Jacqueline O'Neill said she is seeing a growing number of attacks against defenders of the human rights of women and LGBTQ2 persons, which is putting progress on those issues in peril.
"Women around the world, for example, in Afghanistan, are still fighting for direct representation in peace talks."O'Neill said there is a growing body of data that shows women increase the operational effectiveness of security forces because they can offer a broader perspective on what is going on in a community, which increases situational awareness.
O'Neill also discounted the notion that gender issues are an "add-on" to peace and security discussions because women have a key role to play in building peace, and they are also active combatants in simmering conflicts around the world.
Why is 'equality' always supposed to increase for only some people?
Everyone is experiencing rising authoritarianism. Stop trying to divide us into groups that you can individually cater to. Sectarianism hurts everyone.
Who is trying to dodge accountability?
Unusual to criticize the PM so harshly right to his face
No where more than Canada . What a joke. And a huge waste of our $
You support a Marxist you get a Marxist.
And Trudeau is using pandemic to rollback democratic rights!
Authoritarian control like shutting down committees and shutting down parliament