General Women, Peace and Security

The United Arab Emirates has enacted numerous national legislations and decisions with the view to advancing women in the United Arab Emirates. Our government will continue its efforts in this regard in order to ensure that all obstacles to the protection and advancement of women are removed, and increase their participation in the decision-making process at all levels.

With regard to the empowerment and advancement of women at the global level, we welcome the efforts of the Secretary-General in the area of the advancement of women and establishment of a new international enity on women (UN Women).

The participation of women in Tuvalu society is prominent, although representation in parliament remains an issue.

The prestigious status Tunisian women enjoy today is confirmed by the figures and indicators pertaining to human development and to women's involvement in all fields. They hold 30% of decision-making and responsibility positions. They represent 33% in the judicial corps, and 42% in the medical corps. In higher education, girls account for 60% of the total number of students.

This step consists in the adoption of resolution 289/64, which reaffirms the importance we all attach to the development of the UN system and the promotion of complementary between UN activities and programmes, especially those pertaining to women, through establishing a new unified entity to be in charge of all issues related to gender equality and women empowerment.

Gender equality remains one of the greatest challenges to human rights and democracy. We therefore welcome the establishment of UN Women and believe it will further the cause of gender equality.

We express our solidarity with the appeals articulated during various UN fora to invest more in advancement of women and we support the Secretary General's Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health. Likewise, we are confident that the new entity "UN Women" will contribute to the consolidation of international efforts in achieving the goals of equality and advancement for all women.

We welcome the recent appointment of a Paraguayan to take part in the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). We further commit our efforts to ensure the inclusion of women in all areas of public life as well as the full exercise and enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms on an equal footing with men.

We also welcome and strongly support the establishment of the UN-Women, as а single consolidated entity to deal with issues pertaining to gender equality and empowerment of women.

Let me use this opportunity to welcome the establishment of UN Women …we have high expectations that this new organization will contribute to streamlining in the area of gender and women's rights and development throughout the United Nations system.