{"id":166158,"date":"2018-10-25T16:03:56","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T16:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?post_type=document&p=166158"},"modified":"2020-07-22T00:48:48","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T04:48:48","slug":"un-gender-equality-chief-briefs-security-council-press-release-excerpts","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/un-gender-equality-chief-briefs-security-council-press-release-excerpts\/","title":{"rendered":"UN Gender Equality Chief Briefs Security Council – Press Release (Excerpts)"},"content":{"rendered":"

8382ND MEETING (AM)<\/strong>
\nSC\/13554<\/strong>
\n25 OCTOBER 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

fran\u00e7ais<\/a><\/p>\n

Nearly two decades after the Security Council\u2019s adoption of a landmark resolution on women, peace and security, the head of the United\u00a0Nations entity responsible for gender equality warned today of \u201csystemic failure\u201d to integrate women into such critical processes as peacekeeping, mediation and peace negotiations, as the 15-member organ convened its annual open debate on the issue.<\/p>\n

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Randa Siniora Atallah, General Director of the Women\u2019s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling, also briefed the Council on behalf of the NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security.\u00a0 Noting that Israel\u2019s occupation of Palestine and the resulting humanitarian crisis exacerbate existing gender inequalities, she said Palestinian women face daily attacks, threats, intimidation, discrimination and restrictions on their movement by the Israeli military.\u00a0 The occupation reinforces the patriarchal structures of Palestinian society, she said, adding that political violence in the public sphere leads to spikes in violence in the private sphere.\u00a0 She also noted that recent cuts in funding to the Â鶹APP Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) have had a disproportionate effect on the lives of Palestinian women.<\/p>\n

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ANDA SINIORA, General Director, Women\u2019s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling, spoke on behalf of the\u00a0NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security<\/u>. \u00a0Noting that Israel\u2019s occupation of Palestine and the resulting humanitarian crisis exacerbate existing gender inequalities, she said Palestinian women face daily attacks, threats, intimidation, discrimination and restrictions on their movement by the Israeli military.\u00a0 Night raids, destruction of property and violence at checkpoints are also routinely committed by occupying forces.\u00a0 Palestinian women lose their homes and cannot reunite with their families due to restrictions or denial of residency permits, she said, adding that they look on as their husbands and children are detained, attacked or killed in front of them.\u00a0 The occupation reinforces the patriarchal structures of Palestinian society, she said, pointing out that they must earn a living on top of their responsibilities to care for the young, sick or injured, which often isolates them from their communities and from public life.<\/p>\n

She went on to state that, in efforts to protect their families from violence or arrest, women often become prison guards to their own children.\u00a0 Noting that political violence in the public sphere leads to spikes in violence in the private sphere, she emphasized that domestic violence is shockingly high, with femicide on the increase.\u00a0 Women are also starved of resources with which to respond to abuses, she said, pointing out that the fragile conditions created by the occupation mean that Palestinian women lack access to justice.\u00a0 Recent cuts in funding for the Â鶹APP Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) have had a disproportionate effect on the lives of Palestinian women, especially in terms of health and education, she said, stressing that the destruction of infrastructure has also had a devastating impact on the lives of women and girls by cutting off their access to food, water, sanitation, electricity and life-saving medical care.\u00a0 Economic deprivation and unemployment have also made Palestinian women more vulnerable to violence, she added.<\/p>\n

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JOANNA WRONECKA (Poland<\/u>),…One factor that can help women to engage more actively is their economic empowerment, she said, describing an entrepreneurship project funded by Poland in the State of Palestine, which targets women in the West Bank by providing sustainable irrigation systems.<\/p>\n

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ESHAGH AL HABIB (Iran<\/u>) said the major threats to the security of women in his region are foreign occupation, military invasion and terrorism.\u00a0 In Palestine, foreign occupation is the most severe threat, particularly in Gaza, where women and children are the main victims of an inhumane and illegal blockade as well as Israel\u2019s periodic bombing and shelling.\u00a0 Foreign invasion has had a similar impact on women in Syria and other countries in the region, with air strikes on residential areas, hospitals, schools and even wedding ceremonies mostly affecting women\u2019s lives.\u00a0 If the Council is serious about addressing threats to the security of women in the Middle East, it should compel Israel to end the occupation of Palestine, remove the Gaza blockade and, ultimately, stop Israeli crimes and brutalities against women and girls.\u00a0 He added that, as a victim of aggression, foreign military invasion and terrorism, Iran attaches great importance to the role that women can play in building a secure, stable and prosperous society.\u00a0 \u201cThe outstanding role of women in Iran is incontestable,\u201d he said, adding that Iranian women\u2019s achievements have come despite hostile United States policies and illegal sanctions that make no distinction between men and women.<\/p>\n

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