,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fdj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#ab1 #bjbf,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself   
and ,ms4 ,collins7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign          
,relations  ,,resolution  ,supporting   
the goals of ,international ,women's    
,day4  ,whereas1 as of ,march #bjbf1    
there are approximately #d1abi1jjj1jjj  
women and girls in the world1 making up 
#a_/b of the world's population2        
,whereas women and girls around the     
world-- 7#a7 have fundamental human     
rights2  7#b7 play a critical role in   
providing and caring for their families 
and driving positive change in their    
communities2  7#c7 contribute           
substantially to food security1 economic
 growth1 the prevention and resolution  
of conflict1 and the sustainability of  
peace and stability2  7#d7 are affected 
in different and often disproportionate 
ways by global1 country1 and community  

circumstances1 including economic       
downturns1 global health concerns1      
conflict1 and migration2 and  7#e7 must 
have meaningful protections and         
opportunities to more fully participate 
in and lead the political1 social1 and  
economic lives of their communities and 
countries2 ,whereas the advancement and 
empowerment of women and girls around   
the world is a foreign policy priority  
for the ,united ,states and is critical 
to the achievement of global peace1     
prosperity1 and sustainability2         
,whereas1 on ,october #f1 #bjag1 the    
,women1 ,peace1 and ,security ,act of   
#bjag 7,public ,law #aae-fh2 #aca ,stat4
 #abjb7 was enacted into law1 which     
includes requirements for a             
government-wide ,women1 ,peace1 and     
,security ,strategy to promote and      
strengthen the participation of women in
 peace negotiations and conflict        
prevention overseas1 enhanced training  
for relevant ,united ,states ,government
 personnel1 and follow-up evaluations of

 the effectiveness of the strategy2     
,whereas the ,united ,states ,strategy  
and ,national ,action ,plan on ,women1  
,peace and ,security1 dated ,october    
#bjbc1 recognizes that-- 7#a7 the       
implementation of the ,women1 ,peace1   
and ,security agenda is both a moral and
 a strategic imperative for ,u4,s4      
foreign policy and national security1   
reiterating that the status of women and
 the stability of nations are           
inextricably linked2  7#b7 the          
challenges posed to the ,united ,states 
and the global community cannot be      
solved without addressing the inequities
 faced by #a_/b of the world's          
population2 and  7#c7 the ,united       
,states must eliminate barriers to      
women's meaningful participation ''' in 
peace and security decision-making      
processes in order to achieve and       
safeguard our national security         
priorities and achieve sustainable      
peace1 international security1 and      
economic stability2 ,whereas1 according 

to the ,united ,nations ,entity for     
,gender ,equality and the ,empowerment  
of ,women 7commonly referred to as ,,un 
,women71 peace negotiations are more    
likely to end in a peace agreement when 
women and women's groups play a         
meaningful role in the negotiation      
process2 ,whereas1 according to a study 
by the ,international ,peace ,institute1
 a peace agreement is #ce percent more  
likely to last at least #ae years if    
women participate in the development of 
the peace agreement2 ,whereas1 every    
year1 approximately #ab1jjj1jjj girls   
are married before they reach the age of
 #ah1 which means that1 on average--    
7#a7 nearly #cc1jjj girls are married   
every day2 or  7#b7 nearly #bh girls are
 married every minute2 ,whereas1 despite
 global progress1 it is predicted that  
by #bjcj more than #ajj1jjj1jjj girls   
will marry before reaching the age of   
#ah1 and approximately #b1djj1jjj girls 
who are married before reaching the age 
of #ah are under the age of #ae2        

,whereas girls living in countries      
affected by conflict or other           
humanitarian crises are often the most  
vulnerable to child marriage1 and #i of 
the #aj countries with the highest rates
 of child marriage are experiencing     
humanitarian crises2 ,whereas1 on       
,august #ae1 #bjba1 the ,taliban entered
 ,kabul1 ,afghanistan1 and toppled the  
elected government of the ,islamic      
,republic of ,afghanistan1 resulting in 
de facto ,taliban rule over the people  
of ,afghanistan2 ,whereas the ,taliban  
continues to restrict the ability of    
women and girls to exist in ,afghan     
society1 including by-- 7#a7 prohibiting
 girls from going to school past sixth  
grade1 including banning women from     
attending university2  7#b7 severely    
limiting the employment that women can  
pursue outside of their households2     
7#c7 mandating that women cover their   
heads and faces in public and punishing 
those who wear brightly colored         
clothing2  7#d7 restricting the         

independent movement of women and girls 
and closing public spaces for women1    
including parks1 salons1 and gyms2  7#e7
 closing domestic abuse shelters1       
sometimes forcing residents to return to
 their abusive families2  7#f7          
preventing women aid workers from       
operating in ,afghanistan1 thus         
restricting operations in support of    
humanitarian assistance for all         
,afghans2  7#g7 jailing women human     
rights defenders2 and  7#h7 limiting    
access to women's healthcare1 including 
preventative and emergency services1 and
 requiring a male chaperone at most     
clinics and hospitals2 ,whereas1        
according to the ,united ,nations       
,children's ,fund 7commonly referred to 
as ,,unicef7-- 7#a7 globally1 #a in #e  
girls between the ages of #ae and #ai   
have been victims of some form of       
physical violence2  7#b7 approximately  
#cgj1jjj1jjj girls and young women      
worldwide1 about #a in #h1 have         
experienced forced sexual acts before   

the age of #ah2 and  7#c7 an estimated  
#a in #c women around the world have    
experienced some form of physical or    
sexual violence2 ,whereas the overall   
level of violence against women is a    
better predictor of the peacefulness of 
a country1 the compliance of a country  
with international treaty obligations1  
and the relations of a country with     
neighboring countries than indicators   
measuring the level of democracy1 level 
of wealth1 or level of                  
institutionalization of the country2    
,whereas women around the world remain  
vastly underrepresented in government   
positions1 as women account for only    
#bf4i percent of national               
parliamentarians and #bc4c percent of   
government ministers2 ,whereas the      
ability of women and girls to realize   
their full potential is critical to the 
ability of a country to achieve strong  
and lasting economic growth1            
self-reliance1 and political and social 
stability2 ,whereas1 according to the   

,united ,nations ,educational1          
,scientific and ,cultural               
,organization-- 7#a7 approximately      
#abb1jjj1jjj girls between the ages of  
#f and #ag remain out of school2  7#b7  
girls living in countries affected by   
conflict are #b4e times more likely to  
be out of primary school than boys2     
7#c7 girls are twice as likely as boys  
to never set foot in a classroom2 and   
7#d7 up to #cj percent of girls who drop
 out of school do so because of         
adolescent pregnancy or child marriage2 
,whereas women around the world face a  
variety of constraints that severely    
limit their economic participation and  
productivity and remain underrepresented
 in the labor force2 ,whereas1 according
 to the ,food and ,agriculture          
,organization of the ,united ,nations-- 
7#a7 agriculture and food systems are a 
major source of livelihoods1            
particularly for rural women2  7#b7 wage
 and productivity gaps persist in       
agriculture and food systems1 despite   

the crucial role that women play in     
those sectors2  7#c7 the work of women  
in agriculture and food systems is more 
likely than that of men to be part-time1
 irregular1 informal1 vulnerable1       
labor-intensive1 and low-skilled2  7#d7 
in countries reporting on ,sustainable  
,development ,goal #e4;a4#a1 more men   
than women are owners of or have rights 
to agricultural land2 and  7#e7 the     
empowerment of women can have important 
benefits for agricultural productivity1 
nutrition1 and food security2 ,whereas  
the economic empowerment of women is    
inextricably linked to a myriad of other
 internationally recognized human rights
 that are essential to the ability of   
women to thrive as economic actors1     
including-- 7#a7 living lives free of   
violence and exploitation2  7#b7        
achieving the highest possible standard 
of health and well-being2  7#c7 enjoying
 full legal and human rights1 such as   
access to registration1 identification1 
and citizenship documents1 and freedom  

of movement2  7#d7 access to formal and 
informal education2  7#e7 access to1 and
 equal protection under1 land and       
property rights2  7#f7 access to        
fundamental labor rights2  7#g7 the     
implementation of policies to address   
disproportionate care burdens2 and  7#h7
 receiving business and management      
skills and leadership opportunities2    
,whereas1 according to the ,world       
,health ,organization1 global maternal  
mortality decreased by approximately #cd
 percent from #bjjj to #bjbj1 yet       
approximately #hjj women and girls      
continue to die from preventable causes 
relating to pregnancy or childbirth each
 day1 and #ie percent of all maternal   
deaths occur in developing countries1   
putting the global community off-track  
to meeting ,sustainable ,development    
,goal #c4a for reducing maternal deaths2
 ,whereas the ,russian invasion of      
,ukraine that began on ,february #bd1   
#bjbb1 has resulted in a                
disproportionate number of women and    

children seeking safety outside of      
,ukraine2 ,whereas those women and      
girls1 like women and girls in all      
humanitarian emergencies1 including     
those subject to forced displacement1   
face increased and exacerbated          
vulnerabilities to-- 7#a7 gender-based  
violence1 including rape1 child         
marriage1 domestic violence1 human      
trafficking1 and sexual exploitation and
 assault2  7#b7 disruptions in education
 and livelihood2  7#c7 lack of access to
 health services2 and  7#d7 food        
insecurity and malnutrition2 ,whereas   
malnutrition poses a variety of threats 
to women and girls specifically1 as     
malnutrition can weaken their immune    
systems1 making them more susceptible to
 infections1 and affects their capacity 
to survive childbirth1 and children born
 of malnourished women and girls are    
more likely to have cognitive           
impairments and higher risk of disease  
throughout their lives2 ,whereas it is  
imperative-- 7#a7 to alleviate violence 

and discrimination against women and    
girls2 and  7#b7 to afford women and    
girls every opportunity to be equal     
members of their communities2 and       
,whereas ,march #h1 #bjbf1 is recognized
 as ,international ,women's ,day1 a     
global day-- 7#a7 to celebrate the      
economic1 political1 and social         
achievements of women in the past1      
present1 and future2 and  7#b7 to       
recognize the obstacles that women face 
in the struggle for equal rights and    
opportunities3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 strongly       
supports the goals of ,international    
,women's ,day2  7#b7 recognizes that the
 fundamental human rights of women and  
girls have intrinsic value that affect  
the quality of life of women and girls2 
7#c7 recognizes that the full           
empowerment of women and girls is       
inextricably linked to the potential of 
a country to generate-- 7,a7 economic   
growth and self-reliance2  7,b7         
sustainable peace1 democracy1 and good  

governance2 and  7,c7 inclusive         
security2  7#d7 recognizes and honors   
individuals in the ,united ,states and  
around the world1 including women human 
rights defenders1 activists1 and civil  
society leaders1 who have worked        
throughout history to ensure that women 
and girls are guaranteed equality and   
fundamental human rights2  7#e7 applauds
 the women around the world who stand   
against oppression in any form and fight
 for a better future1 especially in     
,ukraine1 ,iran1 and ,afghanistan2  7#f7
 recognizes the unique cultural1        
historical1 and religious differences   
throughout the world and urges the      
,united ,states ,government to act with 
respect and understanding toward        
legitimate differences when promoting   
any policies2  7#g7 reaffirms the       
commitment-- 7,a7 to end discrimination 
and violence against women and girls2   
7,b7 to ensure the safety1 health1      
education1 and welfare of women and     
girls2  7,c7 to pursue policies that    

guarantee the fundamental human rights  
of women and girls worldwide2 and  7,d7 
to promote meaningful and significant   
participation of women in every aspect  
of society and community1 including     
conflict prevention1 protection1        
peacemaking1 and peacebuilding2  7#h7   
supports sustainable1 measurable1 and   
global development that seeks to achieve
 gender equality and the empowerment of 
women and girls2 and  7#i7 encourages   
the people of the ,united ,states to    
observe ,international ,women's ,day    
with appropriate programs and           
activities4