Violence against women perpetrated by terrorists remains rampant: India at UNSC
India has told the UN Security Council that violence perpetrated by terrorists against women and girls is continuing and must be strongly condemned, demanding a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of terrorism. India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj said on Tuesday that member states should provide an enabling environment for the participation and inclusion of women in political processes and decision-making.
“Terrorism and violent extremism remain among the greatest violators of human rights and a constant threat to global peace and security. Needless to say, women and girls always and disproportionately suffer,” she said. Speaking at an open debate at the UN Security Council on ‘Women, Peace and Security: 25th Anniversary of Resolution 1325’, Kamboj said violence against women and girls perpetrated by terrorists continues.
“It deserves strong condemnation and calls for a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of terrorism,” he said. The Security Council adopted resolution 1325 on women and peace and security in October 2000. The resolution reaffirms the important role of women in conflict prevention and resolution, peace negotiations, peace-building, peacekeeping, humanitarian response and post-conflict reconstruction and de-escalation. The importance of their equal participation and full involvement in all efforts for the maintenance and promotion of peace and security.
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Addressing a debate under the presidency of the Council of Mozambique for the month of March, Kamboge said: ‘The principles of democracy, pluralism and the rule of law are necessary conditions to promote such an enabling environment.’ Referring to the situation in Afghanistan, Kamboj said India is emphasizing the importance of inclusive and representative governance in Afghanistan, with meaningful participation of women in line with UNSC Resolution 2593 adopted in August 2021 under the presidency of the Council of India. was gone
She said the United Nations and regional organizations should, at their request, encourage national authorities to develop capacities to strengthen their national legal frameworks and relevant institutional frameworks to ensure accountability and impunity for perpetrators of violence against women. should help
‘Member States should also provide support for capacity building in post-conflict situations to meaningfully and institutionally address inequalities and violence faced by women, and ensure their full participation in decision-making. can go It is important to focus on women in peace building efforts,” she added.
Emphasizing that women police officers and peacekeepers play an indispensable role in advancing the agenda of women, peace and security in post-conflict situations, Kamboj said that India should continue its efforts towards a uniform gender equality strategy. Welcomes the increase in the deployment of women peacekeepers.
In January 2023, India, one of the largest troop contributors to UN peacekeeping missions, deployed a platoon of women peacekeepers to Abyei as part of the Indian battalion in the United Nations Interim Security Force (UNISFA) in Abyei. Which is India’s largest deployment of women peacekeepers.
In 2007, India was the first country to deploy an all-female police unit to Liberia. Kamboj said these initiatives reflect New Delhi’s intention to significantly increase the number of women in peacekeeping troops. She said that India also supports increased deployment of women protection advisers for effective monitoring, analysis and reporting arrangements on sexual violence in conflicts.
Noting that over the years, although the normative framework of the women’s peace and security agenda has been strengthened, Cambodia lamented that women are still routinely underrepresented in formal peace processes, political dialogues and peacebuilding. represented and excluded. She said the gender perspective in conflict prevention, recovery and reconstruction has so far been neglected.
“We should also focus equally on women’s socio-economic empowerment, including their access to credit, finance and technology,” Kamboj said while supporting political participation. She underlined that digital Technology has great potential to empower women. Greater access to education, finance, credit, social services, markets and employment.
Cambodia hailed UN Security Council Resolution 1325 as a ‘path-breaking’ introduction of a gender perspective to the maintenance of international peace and security. “For the first time, it has been recognized that women are disproportionately affected by violence and that their participation in peace processes is essential for sustainable peace and security,” he said.
He added that the cultural ethos of India has taught its people to regard the earth as mother. He added, “As a nation with a strong civilizational character associated with women’s empowerment and equal participation in social and economic life, we firmly believe that the advancement of women is essential to the empowerment of a nation.” is the basis of
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