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High-Level Side-Event on Gender and Sustaining Peace (on the Margins of High-level Meeting on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace)<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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25 April 2018<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Statement by H.E. Mr. Miroslav Laj\u010d\u00e1k, President of the 72nd<\/sup> Session of the UN General Assembly, at High-Level Side-Event on Gender and Sustaining Peace (on the Margins of High-level Meeting on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace)<\/h2>\n

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Mr Secretary-General, distinguished ministers, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen <\/em><\/p>\n

Good morning,<\/p>\n

Thank you for inviting me and the opportunity to address this event.<\/p>\n

When it comes to peace and conflict, we all know the history.<\/p>\n

And, we know that it was dominated by men.<\/p>\n

It was men who declared wars. It was mainly men who fought them. And it was men who ended them \u2013 to make peace.<\/p>\n

Women were the victims; the collateral damage.<\/p>\n

This is changing. Now, women are key actors, in the area of peace and security.<\/p>\n

But, it is not changing as rapidly as we\u2019d hoped. And so, we need to move faster<\/p>\n

I will make two main points on this this morning.<\/p>\n

My first point is simple: We cannot have Sustaining Peace without women.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll mention three areas in particular.<\/p>\n

First, in prevention. When there is more gender equality, there is more resilience to conflict. And, when there is more violence against women, there is a higher likelihood of violence between communities. So, there is a direct link between the role of women, and conflict prevention.<\/p>\n

Women are also local mediators \u2013 called upon, when tensions look set to escalate. And they are also active, on the national and regional stages \u2013 including through the Pan-African\u00a0Network\u00a0of Women in Conflict Prevention and\u00a0Mediation, established by the African Union.<\/p>\n

Secondly, in peace processes. Because, when women participate, a peace deal is more likely to stick. That is what the studies have told us. And, that is what we have seen on the ground.<\/p>\n

The Colombian peace agreement includes over 100 provisions on gender. When I travelled to the country last March, I saw the direct impact. Women at all levels \u2013 from government to local communities \u2013 are committed to peace. And I am in no doubt that this has contributed, to the success we have seen so far<\/p>\n

And third area I want to mention is post-conflict peacebuilding.<\/p>\n

In conflict, women suffer, and sacrifice, just as much as \u2013 or even more than – men. Some are on the frontlines. Others are behind them, keeping families and communities going. Why should they be side-lined, once there is peace? They must participate in post-conflict analysis and planning. They must have decision-making power.<\/p>\n

And so, my second point is more of a question: how do we make this happen?<\/p>\n

Well, I think we already know.<\/p>\n

We have the Women, Peace and Security agenda. And, since 2016, we have a new framework, called Sustaining Peace.<\/p>\n

The guidelines are very clear. They tell us that women must lead and participate at every step of the cycle \u2013 from prevention, to conflict resolution and peacebuilding.<\/p>\n

To make this happen, we need more policies, more plans, and more financing.<\/p>\n

But, we are lagging – particularly when it comes to finance.<\/p>\n

Only a small fraction of our budgets goes to preventing conflicts and sustaining peace. And an even smaller fraction of that goes to the gender dimensions, of these activities.<\/p>\n

We cannot brush this under the rug. We need to put our heads together. And we need to find tangible ways, to accelerate action.<\/p>\n

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In conflict, women suffer, and sacrifice, just as much as \u2013 or even more than – men. Some are on the frontlines. Others are behind them, keeping families and communities going. Why should they be side-lined, once there is peace? They must participate in post-conflict analysis and planning. They must have decision-making power.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen<\/em><\/p>\n

Edmund Burke said, “Those\u00a0who don’t know\u00a0history\u00a0are destined to repeat it\u201d.<\/p>\n

In peace and security, men dominated our history. And women, were pushed to the side.<\/p>\n

This was a big mistake.<\/p>\n

If we want to make Sustaining Peace a reality, we need to learn from our mistakes. And we need to learn fast.<\/p>\n

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Thank you. <\/em><\/p>\n

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