Timor-Leste wishes to emphasize its commitment to the promotion and protection of women's rights. Timor-Leste has made extensive efforts to achieve gender equality, through Policies, Legislation and Programs that contribute to achieving this objective. Although we still face cases of gender-based violence and difficulties in accessing justice, Timor-Lesteis strongly committed to removing these obstacles from our path in order to achieve gender equality.

What most preoccupies us, is an evident tendency for the entrenchment of a culture of violence in our society; most disturbingly, the prevalence of domestic violence and violence against women and girls.

syrian orgies global solidarity on access to justice and remedies for survivors of sexual violence this is building upon our domestic effort against sexual and gender-based violence in that regard i have directed the mission of sridean to the united nations to sponsor a standalone resolution on this issue at the general assembly let this be the year that the united nations we give all survivors of sexual violence the remedy they deserve