2024-06-22 09:36:53
Talking on behalf of the Minister of Overseas Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans dwelling overseas, Nasser Bourita, the Ambassador Everlasting Consultant of the Kingdom to the AU and the UNECA, Mohamed Arrouchi, affirmed that Morocco, conscious of the significance of the position of girls in sustaining peace in Africa, is dedicated at a number of ranges.
Mr. Arrouchi cited on this sense specifically the energetic participation of Moroccan girls in peacekeeping operations, significantly in Africa, the presence of a number of Moroccan girls as members of the African community FemWise and who’re a part of the part pilot decentralization of this mechanism beneath the African Peace and Safety Structure (APSA) and the creation of the Group of Mates on the intersecting challenges of local weather change and the Girls, Peace and Safety Agenda in February 2023.
The Moroccan diplomat additionally cited the position performed by the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) which work on the Very Excessive Directions of His Majesty the King, Supreme Chief and Chief of Common Workers of the FAR, to advertise the participation of girls within the Moroccan contingents, significantly at command posts.
The Moroccan diplomat famous that in Africa, girls are intentionally focused by extremist and rebel teams, making them weak targets in armed conflicts in Africa.
To this finish, Morocco underlines the urgency of closing this hole and guaranteeing efficient implementation of UN Safety Council Decision 1325, which embodies a significant dedication to guard girls in occasions of battle and for actively embody in settlement processes in accordance with the elemental rules of the United Nations Constitution, underlined Mr. Arrouchi.
The diplomat insisted that it’s crucial that the voices and desires of girls are totally built-in into all peace and safety initiatives, to make sure sustainable and inclusive options for all.
Certainly, he reaffirmed, girls should not merely passive victims of battle, but additionally actors of change whose management is essential for the peace course of.
“Our Continent is filled with success tales of girls leaders whose participation was decisive in getting their international locations out of cycles of instability and conflict. Our dedication should stay agency to ensure and promote the inclusion and participation of girls in our efforts to construct a secure and affluent Africa,” reiterated the Moroccan diplomat.
On this context, the AU and its Member States are referred to as upon to undertake an inclusive method, to take away boundaries to the complete participation of girls in peace processes and strengthen their capacities on this space, mentioned Mr. Arrouchi, noting that South-South cooperation and triangular partnerships are necessary levers to attain its goals, by permitting the alternate of expertise and good practices.
It’s on this similar perspective that the Kingdom took a big step by launching its first Nationwide Motion Plan on Girls, Peace and Safety (PAN) in March 2022, in accordance with Council Decision 1325. of UN Safety, highlighted the Moroccan diplomat.
This initiative, carried out in a participatory and inclusive method, is a part of His Majesty King Mohammed VI’s Venture for a contemporary and democratic society, based mostly on gender equality and the safety of girls’s rights, -he recalled.
Aligned with the continental outcomes framework for the implementation of the African Union Agenda for Girls, Peace and Safety in Africa, the NAP serves as a catalyst for motion in three precedence areas, specifically diplomacy preventive, mediation and peacekeeping; the tradition of peace and equality; and the financial participation of girls, underlined Mr. Arrouchi.
The nationwide motion plan additionally continues the efforts undertaken by way of coaching significantly for “Mourchidate” within the prevention of extremism, which can enable them to play a job within the promotion of an egalitarian tradition and peace, added the Moroccan diplomat, noting that this nationwide plan additionally locations significance on the financial empowerment of girls which has been on the coronary heart of nationwide public insurance policies for 20 years and which is one other technique of combating violence.
Returning to the state of affairs in Africa, Mr. Arrouchi famous that if girls “represent the pillar of our societies, it’s regrettable to notice that they continue to be largely under-represented in peace processes throughout the continent”.
Girls should not solely victims of armed conflicts, but additionally, and above all, peacemakers in a continuously altering world, he pressured, noting that in 2021, solely 19% of girls had been concerned in negotiations led by the UN as negotiators or observers.
Moreover, in 17 current conflicts, girls solely represent round 14% of the negotiation groups, regardless of the important nature established on the need of their participation to advertise peace by way of the prevention, administration, decision of conflicts and the assure of equal rights, famous the diplomat.
The low participation of girls in peace processes displays the depth of structural inequalities between men and women in our societies, in addition to the persistence of gender stereotypes affecting the participation of girls in preventive diplomacy, mediation, and peace processes. negotiations, he lamented.
Additionally it is a big impediment to the effectiveness of peace processes and the sustainability of their outcomes, as a result of we can’t think about the complete implementation of peace agreements with out the energetic participation and in any respect ranges of girls, underlined the Moroccan diplomat.
2024-06-22 09:36:53