"As we meet today at the mid-point between the 20th and 25th anniversaries, on the eve of International Women’s Day, it is obvious that we need a radical change of direction."
Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women, was speaking during a Council meeting to reaffirm the importance of Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, adopted in October 2000, and to take stock of implementation since it turned 20 nearly three years ago, SIA refers to foreign media.
Ms. Bahous noted that although several historic firsts for gender equality occurred during the first two decades of the resolution, “we have neither significantly changed the composition of peace tables, nor the impunity enjoyed by those who commit atrocities against women and girls.”
She said the 20th anniversary "was not a celebration, but a wake-up call," pointing to situations from across the globe that have emerged since then.
They include the regression of women’s and girls’ rights in Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban takeover, violence committed in the war in the Tigray region in Ethiopia, and online abuse targeting women opposing military rule in Myanmar.
Women and children also comprise a staggering 90 per cent of the nearly eight million people forced to flee the conflict in Ukraine, and nearly 70 per cent of those displaced within the country.
Bahous also pointed out that concrete steps should be taken regarding women's rights instead of holding meetings one after another, and noted the importance of transferring necessary funds to women's organizations.
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