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At OSCE’s Human Dimension Conference, Eily Craig voices UK's deep concern about rising reports of gender-based violence in Putin's illegal war in Ukraine.

Ambassador Neil Bush thanks Secretary General Helga Schmid for OSCE's efforts on enhancing gender equality and on the Women, Peace and Security agenda.

8 March 2021 (Speaker's notes, may differ from delivered version) Why is it important to have more women in leadership positions in conflict prevention and peacebuilding? Five main reasons: (a) The starting point is very low – between 1990 and 2017, in all major peace processes - women made up only 2% of mediators; 8% of negotiators and 5% of witnesses and signatures. Barriers include assumptions that, as women are often not direct combatants, their role in cessation of hostilities is limited. But there are serious myths which need puncturing – chief amongst them that: there are not enoug...

Date Time OSCE roundtable on women’s leadership in peacebuilding and conflict prevention UK contribution Why is it important to have more women in leadership positions in conflict prevention and peacebuilding? Five main reasons: (a) The starting point is very low – between 1990 and 2017, in all major peace processes – women made up only 2% of mediators; 8% of negotiators and 5% of witnesses and signatures. Barriers include assumptions that, as women are often not direct combatants, their role in cessation of hostilities is limited. But there are serious myths which need puncturing – c...