UN General Assembly
2011

thank the Member States for their excellent support to this process. Let us continue our common efforts also during the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly. We are ready for that. Peace processes need to be more inclusive. I wish to stress the importance of the full and effective participation of women in all stages of peace processes. The record is far from impressive at the moment, as the number of women around the negotiation tables continues to be strikingly low. I welcome the efforts by UN-Women to change the situation, and I call upon us all to make a commitment to involve more women in this work. Finland, my own country, is a strong supporter of the United Nations, in word and deed. We contribute more than our share to peacekeeping, to development aid and to the promotion of human rights around the world. Finland wishes to continue to carry its responsibilities, with the Assembly’s support, in the Security Council for the term 2013-2014. Our commitment, our capacity to serve on the Council and our record speak for us.