,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #egc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #f1 #bjad ,ms4   
,wilson ( ,florida 7= h]self1 ,mr4      
,engel1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4 ,lee (         
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,meeks1    
,mr4 ,sires1 ,ms4 ,frankel ( ,florida1  
,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,b]a ( ,cali=nia1  
,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,ms4         
,ros-,leht951 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey1 
,mr4 ,royce1 ,ms4 ,sewell ( ,alabama1 & 
,ms4 ,hanabusa7 submitt$ ! foll[+       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,condemn+ ! abduction ( female /ud5ts by
 arm$ militants f ! t]rori/ gr\p kn[n z 
,boko ,h>am 9 nor!a/]n prov9ces ( !     
,f$]al ,republic ( ,nig]ia4  ,:]eas1 on 
! night ( ,april #ad1 #bjad1 #bgf female
 /ud5ts1 mo/ ( !m betwe5 #ae & #ah ye>s 
old1 7 abduct$ by ,boko ,h>am f !       
,gov]nm5t ,girls ,second>y ,s*ool1 a    
bo>d+ s*ool locat$ 9 ! nor!a/]n prov9ce 
( ,borno 9 ! ,f$]al ,republic ( ,nig]ia2
 ,:]eas1 all public second>y s*ools 9   

,borno /ate 7 clos$ 9 ,m>* #bjad because
 ( increas+ attacks 9 ! pa/ ye> t h     
kill$ hundr$s ( /ud5ts1 b ! "y wom5 at !
 ,gov]nm5t ,girls ,second>y ,s*ool 7    
recall$ to take _! f9al exams2 ,:]eas1  
,boko ,h>am burn$ d[n sev]al build+s    
be=e op5+ fire on soldi]s & police :o 7 
gu>d+ ! ,gov]nm5t ,girls ,second>y      
,s*ool & =c+ ! /ud5ts into trucks2      
,:]eas1 accord+ to local (ficials 9     
,borno /ate1 #ec /ud5ts 7 able to flee  
_! captors1 & ! re/ rema9 abduct$2      
,:]eas1 !re are reports t ! abduct$     
girls h be5 sold z brides to ,islami/   
militants = ! equival5t ( #ab ea*2      
,:]eas1 ! gr\p popul>ly kn[n z ,boko    
,h>am1 :i* loosely translates f ! ,hausa
 language to ,we/]n education is s91 is 
kn[n to oppose ! education ( girls2     
,:]eas1 on ,april #ad1 #bjad1 h\rs be=e 
! kidnapp+ 9 ,borno /ate1 & on ,may #b1 
#bjad1 ,boko ,h>am bomb$ bus /ations 9  
,abuja1 ,nig]ia1 kill+ at lea/ #id p &  
w\nd+ ov] #afj1 mak+ x ! deadlie/ set ( 
attacks ev] 9 ,nig]ia's capital2 ,:]eas1

 ,boko ,h>am has kidnapp$ girls 9 ! pa/ 
to use z cooks & sex slaves1 & has      
claim$ responsibility = ! kidnapp+ 9    
,borno /ate on ,april #ad1 #bjad2       
,:]eas1 late ,may #e1 #bjad1 suspect$   
,boko ,h>am gunm5 kidnapp$ an additional
 #h girls1 rang+ 9 age f #ab to #ae1 f a
 village 9 nor!a/ ,nig]ia2 ,:]eas1 !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate designat$ ,boko ,h>am 
z a ,=eign ,t]rori/ ,organization 9     
,novemb] #bjac1 recogniz+ ! ?reat pos$  
by ! gr\p's l>ge-scale & indiscrim9ate  
attacks aga9/ civilians1 includ+ wom5 & 
*ildr52 ,:]eas1 reports e/imate t m ?an 
#ejj /ud5ts & #ajj tea*]s h be5 kill$ by
 ,boko ,h>am & h de/roy$ r\ghly #ejj    
s*ools 9 nor!rn ,nig]ia1 leav+ m ?an    
#ae1jjj /ud5ts )\t access to education2 
,:]eas1 ,boko ,h>am has t>get$ s*ools1  
mosques1 *ur*es1 villages1 &            
agricultural c5t]s1 z well z gov]nm5t   
facilities1 9 an arm$ campaign to create
 an ,islamic /ate 9 nor!rn ,nig]ia1     
prompt+ ! ,presid5t ( ,nig]ia to decl>e 
a /ate ( em]g5cy 9 ?ree ( ! c\ntry's    

nor!a/]n /ates 9 ,may #bjac2 ,:]eas1    
human rights gr\ps h indicat$ t !       
,nig]ian /ate security =ces %\ld improve
 ef=ts to protect civilians dur+ (f5sive
 op]ations aga9/ ,boko ,h>am2 ,:]eas1   
accord+ to nongov]nm5tal organizations1 
m ?an #a1ejj p h be5 kill$ 9 attacks by 
,boko ,h>am or reprisals by ,nig]ian    
security =ces ?is ye> alone1 & t almo/  
#d1jjj p h be5 kill$ 9 ,boko ,h>am      
attacks s9ce #bjaa2 ,:]eas1 ! enrollm5t1
 ret5tion1 & completion ( education =   
girls 9 ,nig]ia rema9s a major *all5ge2 
,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,unit$ ,nations    
,*ildr5's ,em]g5cy ,fund 7,,unicef71 "s 
#d1gjj1jjj *ildr5 ( prim>y s*ool age are
 /ill n 9 s*ool 9 ,nig]ia1 ) att5dance  
rates l[e/ 9 ! nor?2 ,:]eas1 /udies h   
f\nd t s*ool *ildr5 9 ,nig]ia1          
p>ticul>ly ^? 9 ! nor!rn prov9ces1 are  
at a disadvantage 9 _! education1 ) #cg 
p]c5t ( prim>y-age girls 9 ! rural      
nor!a/ n att5d+ s*ool1 & #cj p]c5t (    
boys n att5d+ s*ool2 & ,:]eas1 wom5 &   
girls mu/ be all[$ to g to s*ool )\t fe>

 ( viol5ce & unju/ treatm5t s t !y c    
take _! rightful place z equal citiz5s (
 & contributors to society3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--     
7#a7 expresses its /rong support = ! p (
 ,nig]ia1 especially ! p>5ts & families 
( ! girls abduct$ by ,boko ,h>am 9      
,borno /ate1 & calls = ! imm$iate1 safe 
return ( ! girls2  7#b7 condemns ,boko  
,h>am = its viol5t attacks on civilian  
t>gets1 includ+ s*ools1 mosques1 *ur*es1
 villages1 & agricultural c5t]s 9       
,nig]ia2  7#c7 enc\rages ! ,gov]nm5t (  
,nig]ia to /r5g!n ef=ts to protect      
*ildr5 seek+ to obta9 an education & to 
hold ^? :o conduct su* viol5t attacks   
acc\ntable2  7#d7 comm5ds ef=ts by !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to hold t]rori/ 
organizations1 su* z ,boko ,h>am1       
acc\ntable2  7#e7 supports (f]s ( ,unit$
 ,/ates assi/ance to ! gov]nm5t (       
,nig]ia 9 ! se>* = ^! abduct$ girls &   
enc\rages ! gov]nm5t ( ,nig]ia to "w ) !
 ,unit$ ,/ates & o!r conc]n$ gov]nm5ts  
to resolve ?is tragic situation2  7#f7  

recognizes t e individual1 reg>dless (  
g5d]1 %\ld h ! opportunity to pursue an 
education )\t fe> ( discrim9ation2 &    
7#g7 enc\rages ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national    
,developm5t to cont9ue _! support =     
initiatives t promote ! human rights (  
wom5 & girls 9 ,nig]ia4