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UN SECURITY COUNCIL
ADOPTS THIRD RESOLUTION ON WOMEN, PEACE & SECURITY - SECURITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION 1888
On September
30, 2009, the Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution that addresses
the need to end sexual violence against women in conflict-affected countries.
Introduced by the US government, at a session chaired by Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton, the resolution builds on SCRs 1325 and 1820, both of which
were instrumental in raising the issue of sexual violence on the Security
Council's agenda. In her address to the council, Clinton affirmed that
"today, the United States joins with the international community in
sending a simple and unequivocal message: violence against women and children
will not be tolerated and must be stopped."
Strengthening the commitments made in SCR 1820 which clearly links the
prevention of sexual violence with the maintenance of peace and security, the
new resolution (SCR 1888) asks for:
France
and other UN member states expressed concern about the recent violence in
Guinea Conakry. They cited this as an example of a situation where women and
other marginalized groups can become more vulnerable and international
instruments like Resolutions 1820 and 1888 would be very much needed. The
importance of Resolution 1325 as the foundation document that recognizes
women's role in peacebuilding and conflict resolution was also highlighted by
Vietnam and other Security Council members. The United Kingdom, Mexico and a
number of other Security Council members also welcomed the creation of the new
women's entity in the UN system. The Security Council also received
endorsements and statements from 40 other Member States but they were not read
in today's meeting.
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