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registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office remove filter
hansard heading Conflict Resolution: Females more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government who will represent the United Kingdom at the UN Security Council debate on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and the UN High Level Review of Women, Peace and Security, in October 2015. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Helic more like this
uin HL1626 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-29more like thismore than 2015-07-29
answer text <p>The UK will be represented at a senior level. A decision will be taken in due course.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-29T16:26:59.513Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-29T16:26:59.513Z
answering member
3474
label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
tabling member
4331
label Biography information for Baroness Helic remove filter
391260
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office remove filter
hansard heading Conflict Resolution: Females more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the implementation by UN Member States of UN Security Council Resolution 1325; and what the United Kingdom’s strategy is as the UN lead nation on this agenda. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Helic more like this
uin HL1627 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-29more like thismore than 2015-07-29
answer text <p>The UK Mission to the UN is in close contact with UN Women, who are supporting the coordination of the Global Study on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 and related preparations for the High Level Review in October. The Global Study will make an assessment on the implementation of UNSCR 1325 by UN Member States, and make recommendations to improve global implementation. The main findings of the Global Study will also be incorporated into the Secretary General’s annual report on Women, Peace and Security, which we expect to be published around the same time as the Global Study. Officials, working closely with colleagues from the Ministry of Defence and the Department for International Development, are developing a series of UK commitments to improve implementation of UNSCR 1325, which will focus on several key areas where implementation to date has been most lacking, including women’s participation, military/security services, financing, prevention and National Action Plans. These commitments will be announced at the High Level Review in October, subject to Ministers’ views on the proposals.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-29T16:19:56.983Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-29T16:19:56.983Z
answering member
3474
label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
tabling member
4331
label Biography information for Baroness Helic remove filter
391261
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office remove filter
hansard heading Syria: Peace Negotiations more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether it remains their policy to ensure that future negotiations to end the Syria conflict include the formal participation of Syrian women; what representations they have made to the UN about this; and what initiatives they have begun to help identify and support Syrian women’s groups to fulfil this role. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Helic more like this
uin HL1628 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-29more like thismore than 2015-07-29
answer text <p>The UK remains committed to ensuring that Syrian women participate fully in any future negotiations to end the Syrian conflict. In 2014 we supported an initiative by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom to improve the capacity of women’s groups to participate in a political process in Syria, including through learning lessons from similar women’s groups in Bosnia. The initiative also helped to provide a platform for women to advocate for a solution to the conflict in UN fora, including by influencing the UN during the review of Syria’s implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women.</p><p> </p><p>We have raised the importance of the role of women’s groups in political processes with senior UN officials, including UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan De Mistura. We understand that Mr De Mistura involved women’s groups in his recent round of consultations on a future political process in Syria. We also ensured that the following language was included in June’s UN Human Rights Council resolution on Syria: “Calls upon the international community to support the leadership and full participation of women in all efforts aimed at finding a political solution to the Syrian Arab Republic, as envisaged by the Security Council in its resolutions 1325 (2000) of 31 October 2000 and 2122 (2013) of 18 October 2013”.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, our programmes of support to grass roots peace-building initiatives and civil society groups inside Syria seek to ensure that Syrian women’s voices are heard and that they are represented in future political negotiations.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-29T16:26:50.557Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-29T16:26:50.557Z
answering member
3474
label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns more like this
tabling member
4331
label Biography information for Baroness Helic remove filter