Dear Friends,
Today at UN Headquarters in New York, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was presented with 22,219 signatures to our petition to Say NO to sexual violence against women in conflict and YES to the full implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. Thank you for making this happen!
On the 10th anniversary of this historic resolution that calls for the protection of women in conflict zones and their inclusion in peacebuilding, the voices from people around the world send a strong signal for action to the UN Security Council. The petition asks Member States to support three steps to implement UN Security Council resolution 1325:
(1) Prosecute those who command and/or commit sexual violence and exclude them from armies and police forces after conflict;(2) Ensure that women participate in peace negotiations and all post-conflict decision-making institutions; and(3) Increase the number of women in troops, police forces and civilians within international peacekeeping efforts.
Without your support of the Say NO network, this would not have been possible. Thank you once again for your commitment to make ending violence against women a reality.
The Say NO Team
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