![]() ![]() ![]() The United States calls on the Secretary-General, as a matter of urgency, to increase the number of women considered for United Nations Special Representative and Envoy positions and encourages member states to redouble their efforts to nominate women candidates for these positions. ![]() In this regard, the United States especially welcomes the recent nomination of Ambassador Loj as the Secretary-General's new Special Representative in Liberia. The United States calls on all member states to promote gender equality and a greater role for women in the prevention of conflict, peace processes, and post-conflict reconstruction.Īs part of this effort to fully incorporate women into international efforts to prevent and resolve conflicts, the United States strongly supports the appointment of women to senior positions throughout the United Nations system and, in particular, as Special Envoy or Representative of the Secretary-General. This undermines both the credibility and sustainability of these processes. Failure to bring women into these processes in a meaningful way leaves a critical resource untapped and excludes a large segment, in many cases a majority, of the population. The important contributions women can and do make in decision-making to prevent conflict, mediate peace processes, and assist in post-conflict reconstruction and rebuilding must be recognized and endorsed at a national level. We welcome the Secretary-General's latest report and agree that important groundwork has been laid for a longer-term effort by the United Nations toward the full implementation of Security Council resolution 1325. The United States would like to thank you and the Permanent Mission of Ghana for choosing to focus on the important topic of women and peace and security for this month's open debate. Permanent Representative, on Women and peace and security, in the Security Council Chamber ![]()
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