Women and peace and security/SecGen report – SecCo meeting – Verbatim record

Provisional

Security Council

Sixtieth year

5294th meeting

Thursday, 27 October 2005, 10 a.m.

New York  

Agenda

Women and peace and security

Report of the Secretary-General on women and peace and security (S/2005/636)

   The meeting was called to order at 10.20 a.m.

Adoption of the agenda 

    The agenda was adopted.

Women and peace and security 

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 The President: I thank Ms. Mayanja for her statement.

  I now give the floor to Ms. Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women.

 Ms. Heyzer : …

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  The process of uniting around common priorities for peace is a vital first step, but we have learned that such international support must be provided in a way that allows women to take full ownership of the priorities established. Our role is to be a trusted partner and honest broker.

  An example of that role was seen in July this year, when UNIFEM was asked by Israeli and Palestinian leaders to organize a dialogue among women so as to identify their common priorities for peace. That resulted in the formation of an International Women’s Commission to support a just and sustainable peace, which was recently endorsed by a presidential decree by the Palestinian National Authority. The Parliament of Israel has also endorsed resolution 1325 (2000) and the participation of women in the peace process.

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     The meeting was suspended at 1.30 p.m.

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