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Morocco, Bahrain, the

United Arab Emirates

and Israel submitted

to the Human
“Promote among all human beings the spirit of understanding,
Rights Council in Geneva a joint tolerance and peaceful coexistence, to stimulate cooperation among

declaration on the role of women peoples and to help lessen obstacles and threats to world peace and

in peace and diplomacy progress, in keeping with the noble aspirations proclaimed in the
Charter of the United Nations”

On Wednesday 22 September during the stemming from the deep rooted values of women at the heart of the action for peace among peoples and to help lessen obstacles
48th session of the Human Rights Council, the Bahraini society, the vision of its wise building and conflict resolution. Very pleased and threats to world peace and progress, in
Ambassador Yusuf Abdulkarim Bucheeri of leadership, and its pioneering experience as Moroccan Delegation to promote such keeping with the noble aspirations proclaimed
Bahrain delivered a Joint Statement on behalf in the field of peaceful coexistence and action.” in the Charter of the United Nations” (Charter
of the Kingdom of Bahrain, the United Arab religious tolerance”, affirmed in this occasion, of UPEACE, Resolution 35/55 of the United
Emirates, Israel and the Kingdom of Morocco Ambassador Yusuf Abdulkarim Bucheeri, For his part, Ambassador Ahmed Aljarman, Nations General Assembly, 5 December
as well as the University for Peace and 60+ Permanent Representative of Bahrain. Permanent Representative of the U.A.E, 1980)
countries, on the role of Women in Peace and underlined that “In line with UAE’s national
Diplomacy. For her part, Ambassador Meirav Eilon policy on women’s empowerment, we have The Joint Statement was delivered under
Shahar, Israel’s Permanent Representative to made strong progress to advance the women, the General Debate of Item 3: Promotion
The statement, a “Joint Statement on Women, the United Nations in Geneva said that “this peace and security agenda including, the and protection of all human rights, civil,
Peace and Diplomacy” reaffirmed women’s Joint Statement is the first formal initiative in launch of the Sheikha Fatima Women, Peace political, economic, social and cultural rights,
fundamental role in peace processes and the multilateral arena between Israel, Bahrain, and Security Initiative and the launch of the including the right to development, during
th
conflict prevention, and called on all states to the U.A.E. and Morocco. I am especially UAE First National Action Plan in response the 48 Regular Session of the Human Rights
strongly commit to ensuring the advancement pleased that the important issue of women in to UNSCR 1325 in March 2021. The UAE Council.
of women in preventive diplomacy and peace peace processes is the focus of this statement Mission to the UN continues to work with all
building. and I believe that it is testament to the new the missions on this important agenda.”
dynamic we want to promote in our region
“This joint statement is consistent with the and beyond.” As for Ambassador David Fernandez Puyana, “The initiative is in line with the will and the
distinguished Bahraini experience in terms of Permanent Observer of the University
empowering Bahraini women and enhancing Ambassador Omar Zniber, Permanent for Peace (UPEACE), he noted that this need to work communally and actively to build
their leading role in laying the foundation Representative of Morocco, for his part, added innovative interregional initiative is in peace and security, based on relationships
for international peace and security through that “The initiative is in line with the will and line with the objectives of UPEACE which between people and opportunities, by putting
their remarkable and renowned diplomatic the need to work communally and actively to works to “promote among all human beings
presence in international fora. Moreover, build peace and security, based on relationships the spirit of understanding, tolerance and women at the heart of the action for peace
it conveys an important message of peace between people and opportunities, by putting peaceful coexistence, to stimulate cooperation building and conflict resolution. ”

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