Women and peace and security - Security Council, 9700th meeting

Senior UN officials on Wednesday warned of the consequences for protection of women and their rights in conflict zones, amid recent decisions to close or shrink peacekeeping and special political missions.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 02:03:26
• Production Date: 7 August 2024
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: SIMA SAMI BAHOUS; MARTHA AMA AKYAA POBEE
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL; UNITED NATIONS ENTITY FOR GENDER EQUALITY AND THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN - UN-WOMEN
• Subject Topical: INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY; PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS; STATUS OF WOMEN; WOMEN; WOMEN'S RIGHTS; RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT; CIVILIAN PROTECTION; GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE; Gender; SPECIAL MISSIONS; PEACE AGREEMENTS; TROOP WITHDRAWAL; POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION
• MAMS Id: 3243659
• Parent Id: 3242831

Description

Sustaining WPS commitments in the context of accelerated drawdown of peace operations. Identical letters dated 30 July 2024 from the Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council (S/2024/573). 

Briefers: 

• Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women 
• Martha Pobee, Assistant Secretary-General for Africa at the Department of Peacebuilding Affairs
•  Kholood Khair the founding director of Confluence Advisory

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UN Press Coverage

S/2024/573