Women must play full part in peace-building, Security Council declares
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Channel: United Nations · 2009 · News & Politics
United Nations, New York, 5 October 2009 - The Security Council today unanimously urged all countries and international bodies to take further steps to ensure full participation of women in all stages of conflict resolution and peace-building, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling it a top priority for the United Nations. The 15-member body voiced deep concern about the under-representation of women at all stages of peace processes, particularly the very low numbers in formal roles in mediation processes, nearly nine years after it passed an earlier resolution calling for increased female representation at all decision-making levels in preventing, managing and resolving conflict. News Story: http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=32424&Cr=Gender&Cr1= Read the Security Council Press Release: http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2009/sc9759.doc.htm
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