Presidential Statement nº S/PRST/2010/22 of the United Nations Security Council

• Year: 2010
• Issuer: Security Council of the United Nation

United Nations

S

/PRST/2010/22*

Security Council

Distr.: General

26 October 2010

Original: English

10-60352* (E) 101110

*1060352*

Statement by the President of the Security Council

At the 6411th meeting of the Security Council, held on 26 October 2010, in

connection with the Council’s consideration of the item entitled “Women and peace and

security”, the President of the Security Council made the following statement on behalf of

the Council:

“The Security Council, meeting on the tenth Anniversary of the adoption of its

resolution 1325 (2000), reaffirms its commitment to the continuing and full

implementation, in a mutually reinforcing manner, of resolutions 1325 (2000), 1612

(2005), 1674 (2006), 1820 (2008), 1882 (2009), 1888 (2009), 1889 (2009), 1894

(2009) and all relevant Statements of its Presidents.

“The Security Council welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on

Women and Peace and Security (S/2010/498), and the analysis it contains on

progress in implementing resolution 1325 (2000).

“The Security Council welcomes General Assembly resolution A/RES/64/289

establishing the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

(UN Women) that will be fully operational in January 2011. The Council invites UN

Women to regularly contribute to its work on women and peace and security and

notes the valuable role it will play in supporting women’s roles in peacebuilding and

the prevention of sexual violence in conflict, including through coordination and

coherence in policy and programming for women and girls. It welcomes the

appointment of Ms. Michele Bachelet as its head.

“The Security Council reiterates its strong condemnation of all violations of

applicable international law committed against women and girls in situations of

armed conflict and post-conflict situations, including rape, other forms of sexual and

gender-based violence and killing and maiming that contravene international law.

The Council urges the complete cessation by all parties of such acts with immediate

effect and also urges Member States to bring to justice those responsible for crimes

of this nature. Their efforts to combat impunity must be matched with assistance and

redress to victims. In this regard, it reiterates its support for the mandates of the

Special Representatives of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict and

for Children and Armed Conflict and encourages them to continue to ensure full

transparency, cooperation and coordination of their efforts.

“The Security Council notes that the fight against impunity for the most

serious crimes of international concern committed against women and girls has been

* Reissued for technical reasons.