,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ab1 #bjbf,mrs4  
,%ahe5 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,coll9s7        
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations  ,,resolution  ,support+ !   
goals ( ,int]national ,wom5's ,day4     
,:]eas1 z ( ,m>* #bjbf1 !re are         
approximately #d1abi1jjj1jjj wom5 &     
girls 9 ! _w1 mak+ up #a_/b ( ! _w's    
population2 ,:]eas wom5 & girls ar\nd ! 
_w-- 7#a7 h fundam5tal human rights2    
7#b7 play a critical role 9 provid+ &   
c>+ = _! families & driv+ positive *ange
 9 _! communities2  7#c7 contribute     
sub/antially to food security1 economic 
gr[?1 ! prev5tion & resolution (        
conflict1 & ! su/a9ability ( peace &    
/ability2  7#d7 are affect$ 9 diff]5t & 
(t5 disproportionate ways by global1    
c\ntry1 & community circum/ances1       
includ+ economic d[nturns1 global heal? 
conc]ns1 conflict1 & migration2 &  7#e7 
mu/ h mean+ful protections &            

opportunities to m fully p>ticipate 9 & 
lead ! political1 social1 & economic    
lives ( _! communities & c\ntries2      
,:]eas ! advancem5t & emp[]m5t ( wom5 & 
girls ar\nd ! _w is a =eign policy      
priority = ! ,unit$ ,/ates & is critical
 to ! a*ievem5t ( global peace1         
prosp]ity1 & su/a9ability2 ,:]eas1 on   
,octob] #f1 #bjag1 ! ,wom51 ,peace1 &   
,security ,act ( #bjag 7,public ,law    
#aae-fh2 #aca ,/at4 #abjb7 0 enact$ into
 law1 :i* includes requirem5ts = a      
gov]nm5t-wide ,wom51 ,peace1 & ,security
 ,/rategy to promote & /r5g!n !         
p>ticipation ( wom5 9 peace negotiations
 & conflict prev5tion ov]seas1 enhanc$  
tra9+ = relevant ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t
 p]sonnel1 & foll[-up evaluations ( !   
effectiv5ess ( ! /rategy2 ,:]eas !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,/rategy & ,national      
,action ,plan on ,wom51 ,peace &        
,security1 dat$ ,octob] #bjbc1          
recognizes t-- 7#a7 ! implem5tation ( ! 
,wom51 ,peace1 & ,security ag5da is bo? 
a moral & a /rategic imp]ative = ,u4,s4 

=eign policy & national security1       
reit]at+ t ! /atus ( wom5 & ! /ability (
 nations are inextricably l9k$2  7#b7 ! 
*all5ges pos$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates & !    
global community _c be solv$ )\t        
address+ ! inequities fac$ by #a_/b ( ! 
_w's population2 &  7#c7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 mu/ elim9ate b>ri]s to wom5's mean+ful 
p>ticipation ''' 9 peace & security     
decision-mak+ processes 9 ord] to a*ieve
 & safegu>d our national security       
priorities & a*ieve su/a9able peace1    
int]national security1 & economic       
/ability2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,unit$   
,nations ,entity = ,g5d] ,equality & !  
,emp[]m5t ( ,wom5 7commonly ref]r$ to z 
,,un ,wom571 peace negotiations are m   
likely to end 9 a peace agreem5t :5 wom5
 & wom5's gr\ps play a mean+ful role 9 !
 negotiation process2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to
 a /udy by ! ,int]national ,peace       
,in/itute1 a peace agreem5t is #ce p]c5t
 m likely to la/ at lea/ #ae ye>s if    
wom5 p>ticipate 9 ! developm5t ( ! peace
 agreem5t2 ,:]eas1 e ye>1 approximately 

#ab1jjj1jjj girls are m>ri$ be=e !y rea*
 ! age ( #ah1 :i* means t1 on av]age--  
7#a7 ne>ly #cc1jjj girls are m>ri$ e    
day2 or  7#b7 ne>ly #bh girls are m>ri$ 
e m9ute2 ,:]eas1 despite global         
progress1 x is pr$ict$ t by #bjcj m ?an 
#ajj1jjj1jjj girls w m>ry be=e rea*+ !  
age ( #ah1 & approximately #b1djj1jjj   
girls :o are m>ri$ be=e rea*+ ! age (   
#ah are "u ! age ( #ae2 ,:]eas girls    
liv+ 9 c\ntries affect$ by conflict or  
o!r humanit>ian crises are (t5 ! mo/    
vuln]able to *ild m>riage1 & #i ( ! #aj 
c\ntries ) ! highe/ rates ( *ild m>riage
 are exp]i5c+ humanit>ian crises2       
,:]eas1 on ,augu/ #ae1 #bjba1 ! ,taliban
 ent]$ ,kabul1 ,afghani/an1 & toppl$ !  
elect$ gov]nm5t ( ! ,islamic ,republic (
 ,afghani/an1 result+ 9 de facto        
,taliban rule ov] ! p ( ,afghani/an2    
,:]eas ! ,taliban cont9ues to re/rict ! 
ability ( wom5 & girls to exi/ 9 ,afghan
 society1 includ+ by-- 7#a7 prohibit+   
girls f go+ to s*ool pa/ six? grade1    
includ+ bann+ wom5 f att5d+ univ]sity2  

7#b7 sev]ely limit+ ! employm5t t wom5 c
 pursue outside ( _! h\seholds2  7#c7   
m&at+ t wom5 cov] _! heads & faces 9    
public & puni%+ ^? :o we> brightly      
color$ clo?+2  7#d7 re/rict+ ! indep5d5t
 movem5t ( wom5 & girls & clos+ public  
spaces = wom51 includ+ p>ks1 salons1 &  
gyms2  7#e7 clos+ dome/ic abuse %elt]s1 
sometimes =c+ resid5ts to return to _!  
abusive families2  7#f7 prev5t+ wom5 aid
 work]s f op]at+ 9 ,afghani/an1 ?us     
re/rict+ op]ations 9 support (          
humanit>ian assi/ance = all ,afghans2   
7#g7 jail+ wom5 human rights def5d]s2 & 
7#h7 limit+ access to wom5's heal?c>e1  
includ+ prev5tative & em]g5cy s]vices1 &
 requir+ a male *ap]one at mo/ cl9ics & 
hospitals2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,unit$  
,nations ,*ildr5's ,fund 7commonly      
ref]r$ to z ,,unicef7-- 7#a7 globally1  
#a 9 #e girls betwe5 ! ages ( #ae & #ai 
h be5 victims ( "s =m ( physical        
viol5ce2  7#b7 approximately            
#cgj1jjj1jjj girls & "y wom5 worldwide1 
ab\t #a 9 #h1 h exp]i5c$ =c$ sexual acts

 be=e ! age ( #ah2 &  7#c7 an e/imat$ #a
 9 #c wom5 ar\nd ! _w h exp]i5c$ "s =m (
 physical or sexual viol5ce2 ,:]eas !   
ov]all level ( viol5ce aga9/ wom5 is a  
bett] pr$ictor ( ! peacefulness ( a     
c\ntry1 ! compliance ( a c\ntry )       
int]national treaty obligations1 & !    
relations ( a c\ntry ) neighbor+        
c\ntries ?an indicators measur+ ! level 
( democracy1 level ( weal?1 or level (  
in/itutionalization ( ! c\ntry2 ,:]eas  
wom5 ar\nd ! _w rema9 va/ly             
und]repres5t$ 9 gov]nm5t positions1 z   
wom5 acc\nt = only #bf4i p]c5t (        
national p>liam5t>ians & #bc4c p]c5t (  
gov]nm5t m9i/]s2 ,:]eas ! ability ( wom5
 & girls to realize _! full pot5tial is 
critical to ! ability ( a c\ntry to     
a*ieve /rong & la/+ economic gr[?1      
self-reliance1 & political & social     
/ability2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,unit$   
,nations ,educational1 ,sci5tific &     
,cultural ,organization-- 7#a7          
approximately #abb1jjj1jjj girls betwe5 
! ages ( #f & #ag rema9 out ( s*ool2    

7#b7 girls liv+ 9 c\ntries affect$ by   
conflict are #b4e times m likely to be  
out ( prim>y s*ool ?an boys2  7#c7 girls
 are twice z likely z boys to nev] set  
foot 9 a classroom2 &  7#d7 up to #cj   
p]c5t ( girls :o drop out ( s*ool d s   
because ( adolesc5t pregnancy or *ild   
m>riage2 ,:]eas wom5 ar\nd ! _w face a  
v>iety ( con/ra9ts t sev]ely limit _!   
economic p>ticipation & productivity &  
rema9 und]repres5t$ 9 ! labor =ce2      
,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,food &            
,agriculture ,organization ( ! ,unit$   
,nations-- 7#a7 agriculture & food      
sy/ems are a major s\rce ( livelihoods1 
p>ticul>ly = rural wom52  7#b7 wage &   
productivity gaps p]si/ 9 agriculture & 
food sy/ems1 despite ! crucial role t   
wom5 play 9 ^? sectors2  7#c7 ! "w (    
wom5 9 agriculture & food sy/ems is m   
likely ?an t ( m5 to be "p-"t1 irregul>1
 in=mal1 vuln]able1 labor-int5sive1 &   
l[-skill$2  7#d7 9 c\ntries report+ on  
,su/a9able ,developm5t ,goal #e4;a4#a1 m
 m5 ?an wom5 are own]s ( or h rights to 

agricultural l&2 &  7#e7 ! emp[]m5t (   
wom5 c h important b5efits =            
agricultural productivity1 nutrition1 & 
food security2 ,:]eas ! economic        
emp[]m5t ( wom5 is inextricably l9k$ to 
a myriad ( o!r int]nationally recogniz$ 
human rights t are ess5tial to ! ability
 ( wom5 to ?rive z economic actors1     
includ+-- 7#a7 liv+ lives free ( viol5ce
 & exploitation2  7#b7 a*iev+ ! highe/  
possible /&>d ( heal? & well-be+2  7#c7 
enjoy+ full legal & human rights1 su* z 
access to regi/ration1 id5tification1 & 
citiz5%ip docum5ts1 & fre$om ( movem5t2 
7#d7 access to =mal & in=mal education2 
7#e7 access to1 & equal protection "u1  
l& & prop]ty rights2  7#f7 access to    
fundam5tal labor rights2  7#g7 !        
implem5tation ( policies to address     
disproportionate c>e burd5s2 &  7#h7    
receiv+ bus9ess & managem5t skills &    
lead]%ip opportunities2 ,:]eas1 accord+ 
to ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization1 global   
mat]nal mortality decreas$ by           
approximately #cd p]c5t f #bjjj to      

#bjbj1 yet approximately #hjj wom5 &    
girls cont9ue to die f prev5table causes
 relat+ to pregnancy or *ildbir? ea*    
day1 & #ie p]c5t ( all mat]nal dea?s    
occur 9 develop+ c\ntries1 putt+ !      
global community (f-track to meet+      
,su/a9able ,developm5t ,goal #c4a =     
r$uc+ mat]nal dea?s2 ,:]eas ! ,russian  
invasion ( ,ukra9e t began on ,febru>y  
#bd1 #bjbb1 has result$ 9 a             
disproportionate numb] ( wom5 & *ildr5  
seek+ safety outside ( ,ukra9e2 ,:]eas  
^? wom5 & girls1 l wom5 & girls 9 all   
humanit>ian em]g5cies1 includ+ ^?       
subject to =c$ displacem5t1 face        
increas$ & exac]bat$ vuln]abilities to--
 7#a7 g5d]-bas$ viol5ce1 includ+ rape1  
*ild m>riage1 dome/ic viol5ce1 human    
traffick+1 & sexual exploitation &      
assault2  7#b7 disruptions 9 education &
 livelihood2  7#c7 lack ( access to     
heal? s]vices2 &  7#d7 food insecurity &
 malnutrition2 ,:]eas malnutrition poses
 a v>iety ( ?reats to wom5 & girls      
specifically1 z malnutrition c weak5 _! 

immune sy/ems1 mak+ !m m susceptible to 
infections1 & affects _! capacity to    
survive *ildbir?1 & *ildr5 born (       
maln\ri%$ wom5 & girls are m likely to h
 cognitive impairm5ts & high] risk (    
disease ?r\gh\t _! lives2 ,:]eas x is   
imp]ative-- 7#a7 to alleviate viol5ce & 
discrim9ation aga9/ wom5 & girls2 &     
7#b7 to af=d wom5 & girls e opportunity 
to be equal memb]s ( _! communities2 &  
,:]eas ,m>* #h1 #bjbf1 is recogniz$ z   
,int]national ,wom5's ,day1 a global    
day-- 7#a7 to celebrate ! economic1     
political1 & social a*ievem5ts ( wom5 9 
! pa/1 pres5t1 & future2 &  7#b7 to     
recognize ! ob/acles t wom5 face 9 !    
/ruggle = equal rights & opportunities3 
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7    
/rongly supports ! goals ( ,int]national
 ,wom5's ,day2  7#b7 recognizes t !     
fundam5tal human rights ( wom5 & girls h
 intr9sic value t affect ! quality (    
life ( wom5 & girls2  7#c7 recognizes t 
! full emp[]m5t ( wom5 & girls is       
inextricably l9k$ to ! pot5tial ( a     

c\ntry to g5]ate-- 7,a7 economic gr[? & 
self-reliance2  7,b7 su/a9able peace1   
democracy1 & good gov]nance2 &  7,c7    
inclusive security2  7#d7 recognizes &  
honors individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &  
ar\nd ! _w1 includ+ wom5 human rights   
def5d]s1 activi/s1 & civil society      
lead]s1 :o h work$ ?r\gh\t hi/ory to    
ensure t wom5 & girls are gu>ante$      
equality & fundam5tal human rights2     
7#e7 applauds ! wom5 ar\nd ! _w :o /&   
aga9/ oppression 9 any =m & fight = a   
bett] future1 especially 9 ,ukra9e1     
,iran1 & ,afghani/an2  7#f7 recognizes !
 unique cultural1 hi/orical1 & religi\s 
diff]5ces ?r\gh\t ! _w & urges ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,gov]nm5t to act ) respect &     
und]/&+ t[>d legitimate diff]5ces :5    
promot+ any policies2  7#g7 reaffirms ! 
commitm5t-- 7,a7 to end discrim9ation & 
viol5ce aga9/ wom5 & girls2  7,b7 to    
ensure ! safety1 heal?1 education1 &    
welf>e ( wom5 & girls2  7,c7 to pursue  
policies t gu>antee ! fundam5tal human  
rights ( wom5 & girls worldwide2 &  7,d7

 to promote mean+ful & significant      
p>ticipation ( wom5 9 e aspect ( society
 & community1 includ+ conflict          
prev5tion1 protection1 peacemak+1 &     
peacebuild+2  7#h7 supports su/a9able1  
measurable1 & global developm5t t seeks 
to a*ieve g5d] equality & ! emp[]m5t (  
wom5 & girls2 &  7#i7 enc\rages ! p ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates to obs]ve ,int]national   
,wom5's ,day ) appropriate programs &   
activities4