New York, USA: The State of Qatar affirmed that women’s participation should not remain merely a formal representation, but should be an actual, complete and pivotal participation in building sustainable peace.
This came in the statement of the State of Qatar delivered by HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani before the Security Council open discussion session on Women, Peace and Security, under the title " Women, Peace and Security in the Next Quarter-Century: Fulfilling the Promise through Implementation," at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Her Excellency expressed the State of Qatar's firm commitment to the plan related to women, peace and security, noting that this is embodied in its recognized diplomatic initiatives and efforts in the field of mediation, and its keenness to provide broader horizons for women to participate in dialogue and decision-making processes.
HE the Permanent Representative expressed the State of Qatar's pride in its active membership in the Arab Women Mediators Network and its hosting of the third meeting of the Women, Peace and Security Working Group for the Arab States in January 2025, which stressed the importance of regional cooperation to enhance women's leadership of peace and security efforts.
Her Excellency added that the effective implementation of commitments related to the Women, Peace and Security agenda requires a framework in which respect for the principles of international law, state sovereignty, and peaceful settlement of disputes prevails. In this context, HE referred to the delicate circumstances that the Middle East region is going through because of their repercussions on peace, security, development, the lives of communities, including women and girls, and the economy and food and energy supplies at the regional and global levels.
The State of Qatar stressed that dialogue is the only way to reach a sustainable solution to the crisis and end the escalation in the region, Her Excellency pointed out, stressing the continuation of persistent efforts and its support for good offices in a way that serves the strengthening of regional security and stability, and achieves the interests of the people of the region and the world, including women and girls.
HE the Permanent Representative explained that crises and conflicts leave profound repercussions on women and girls. Data and numbers contained in the latest report of the United Nations Secretary-General on Women, Peace and Security show disturbing indicators, as they document a new record level in the number of conflicts around the world in 2025. The report highlights the large number of women and girls who were killed and injured in the occupied Palestinian territories, as at least 38,000 women and girls were killed in Gaza between October 2023 and December 2025, with an emphasis on the fact that Palestinian women bear the greatest suffering as a result of serious Israeli violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law.
Her Excellency said that more than 25 years have passed since the adoption of the historic Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, which represents an essential milestone to evaluate what was accomplished and review the disparity between ambitions and reality. She added that the State of Qatar reaffirms that the true measure of success is not in the number of pledges, but in making a tangible impact on the lives of women and girls in conflict areas.
