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Al-Jarahi

lines on the record: 6
first: 2023-10-10
most recent: 2023-10-10
sittings or episodes: 1
sources: un-security-council

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“Therefore, the Government must ensure the provision of sufficient financial and human resources and support to enable those actors to perform their roles effectively and efficiently. In conclusion, the goal of achieving equality and supporting women’s participation in political life must be a joint and cooperative undertaking by the international community and the Iraqi Government, especially since Iraq is approaching an electoral process in the coming months. We look forward to the Iraqi Government providing the full and necessary protection for the women who participate in those elections, thereby contributing to Iraq’s stability and progress towards a brighter and more just future.”
2023-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9432 (2023) · source
“We must all come together to provide continued support to enhance women’s political participation. We all know that international support plays a vital role in providing the resources and expertise that promote progress. That is why we urge international stakeholders to provide full support for the projects and programmes that promote women’s rights and to support women’s participation in the political arena. We also call on the Iraqi Government to complete the plans and policies it is working on, including the National Strategy for Iraqi Women 2023–2030, in cooperation with the United Nations, and to support all actors working on the women’s file, regardless of their official governmental designations, and strengthen their role and involve them fully in formulating public policies and implementing relevant programmes.”
2023-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9432 (2023) · source
“Iraqi civil society organizations have done an outstanding job in supporting women’s participation and have conducted many studies that have shown the extent of the challenges and threats facing women, as well as ways to confront and overcome those challenges. We have also trained hundreds of young women leaders, while urging them to participate in the political process. I am confident that civil society organizations have exerted an exceptional moral influence in urging the Government to adopt comprehensive policies and plans to advance women’s rights. In the context of the ongoing efforts to promote women’s rights and participation in political life, we reiterate our call to the international community to provide the necessary support to Iraq.”
2023-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9432 (2023) · source
“The past two decades have witnessed remarkable progress in the political participation of women in Iraq, and the number of women’s organizations, networks and movements has increased, as reflected in the strength of their influence in local, national and international policies. A number of women have been able to hold important political positions, and there has been an increase in women’s political participation in terms of the percentage of women in the House of Representatives and their membership in political parties, as well as their participation in decision-making positions and in the protest movements that Iraq has witnessed in recent years. We look forward to increasing women’s representation in senior and leadership ranks, which influence the decision-making process.”
2023-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9432 (2023) · source
“Although Iraq is considered a pioneer in developing policies and plans that support women’s participation in society compared to countries in the region, gender- based discrimination against women by men remains an obstacle to women’s formal participation in the decision-making process and their participation through investing in material and political resources. Women have still not achieved equality with men in political status or in the power of their political influence. Despite that, we cannot compare the current situation of women in Iraq with what it was before.”
2023-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9432 (2023) · source
“I am honoured today to represent civil society organizations in Iraq, in particular those that have supported the file of women’s political participation, as my organization was among the first to work on that file and has done so from 2004 until the present day. Since the theme of today’s meeting is political participation, I will focus my statement on the efforts that civil society organizations have made to support the political participation of women. The Iraq Foundation and the organizations under its umbrella have worked tirelessly to support women, especially in areas affected by terrorist organizations. We have also been active in southern Iraq and the central Euphrates region, which to this day have witnessed major security challenges and threats facing women.”
2023-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9432 (2023) · source