Before I begin my remarks, let me thank the Secretary-General and Her Excellency Mrs. Robinson for their briefings.
I also congratulate Viet Nam on joining the Security Council and assuming this month’s presidency. We should all applaud Viet Nam for the topic of today’s debate. I certainly do, beca…
Women’s rights are human rights, and human rights are women’s rights. That is what we are fighting for and that is why we are here today. This is also at the centre of my Government’s foreign policy.
I would like to thank the Secretary-General and Ms. Mlambo-Ngcuka for their comprehensive briefings…
We thank South Africa for highlighting the importance of the women and peace and security agenda with today’s resolution 2493 (2019). With its adoption, the Security Council has once more underlined the crucial role it attaches to the full, equal and meaningful participation of women in prevention, …
May I begin with a quote:
“I would like to state here, and I believe that many agree with me on this issue, that we women do not owe a debt of gratitude in the traditional sense of the expression.”
Those words were uttered by Marie Juchacz almost 100 years ago, on 19 February 1919, in the German P…
