General Women, Peace and Security

“Our policies of empowering the people, particularly the vulnerable, include social safety net programs; Vulnerable Group Feeding and Development; "Ashrayan" (Housing & Livelihood) for the homeless; monthly pensions for senior citizens, widows, destitute women, insolvent freedom fighters, the disabled, and maternity allowance for a total of 4.3 million people; food and nutrition security to 1.04 million rural people through

“In politics, so far 14,000 women are elected to the local government bodies and 70 to the Parliament. Five women are serving as Ministers and one as a Whip. Bangladesh is possibly the only nation today with women occupying the position of the Prime Minister, the Speaker, the Leader of the Opposition, and the Deputy Leader, all at the same time.

General Reference/MDG: “Moreover, gender equality, empowerment of women and fighting with HIV/ AIDS have also been identified as progress areas.”

“The images of women and children being displaced and innocently killed, tug at my consciousness. Antigua and Barbuda gives its unconditional support to the preservation of the role of the United Nations and other organizations in working toward stabilization and peace in Syria and other conflict-ridden countries.”

“The world clamors for food instead of weapons, for the billion men, women, and children who suffer from the cruelest punishment inflicted on humanity: hunger”

“As I speak, hundreds of millions of children, men and women in the North Kivu Province are deprived of peace and subjected to inhuman and degrading acts, falling victim to profound evil and the philosophy of might. Some children are stripped of the right to attend school and forced to bear and use firearms in order to kill others, even their own brothers and sisters.

“For over a year now, the thousands of our Syrian brothers and sisters have lost their lives due to an escalating cycle of violence.”

“The forces of medievalism seek a world in which women and minorities are subjugated, in which knowledge is suppressed, in which not life but death is glorified. These forces clash around the globe, but nowhere more starkly than in the Middle East. Israel stands proudly with the forces of modernity.

"Algeria's President has given new impetus to reform to ensure the rule of law and women's empowerment. The legislative elections of May 10 2012 registered a significant augmentation of women's representation' women accounted for 146 members of parliament, or one third of the lower chamber."

“A number of delegations presented their views on improving the Human Rights Treaty Body system. Speakers also underscored the importance of ensuring equal rights and opportunities for women.”