the person headed up the initiative is the former president of chile, michelle bachelet. this was hosted at hunter college in new york. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good evening. good evening and welcome for this exciting and historic event. i m jennifer raab and i have the great privilege of being the president of this extraordinary institution, hunter college. it s an honor to have the former president of chile, michelle bachelet here, and strengthening the rights of women around the globe. madam, i have to tell you a quick story when he had bill clinton a few months ago. i was able to introduce him. he said thank you, madam president, i still like the sound of that. it is particularly fitting to have the undersecretary general speak here at roosevelt house where eleanor made her first foray for her legendary career for women s right. you may have read the piece on the kennedy administration. when she was asked to lead on the status, saying men ha
paradigm shift to thinking about the protection of civilians that is required when we recognize sexual violence as the tactic of warfare. an indicator of greater alacritity in protecting women in the recent conviction of nine government soldiers, including the commanding lieutenant colonel of mass rapes committed on new year s day this year in the fizi area of eastern congo. these are important achievements. u.n. women will build on them, but they tell only part of the story. if we reflect on the victim-centered portions of resolution 1325, but on those provisions that emphasize women s role as agents and leaders of conflict resolution and long-term peacebuilding, a very difficult picture emerges. frankly, when it comes to promoting women s engage in peace and security, the international community has performed poorly. too many doors have remained closed, lately, the main institutional actors have admitted these failings. but we still lack initiatives that would make a major