The speech of Deputy Permanent Representative M.V. Zavolotskaya during the open discussion of the UN Security Council as part of the agenda "Women, Peace and Security" read more The broadcast of the entire meeting the adoption of resolution 1325 in 2000 reflected the natural process of increasing the role of women in all areas of public life. The general progress in the field of economic development, access to education and culture could not but lead to the fact that a woman began to be perceived not only as a victim of an armed conflict in need of protection, but also as an important player in the development of peacekeeping and peacebuilding solutions. *** As a country with a leading record of gender equality (and leading the G20 in terms of the number of women in leadership positions), we believe that the status of women in the world is a litmus test of broader trends. Let's ask ourselves: are we seeing upward trends in economic development, cooperation, cultural exchange, access to education? In our opinion the answer is negative. The world is immersed in conflicts on the military, economic and ideological level. Cooperation as a guarantee for economic growth is replaced by a policy of unilateral blockades and sanctions. Cultural exchange has become a "cancellation culture". Hundreds of billions of dollars are spent on military spending. Real work to improve the status of women is replaced by externally funded "gender campaigns". In this situation, we can hardly count on progress in improving the condition of women. *** As for the UN's contribution to overcoming these negative trends, it must be recognized that our organization is not really suffering from a financial crisis but from a crisis of integrity and neutrality. Thus, the UN points to a "shrinking civil space" and a deteriorating situation for "human rights defenders".

The speech of Deputy Permanent Representative M.V. Zavolotskaya during the open discussion of the UN Security Council as part of the agenda "Women, Peace and Security" read more The broadcast of the entire meeting the adoption of resolution 1325 in 2000 reflected the natural process of increasing the role of women in all areas of public life. The general progress in the field of economic development, access to education and culture could not but lead to the fact that a woman began to be perceived not only as a victim of an armed conflict in need of protection, but also as an important player in the development of peacekeeping and peacebuilding solutions. *** As a country with a leading record of gender equality (and leading the G20 in terms of the number of women in leadership positions), we believe that the status of women in the world is a litmus test of broader trends. Let's ask ourselves: are we seeing upward trends in economic development, cooperation, cultural exchange, access to education? In our opinion the answer is negative. The world is immersed in conflicts on the military, economic and ideological level. Cooperation as a guarantee for economic growth is replaced by a policy of unilateral blockades and sanctions. Cultural exchange has become a "cancellation culture". Hundreds of billions of dollars are spent on military spending. Real work to improve the status of women is replaced by externally funded "gender campaigns". In this situation, we can hardly count on progress in improving the condition of women. *** As for the UN's contribution to overcoming these negative trends, it must be recognized that our organization is not really suffering from a financial crisis but from a crisis of integrity and neutrality. Thus, the UN points to a "shrinking civil space" and a deteriorating situation for "human rights defenders".