UN Security Council Amherd chairs Security Council meeting on women and security

According to President Viola Amherd, the UN resolutions on the advancement of women are not being sufficiently implemented. "The trend is clearly pointing in the wrong direction," explained the Defense Minister at the UN Security Council in New York.

"The participation of women in peace processes is decreasing, while violence against women and girls is increasing dramatically - increasingly online," said Amherd on Thursday at the annual session on women, peace and security.

However, it is known from research that a peace agreement that includes women and issues particularly relevant to them has a 30 percent higher chance of lasting 15 years or longer. "15 years or longer - that's almost a generation, that's a childhood in peace," said the President of the Swiss Confederation.

As Switzerland holds the presidency of the Security Council this month, Amherd chaired the open debate in the Council.

SDA