United Nations Security Council Open Debate “Women’s Participation in International Peace and Security: From Theory to Practice”
25 October 2023
Madame/Mr. President.
First, allow me to thank you for organizing this very important debate today, and express our appreciation to all the briefers for their insightful presentations and recommendations. My statement will be complementing that of the European Union, to which Cyprus fully subscribes. [Read more…]
Agenda Item 71-Promotion and Protection of Human Rights
New York, 17 October 2023
Mr. Chair,
Cyprus fully aligns to the statement delivered by the European Union. Allow me to make the following remarks in my national capacity.
Human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated. All States have the obligation to respect, protect and fulfil human rights as set in the UN conventions. No justification can be used as a pretext for the violation of human rights. [Read more…]
Third Committee, Agenda Item 25 “Advancement of Women”
New York, 3 October 2023
Mr. Chair,
Cyprus fully aligns to the statement delivered by the European Union. Allow me to make some additional remarks in my national capacity.
Despite positive steps and progress made in recent years, we are lacking behind our goal to achieve gender equality. The challenges are many, exacerbated by factors such as instability and fragility caused by conflicts, climate change and pandemics. It is indeed worrisome that at this critical midpoint, none of SDG 5 “Gender Equality” indicators are at “target met or almost met”, according to the latest gender snapshot report on SDGs progress. [Read more…]