General Women, Peace and Security

Parallel to those efforts, the Salvadoran Government has strongly promoted a campaign against gender-based violence and sexual violence in general on different fronts. We have strengthened legislation with the approval of the comprehensive special act on violence-free lives for women.

We underscore the role of the Security Council when it comes to women, peace and security through the adoption of resolutions 1325 (2000), 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009) and 1960 (2010) and 2086 (2013).

Finally, much work needs to be done to narrow the substantive implementation deficits that remain. The burden of responsibility rests on the membership of the Council to ensure measurable progress on the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) in the broader context of the women, peace and security agenda and the laudable objectives that it aspires to achieve.

I would like to also welcome the Secretary- General's annual report on women and peace and security (S/2012/732) and to express my country's support for the recommendations contained therein on more solid progress throughout the women and peace and security agenda.

Accordingly, we call on the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, in carrying out her activities, to strictly comply with her mandate, according priority to those situations on the agenda of the Security Council, where sexual violence is one of the basic issues in the framework of the protection of civilians.

Overall, as the Secretary General's latest report confirms, the burden of conflict still falls primarily on the very part of society that we rely on to rebuild families and communities.

My Delegation, however, remains preoccupied by the fact that we are still far
from able to ensure full and equal participation of women in conflict prevention,
peace negotiations, peacemaking and post-conflict building. In many societies,
women are left inactive and with little chance to take part in decision-making
processes, and often excluded from peace and security areas. Women's

We welcome the report (S/2012/732) of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Council's resolutions on women and peace and security and the recommendations contained therein. We note positively the further establishment of the monitoring, analysis and reporting arrangements on conflict-related sexual violence. We also welcome the continued and systematic deployment of women's protection advisers.

Ireland welcomes the opportunity to address the Security Council during this open debate which marks tenth anrtiversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace arid security. Ireland is deeply committed to the principles enshrined in this groundbreaking Resolution and will continue to strive for its full implementation - both in Ireland and internationally.