General Women, Peace and Security

"A substantial portion of our national budget is allocated to health, education, infrastructure, human resource development, women and youth empowerment…In addition, we remain committed to providing quality life for all Botswana.

“We shall persevere in this drive to preserve the position of the Kingdom of Bahrain, classified by UNDP's Human Development Report (which is based on objective statistical criteria among which the most important are health care, education, per capita income and non discrimination against women) in the category of ‘countries with very high human development”; a status achieved through hard and continuous work.”

“The role of women in achieving sustainable development - both at the level of civil society and at the level of political leadership - has proven to be an important factor in the creation of an atmosphere of tolerance and the choice for dialogue, instead of resorting to violence.”

“[A]s a landlocked and least developed country, the Lao PDR remains vulnerable and still faces numerous challenges, especially in achieving some MDG targets, including reducing child malnutrition, ensuring gender equality in education, reducing child and maternal mortality, and minimizing the impacts of Unexploded Ordnances dropped during the war.”

“In addition to climate change, our support for the SDGs includes, but not limited to: the inclusion of peace and effective institutions, oceans management, health, education, energy security and Gender equality.”

“This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most universally ratified human rights treaty. . . . At the same time, we are on the cusp of the 20th Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, to be celebrated in 2015. This is, therefore, an opportune moment to evaluate the progress made in safeguarding the rights of women and children.”

“Governments need sound and effective institutions. These institutions, including the civil service, judiciary, and law enforcement system, must be built on core principles of equal justice and meritocracy, regardless of ethnicity, religion or gender.”

“Next year, we will celebrate 20th anniversary of another important document: the Beijing Platform for Action. It is a fact, not mere speculation, that for building resilience and building sustainable societies, contribution by women is necessity. Women have achieved remarkable progress since the Beijing Platform.

“The share of women in the employment structure grew to 45.4 percent. The tangible successes are achieved in the sphere of improving the health of mother and child: the mortality rate among children below 5 years of age decreased 1.8 times and maternal mortality rate -- 1.6 times.”

“Kazakhstan is also allocating funds this year for the implementation of programs of the Organizations of American States related to the rights of women and disaster risk management in Central America and the Caribbean.”