Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Olugbenga Ashiru will, next week, preside over the United Nations Security Council’s debate on Security Sector Reform of the World body.
Disclosing this in a statement made available to journalists in new York by the Nigerian Mission to the United Nations, ?Nigeria’s Envoy to the United Nations Prof Joy Ogwu, ?and the rotational President of the Security Council for the month of October, said that the Minister of Foreign Affairs will
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chair the meeting where Council and non-Council members will assess the United Nations efforts on Security Sector Reform and the recommendations related to security sector reform in the Secretary-General’s report.
Ambassador Ogwu, who is also the rotational President of the Security Council for the month of October continued that the debate initiated by Nigeria in its capacity as President of the Council sought to determine how Security Sector Reform (SSR) engagements could benefit from conflict prevention approaches as well as amplify ?perspectives of societies in which reform was being undertaken.
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She also disclosed that the Security Council would on ? October 24 discuss the Middle East situation, and stressed that the Council would consider the prevailing situation in the region with a focus on means of achieving a comprehensive settlement of the problem.
The Nigerian diplomat said that the Council and non-Council members would also assess the efforts made to enhance the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000).
She added that the debate would provide an opportunity for Member States and representatives of United Nations entities and other stakeholders to examine the progress and challenges relating to the implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 on women and peace and security.
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Ogwu, pressed further that Nigeria was firmly convinced of the importance of preventing conflicts before they occur, either through addressing the root causes of conflicts, engaging in preventive diplomacy tools, early warning mechanisms, mediation and others.
She said, “in convening the debate, our intention is to accentuate the critical role and participation of women in conflict prevention around the world, which has remained largely unrecognised and undocumented.
“In the context, the meeting will discuss the gap and failure to involve women in conflict prevention and a clear absence of recognised and formal role for women in conflict prevention around the world”
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