Intl conference brings new energy to women, peace, security agenda

The Manila Times

Intl conference brings new energy to women, peace, security agenda   Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr., Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, Philippine Commission on Women Ermelita Valdeavilla, and Asean Institute for Peace and Reconciliation Executive Director Gusti Agung Wesaka Puja hold a press conference on the sidelines of the International Conference on Women, Peace, and Security (ICWPS) in Pasay City on Oct. 30, 2024. They adopted the Pasay Declaration, infusing new energy to global Women, Peace, Security agenda.   Video by Catherine Valente  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital  Sign up to our newsletters: https://tmt.ph/newsletters   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #themanilatimes #tmtnews  #philippines

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00:00I'm pleased to announce that on October 28, the first day of this first-ever international

00:12conference on Women, Peace, and Security, in a meeting chaired by the Philippines, ministers

00:17and representatives from over 70 UN member states adopted by consensus the PASAY Declaration

00:25on Women, Peace, and Security.

00:28This declaration represents a powerful and unified commitment to advancing the Women,

00:34Peace, and Security agenda in our time, reaffirming the principles of the UNSC Resolution 1325

00:43and its related international frameworks.

00:46The PASAY Declaration serves as a guiding framework rooted in international instruments

00:52such as the Beijing Declaration, the CEDAW, or the Committee on Discrimination Against

00:59Women, and the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals.

01:04It underscores that gender equality and women's empowerment are not only fundamental rights

01:11or human rights, but are essential to achieving sustainable peace and development.

01:16The declaration highlights several crucial dimensions, including the increasingly urgent

01:23nexus between climate, peace, and security.

01:26It calls upon member states to address these intersecting challenges by integrating gender-responsive

01:33approaches to climate action, ensuring sustainable funding, and promoting women's leadership

01:40in climate resilience and disaster risk reduction.

01:44Fellow public servants, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,

01:47Isang maganda at magbaya pangarap po sa ating lahat.

01:49Thank you for joining our first conference as we close this international conference

01:54on Women, Peace, and Security today.

01:57The past three days have been very productive, from high-level meetings to roundtable discussions

02:02and to thematic discussions.

02:04All of these gatherings gave us an opportunity to share our insights, recommendations, and

02:09best practices on how we best advance the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda.

02:16Among our major highlights of this conference is the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding

02:21on the Center of Excellence on Women, Peace, and Security between the PAPRU and the U.S.

02:27State Department Office of Women and Global Issues.

02:32The MOU will pave the way for the establishment of a Center of Excellence on Women, Peace,

02:36and Security in the Philippines, and it is noteworthy that our country is just the fourth

02:41nation in the world that will have this kind of center with the support of the U.S. Department

02:47and Georgetown University.

02:49With the Philippines having its own WPS Center of Excellence, our country is ambitious to

02:55become a regional hub for Southeast Asia in promoting the advancement of the WPS Agenda

03:00in the region.

03:02We envision to carry out, through the local and national policy engagement, standardizing

03:07approaches for national action plan development and bridging gaps in the implementation of

03:12WPS initiative.

03:14On behalf of the Philippine Women, Peace, and Security, and my fellow members of the

03:19panel, this international conference on Women, Peace, and Security brought to fore a highly

03:27alarming snapshot of the threats experienced by a huge number of people as a result of

03:34armed conflicts around the world.

03:37Situations in Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ukraine, Myanmar, Sudan, Somalia,

03:45and Gaza are only a few of the countries mentioned by esteemed delegates as a matter of concern

03:51requiring international attention.

03:54The United Nations reveals that as of June 2023, 100 million people worldwide have been

04:01forcibly displaced due to persecution, conflict, violence, and human rights violations.

04:08This situation gives rise to unprecedented humanitarian situations characterized by uncertainty,

04:15economic deprivation, statelessness, and other threats to human security.

04:20Ladies and gentlemen, we are about to conclude this historic conference today, and for the

04:37past three days, we heard the voices from our community of nations and international

04:42and civil society organizations, what the Women, Peace, and Security agenda means to

04:47them and reaffirm their commitments moving forward.

04:50We have witnessed critical discussions on the role of women in peace processes, the

04:55WPS National Action Plan, the importance of financing and legislation, partnership building

05:01and addressing concerns on climate, peace, security, and digitalization.

05:07Throughout our discussions, one of the most salient best practices highlighted was the

05:13importance of inclusive participation.

05:16We have seen firsthand the transformative impact of integrating women's voices at all

05:22levels of decision-making.

05:24A privilege to join Secretary Manalo, Secretary Daldas, and Secretary Pangandaman in this

05:31very important forum of the press briefing.

05:37Certainly, we would like also to take this opportunity to thank the Department of Foreign

05:46Affairs, OPAPRU, and also the Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy for joining us in

05:54these collaborations, and we are so proud in supporting the international conference

06:00on WPS.

06:03And we would like also to take this opportunity to congratulate the conference for adopting

06:11the PASE declaration.

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