,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #dcc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #a1 #bjad ,ms4   
,l&rieu 7= h]self1 ,mrs4 ,box]1 ,mr4    
,inh(e1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4  
,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,isakson1    
,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,ms4        
,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51    
,mr4 ,c>d91 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mrs4        
,murray1 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,mr4 ,udall (     
,colorado1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 
,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,ms4 ,mikulski1 ,ms4      
,coll9s1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4
 ,murphy1 & ,mr4 ,b>rasso7 submitt$ !   
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,may   
#f1 #bjad;,committee dis*>g$2 consid]$ &
 agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,condemn+ !    
abduction ( female /ud5ts by arm$       
militants f ! ,gov]nm5t ,girls ,second>y
 ,s*ool 9 ! nor!a/]n prov9ce ( ,borno 9 
! ,f$]al ,republic ( ,nig]ia4  ,:]eas1  
on ! night ( ,april #ad1 #bjad1 z _m z  
#bcd female /ud5ts1 mo/ ( !m betwe5 #af 
& #ah ye>s old1 7 abduct$ by arm$       

militants f ! ,gov]nm5t ,girls ,second>y
 ,s*ool1 a bo>d+ s*ool locat$ 9 !       
nor!a/]n prov9ce ( ,borno 9 ! ,f$]al    
,republic ( ,nig]ia2 ,:]eas ! militants 
burn$ d[n sev]al build+s be=e op5+ fire 
on soldi]s & police :o 7 gu>d+ ! s*ool &
 =c+ ! /ud5ts into trucks2 ,:]eas1      
accord+ to local (ficials 9 ,borno /ate1
 ab\t #dc /ud5ts 7 able to flee _!      
captors1 & ! re/ rema9 miss+2 ,:]eas 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 ,:]eas ! 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 ( girls1 has kidnapp$
 girls 9 ! pa/ to use z cooks & sex     
slaves1 & is ?\ght to be responsible = !
 ,april #ad? kidnapp+ 9 ,borno /ate2    
,:]eas !re are reports t ! abduct$ girls
 h be5 sold z brides to ,islami/        

militants = ! equival5t ( #ab ea*2      
,:]eas ,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    
accord+ to ! ,brook+s ,in/itution1 ,boko
 ,h>am burn$ d[n or de/roy$ #ej s*ools &
 kill$ approximately #cj tea*]s 9       
,nig]ia 9 #bjac1 leav+ t5s ( ?\s&s (    
*ildr5 unable to att5d s*ool2 ,:]eas1 on
 ,april #ad1 #bjad1 h\rs be=e ! kidnapp+
 9 ,borno /ate1 ,boko ,h>am bomb$ a bus 
/ation 9 ,abuja1 ,nig]ia1 kill+ at lea/ 
#ge p & w\nd+ ov] #ajj1 mak+ x !        
deadlie/ attack ev] 9 ,nig]ia's capital2
 ,:]eas ,amne/y ,int]national e/imates t
 m ?an #a1ejj p h be5 kill$ 9 attacks by
 ,boko ,h>am or reprisals by ,nig]ian   
security =ces ?is ye> alone1 & ! ,c\ncil
 on ,=eign ,relations e/imates t almo/  
#d1jjj p h be5 kill$ 9 ,boko ,h>am      

attacks s9ce #bjaa2 ,:]eas ! ,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/
 wom5 & *ildr52 ,:]eas1 accord+ to !    
,unit$ ,nations1 girls' education is a  
major *all5ge 9 ,nig]ia2 ,:]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 ,:]eas a /udy conduct$ by ! ,unit$
 ,nations ,educational1 ,sci5tific &    
,cultural ,organization 7,,unesco7 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 accord+ to ! ,_w  
,economic ,=um's ,global ,g5d] ,gap     
,index1 ,nig]ia is rank$ #ajf out ( #acf
 c\ntries bas$ on wom5's economic       
p>ticipation1 educational atta9m5t1 &   

political emp[]m5t2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to !
 ,unit$ ,nations1 wom5 held only #f4g   
p]c5t ( ! seats 9 ,nig]ia's p>liam5t 9  
#bjac2 ,:]eas ! advancem5t ( wom5 ar\nd 
! _w is a =eign policy priority = !     
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national    
,developm5t1 8,broad]1 m equitable      
access to education enc\rages political 
p>ticipation1 enhances gov]nance1       
/r5g!ns civil society1 & promotes       
transp>5cy & acc\ntability402 ,:]eas a  
#ajj-;c\ntry /udy by ! ,_w ,bank %[s t  
increas+ ! %>e ( wom5 ) a second>y      
education by #a p]c5t boo/s annual p]   
capita income gr[? by #j4c p]c5tage     
po9ts2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ,,unicef1     
adolesc5t girls t att5d s*ool are less  
likely to be m>ri$ z *ildr51 are less   
vuln]able to disease includ+ ,,hiv &    
,,aids1 & acquire in=mation & skills t  
lead to increas$ e>n+ p[]4 ,evid5ce %[s 
t ! return to a ye> ( second>y education
 = girls correlates to a #be p]c5t      
increase 9 wages lat] 9 life42 ,:]eas1  

accord+ to ! ,_w ,bank1 ,! b5efits (    
wom5's education g beyond high]         
productivity = #ej p]c5t ( ! population4
 ,m educat$ wom5 also t5d to be heal?i]1
 p>ticipate m 9 ! =mal labor m>ket1 e>n 
m income1 ''' & provide bett] heal? c>e 
& education to _! *ildr51 all ( :i*     
ev5tually improve ! well-be+ ( all      
individuals & lift h\seholds out (      
pov]ty4 ,^! b5efits also transmit across
 g5]ations1 z well z to _! communities  
at l>ge42 & ,:]eas 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 ! _w3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--
 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 !    
ability ( *ildr5 to obta9 an education &
 to hold ^? :o conduct su* viol5t       
attacks acc\ntable2  7#d7 enc\rages     
ef=ts by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to   
support ! capacity ( ! ,gov]nm5t (      
,nig]ia to provide security = s*ools &  
to hold t]rori/ organizations1 su* z    
,boko ,h>am1 acc\ntable2  7#e7 urges    
timely civilian assi/ance f ! ,unit$    
,/ates & alli$ ,african nations 9 rescu+
 & re9tegrat+ ! abduct$ girls2  7#f7    
recognizes t e individual1 reg>dless (  
g5d]1 %\ld h ! opportunity to pursue an 
education )\t fe> ( discrim9ation2  7#g7
 reaffirms its commitm5t to end+        
discrim9ation & viol5ce aga9/ wom5 &    
girls1 to ensur+ ! safety & welf>e (    
wom5 & girls1 & to pursu+ policies t    
gu>antee ! basic human rights ( wom5 &  
girls worldwide2  7#h7 recognizes t !   
emp[]m5t ( wom5 is inextricably l9k$ to 
! pot5tial ( c\ntries to g5]ate economic
 gr[?1 su/a9able democracy1 & inclusive 
security2 &  7#i7 enc\rages ! ,dep>tm5t 

( ,/ate1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy =       
,int]national ,developm5t1 & ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,def5se to cont9ue _! support =      
initiatives t positively impact !       
ability ( wom5 & girls to fully access  
_! human rights4