea, Cote D'Ivoire, and Sierra Leone was at peace and was pursuing regional integration through initiatives that would facilitate connectivity in our power and transport systems, thereby enhancing cross-border trade in which our market women are mostly engaged. . . . One year later . . .

“The international community must recognize the vital role of women and youth and their enhanced participation and leadership in all areas of sustainable development.”

"Promotion of gender equality and women's empowerment should be one of the core issues in the post-2015 development agendas.”

“Fourteen years ago, a shared vision of a decent and secure life for all our peoples motivated us to adopt the Millennium Development Goals. We all vowed to undertake a mission to fight poverty and disease, grant children of school age access to primary education, improve gender equality, care for mothers and children . . . and mobilize international partnerships and resources to help those in great need. . . .

“My government has helped with the capital for the first national Women's bank as well as micro-credit schemes to involve our grassroots people become owners and drivers of their future wellbeing.”

“My government values out women and girls who constitute half our population as equal development partners. We are making sure that gender empowerment and equality continue to be a cornerstone of our responsible sustainable development. We therefore support the work of UN Women.”

“Article 1 of the Charter of the United Nations states that the principal purposes of the Organization are to maintain international peace and security, to develop friendly relations among nations and to achieve international cooperation in the economic, social, cultural and humanitarian spheres, as well as respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion.”

“Successful mediation also calls for the full and equal participation of women at all stages. Women are certainly most often the victims of conflicts, but we should also understand that they are essential participants for any mediation efforts to bear long lasting successes.”

"We are determined to continue empowering women, nationally and internationally; and to allow our youth to contribute to the elaboration of Egypt's vision for the world and for its future.”

“On the 21st of August in Damascus, the worst has been achieved with the use chemical weapons against civilians, women and children.”