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FOLLOWING THIS IMPORTANT LETTER TO
THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL, PLEASE SEE LONG LIST OF SIGNATURES/ENDORSEMENTS.
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For Sign-On to Letter - Extended Deadline:
Marie-Liesse Mandula - Secretary General
World Movement of Mothers
Within the frame of the 61st annual
UN DPI NGO Conference in Paris, a Session: " Reaffirming Human Rights for
all", and the significance of UN Security Council Resolutions 1325
and 1820, led to the present action of writing a letter to the UN
Secretary-General on the following issue :
OPEN LETTER
MAKING SENIOR UN LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTABLE FOR SEXUAL ABUSE/EXPLOITATION BY UN PERSONNEL IN PEACE OPERATIONS
Dear United Nations Secretary-General:
We, the undersigned, congratulate the United Nations and the Security Council for recognizing the experiences of women in conflicts and war. UN Security Council resolutions 1325 (2000) and 1820 (2008) articulate the critical role of women in peacemaking and peace building, and that the protection needs of women during conflict and crisis are essential elements of peace and security.
Despite these milestones, women and girls continue to experience alarming forms of exploitation and violence – including sexual violence in many countries worldwide. While the UN has made many efforts, it is most disappointing that parts of the system are still implicated in such abuse in conflict areas. Even one incident is one too many.
It is time to put words into action. SCR 1820 demands zero tolerance. We know that you have the means – and hopefully the willingness – to take a historic leadership role in this matter, with the following steps:
We believe that the credibility of the entire UN system is at stake. We urge you to do what is right and take immediate action regarding the steps proposed above. We support you wholeheartedly in this endeavour.
We look forward to your response.
Thank you and yours sincerely,
SEE LIST OF SIGNATURE ORGANIZATIONS
cc.
Member States of the Security Council
President of the General Assembly
USG UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations
To Sign On, Please Give Name/Organizational Affiliation
Send to: mmminternational@wanadoo.fr
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ENDORSED BY:
Women’s League for Conservative Judaism
ACME
Child Developement Foundation CDF
World ORT
EURAG, European Federation of Older Persons
JASMA
BURMA/NCUB
Fundacion SIP,
Foundation for Subjective Experience and Research
Lutheran World Federation
Women’s International Democratic Federation
Center for War/ Peace Studies
Commission of Interior Affairs/WCC
Joan Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice
Wyse International
WEF, World YWCA
World Federation of Ukrainian Women
Women ARPOSP
OSMTH, France
Fondation
Maman Henriette Conté
OPF
Zonta
International
WRJ
ASHAD
International League
for Human Rights
International
Federation of University Women
Rights and
Democracy
International
Coalition for the Decade
WCRP, Religion
for Peace,
European Women
of Faith Network
AFAMMER,
Association of Committees for Monitoring
Parliamentarians and Elected Officials
(TUMIKOM)
SOS
Equilibre
Equipes
Saint-Vincent de Paul–
Ashad
Organization,
IFOR, International Fellowship of
Reconciliation,
Ngo
Womens Alternative, Sombor,
WUNRN - Women's UN Report Network
Gender
& Human Rights Coordinator Islamic Relief-Somalia
MIR
Italia
Proyecto Caribeño de Justicia y Paz San Juan, Puerto Rico
Amargi
Women's Cooperative –
Pour
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Society for Disabled Women (SDW) –
"
Shalom House –
Liga
Internacional de Mujeres por
Fellowship of
Reconcilitation
Center for Girls –
Ecumenical Women’s Synod (
Andante
European
National
Council of Churches in
United Religions Initiative Europe
Save The
Woman
Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation
United
Religions Initiative (URI) Council for Women, Foundation for Pastoral Care for
Women.
Vie Féminine, Belgium
Network Young Women ,RDC
Commission Femme et Sport du C N O S S Senegal
Mouvement pour un Monde
Meilleur
Movimento
Internazionale
Riconciliazione-Movimento Nonviolento / IFOR
FFPM-France
Glocal
Volunteers
Women for Peace , The
WPP,
Mouvement Chrétien pour
Federation of American Women's Clubs Overseas FAWCO
International
WANEP- West
Africa Network for Peace building,
WANEP-Togo
Society of
the Holy Child Jesus
Catholic
Women’s League of Norway (NKKF)
Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of
IFOR/WPP,
Movement for a Better World
Center for Girls -
Democracy
Today ,
Organization for Defending Victims of Violence (ODVV)
Hilehili
Development Foundation (HDF)
Internationales und Ökumene
Katholischer Deutscher Frauenbund e.V. (KDFB ) Germany
Association
of Tunisian Women for Research and Development
The Fellowship of
Reconciliation,
Schweizerischer
Katholischer Frauenbund SKF, Swizerland
IFOR/WPP
Fundación Instituto de Mediación Centro Internacional de Abordaje de
Conflictos, Agentina
Save Somali Women and Children (SSWC),
L'ONG EHUZU
Peace and
Development,
Jeunes mamans Célibataires pour
FEPRODEF - RDC
Enfance Sans
International Association of Women in Radio and TV
Peace and
Dévelopment Women Coalition
Comité Français des ONG auprès de l’ONU - France
Etsuro
Totsuka, Ph.D, Prof. of international human rights law,
Soodhakur Ramlallah
Asst editor Mauritius Times
Secretary Forum of Mauritian Journalists Mauritius
Kittiwake
Stichting
Dr. Thanh-Dam Truong Women/Gender and Development Studies,
The
Janna F. Postma, mennonite pastor,
Anabel Torres writer, poet and translator
Aida Abu-Ras
Dr Marcel de Picciotto, Grand Chancellor head delegate, UN –Geneva
OSMTH
Sovereign Military Order of the
Charity
Angya, Centre for
Santina
Soares from Timor-Leste.
Lesley Carnus
Jamie Cook
Lyn Dickens Administrative Assistant Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies(CPACS)
Joanne Seldenrath , the Netherlands
Drs. S.Delhaas, The Netherlands
G.W. van der Werff, , The Netherlands
Ds. Jannet van der Spek, The Netherlands
Dr. Anke Bisschops
Past. van Soevershemstraat ,The Netherlands
Cor
Appelboom-Harte, the Netherlands
Claudine
Kpondzo Ahianyo –
Vida Korbieh
Justine Nkurunziza -
Sieth Delhaas
Aida Abu-Ras - Amman-Jordan
Jan Piet van den Berg, educational scientist/artist the
Ndife
Amodzi Women’s Group, Lilongwe-Malawi
Anwar H Alkhalldy –
Karin Verbaken Consultora- the
Shura Dumanic,
Cathrien
Roolvink, the
Brenda Hall
Annangrove,
Dr. Guzel Strelkova,
Dr.
Liudmila Khokhlova,
Charlotte Korbee, the
Prof. Giovanni Scotto Department of Social Studies,
Anna-Joya Faulhaber, the
Shelley
Booth,
Adimir fizi, RDC
Cathrien Roolvink, the
Lasma Latsone
Ginta Cukura
Linda Mackevica
Kristine
Finka
Marleen
peters van der Heyden
Ann Lammers
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