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The security council must raise its voice in favor of women who are suffering oppression, women who have been sidelined and marginalized.

— Raychelle Omamo Raychelle Omamo (Kenya, SC President) on Women and Peace and Security- Security Council Media Stakeout (2021)

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When women come together, there's power.

Raychelle Omamo (Kenya, SC President) on Women and Peace and Security- Security Council Media Stakeout (2021)

We need to reflect on Africa’s unfavorable integration into the world economic order and our susceptibility to shocks from afar.

We cannot think of a better outcome than calling on members to commit & invest in the existing recommendations and frameworks of the women peace and security agenda.

Raychelle Omamo (Kenya, SC President) on Women and Peace and Security- Security Council Media Stakeout (2021)

Progress has been made and it has been made because women stand up and advocate. It has been made because women make other women visible.

Raychelle Omamo (Kenya, SC President) on Women and Peace and Security- Security Council Media Stakeout (2021)

We must not lose faith in the agency of women. We must not lose faith in the fact that women can change today and transform tomorrow.

Raychelle Omamo (Kenya, SC President) on Women and Peace and Security- Security Council Media Stakeout (2021)

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