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Women and gender issues

6 February 2020

SG/SM/19960

Secretary-General Calls for Decade of Zero Female Genital Mutilation, Calling Practice ‘Extreme Violence against Girls’, in Observance Message

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, observed today:

7 December 2019

DSG/SM/1377-WOM/2203

Applauding Qatar’s Gender Parity, Deputy Secretary-General Says Only with Women Voices, Leadership ‘Will We Reach the World We Want and Need’

Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the dinner discussion with leading women of Qatar on women’s empowerment and gender equality, in Doha today:

25 November 2019

SG/SM/19876-OBV/1938-WOM/2202

Marking International Day, Secretary-General Urges International Community to Promote Women’s Rights, Take Stand against Sexual Violence, Misogyny

Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, observed on 25 November:

18 November 2019

DSG/SM/1370-WOM/2201

Women’s Inclusion Critical to Sustainable Peace, Development in Afghanistan, Deputy Secretary-General Says at Group of Friends Launch

Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohamed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the launch of the Group of Friends of Women in Afghanistan, in New York today:

12 November 2019

DSG/SM/1369-POP/1094-WOM/2200

Violence Afflicts One Third of Female Population, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Nairobi Summit, Calling for Far-Reaching Commitments, Funding to End Abuse

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Nairobi Summit on the Twenty-fifth anniversary of the ground-breaking International Conference on Population and Development Day 1: Signature Session: Accelerating Action to End Violence against Women and Girls, in Nairobi today:

11 November 2019

DC/3817-WOM/2199

Disarmament Regional Centre to Hold Workshop on Women, Peace, Security for Civil Society Organizations, Parliamentarians in Fiji, 12-15 November

The United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific is organizing a “Workshop for Pacific Island States on Gun Violence and Illicit Small-Arms Trafficking from a Gender Perspective” in Suva, Fiji, from 12‑15 November.

29 October 2019

SG/SM/19834-SC/14000-WOM/2198

Pledges on Women’s Rights Have Not Translated into Real Change Nearly 20 Years after Resolution 1325 (2000), Secretary-General Tells Security Council

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the Security Council open debate on women, peace and security, in New York today:

21 October 2019

DSG/SM/1360-WOM/2196

Women’s Participation Proven to Enhance Peacemaking, Security, Yet Gender Equality Still Elusive, Secretary-General Tells African Union Peace and Security Council

Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina Mohamed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the African Union Peace and Security Council, in Addis Ababa today:

21 October 2019

DSG/SM/1361-WOM/2197

Africa Should Emulate Ethiopia’s Gender Equality Advances, Deputy Secretary‑General Says at Launch of African Women Leaders Network’s National Chapter

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the launch of the Ethiopian chapter of the African Women Leaders Network, in Addis Ababa today:

21 October 2019

DSG/SM/1359-WOM/2195

Deputy Secretary-General, at Ethiopia Forum, Highlight’s Crucial Transformative Role of Women in Fighting Human Trafficking, Promoting Peace

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohamed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the breakfast forum on the transformational role of women in addressing human trafficking: looking at gender dimensions, in Addis Ababa, today: