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30 October 2020
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Secretary-General's video message to High-Level Event of the Women, Peace and Security Focal Points Network

I send my warmest greetings to this High-Level Event. Over the two decades since Security Council Resolution 1325, there have been notable achievements on women, peace and security. But progress is too slow, too narrow, and…

29 October 2020
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Secretary-General's briefing to the Security Council on Women, Peace and Security

Thank you, Mr. President. Excellencies, I thank you for this opportunity to brief you on Women, Peace and Security, twenty years after the landmark Security Council resolution 1325. The COVID-19 pandemic is the greatest test…

08 October 2020
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Secretary-General's launch of "Call to Action" following Roundtable Discussion on Women, Peace and Security in Peacekeeping Contexts [as delivered]

Indeed I wanted to launch a call to action, and to call on Governments, on the United Nations system - because it starts by us all and the way we behave - on Regional Organizations, African Union, European Union, many others…

08 October 2020
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Secretary-General's remarks at Roundtable Discussion on Women, Peace and Security in Peacekeeping Contexts

Excellencies, colleagues and friends, Today, I have the honor of meeting – albeit remotely – four formidable women leaders who strive for peace in their regions and countries. Thank you for joining us as we mark both the 75th…

11 April 2019
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Remarks to Security Council on Women in Peacekeeping

I welcome this debate on women in peacekeeping as we strive for progress on a key element in the maintenance of international peace and security. With the launch of the Strategy on Gender Parity in 2017, the United Nations…

25 October 2018
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Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security

[Trilingual, as delivered] Doy las gracias a la Presidencia de Bolivia por darnos la oportunidad de abordar esta importante cuestión que es la implementación de la agenda sobre las mujeres y la paz y la seguridad mediante el…

Brig. Gen. Marwa Saoud of the Lebanese Armed Forces

30 June 2026
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Honor, Sacrifice and Commitment: Women Carve Out a Place in Lebanon’s Military and Security Forces

When Brig. Gen. Marwa Saoud first joined the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF), she did not expect to one day have an emblem of a star and two swords on her shoulders, signifying a military grade that has traditionally been…

18 May 2026
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Young women are building peace in Quibdó through empathy

The Empatía Chocó Foundation supports community initiatives that advance women’s rights, violence prevention, and youth leadership.

27 March 2026
Advancing women, peace and security
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UNOAU participates in webinar on Women, Peace and Security and Youth, Peace and Security

On 27 March, the United Nations Office to the African Union participated in a webinar organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Burundi in Addis Ababa, in collaboration with the UN Women Liaison Office to the African Union…

15 March 2026
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Uniformed Gender Parity Strategy 2018-2028

To ensure that the uniformed components of United Nations peacekeeping are diverse and inclusive of women, reflecting the communities the United Nations serves, the Secretary-General requested DPO to develop a Uniformed Gender Parity Strategy (UGPS). This Strategy covers the period 2018-2028 and sets annual targets for the representation of uniformed women in United Nations peace operations for each category of uniformed personnel in military…

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