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  1. “That is vital not only for Afghan women and girls themselves, but for long-term security in the region and our world. I hope and trust that the Security Council will stand with the girls and women of Afghanistan.”

    2021-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8853 (2021) · source

  2. “Right now, the people of Afghanistan are facing a political crisis, a months-long drought and the coronavirus disease. The Council must support additional assistance to neighbouring countries and help provide education for refugee children. I urge leaders to agree to a generous financing package at Monday’s emergency aid conference in order to ensure that all Afghan children can return to school as soon as possible. Lastly, the United Nations presence is needed in every region of Afghanistan more than ever before. In order to do that, a strengthened mandate and resources for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and other United Nations agencies in Afghanistan are essential. A united Security Council, speaking with one voice on girls’ education, can compel the Taliban to make real concessions.”

    2021-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8853 (2021) · source

  3. “The Taliban Government must guarantee and protect the rights of women and girls. Secondly, the Security Council must build on resolution 2593 (2021) by supporting a robust monitoring mechanism to track and monitor abuses of human rights in Afghanistan, including a specific focus on girls’ education. I echo the call made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for Muslim- majority countries to share how they successfully have implemented international human rights norms in their cultural and religious contexts. Thirdly, the international community needs to put resolution 2593 (2021) into action, with a significant increase in humanitarian and development assistance to the United Nations and international organizations so as to ensure that all schools can operate safely.”

    2021-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8853 (2021) · source

  4. “In some countries, where the percentage of students finishing secondary school has doubled, the risk of conflict has been halved. The United Nations and its members must remember their commitment to the protection of the dignity and worth of the human person. We must support education for Afghan girls because it is their human right and because it is vital to a peaceful and stable Afghanistan. I am therefore here today to call on the Security Council to protect Afghan girls and women and the future of the nation in four ways. First, the Council must send a clear and unequivocal message to the Taliban that a fundamental condition of any working relationship is upholding girls’ right to education, in accordance with international treaties and conventions. Statements are not sufficient.”

    2021-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8853 (2021) · source

  5. “Many female teachers have been told that they no longer have jobs because they are barred from teaching boys. International human rights law guarantees girls the right to an education. But it is not only an issue of individual rights. The education of girls is a powerful tool for building peace and security, and I urge the Security Council to recognize it as such. When girls go to school, countries are able to recover from conflict more quickly once peace is established. Educating girls helps create stability and binds communities. People with a greater number of years of education tend to coexist in harmony and peace. But we also know that when girls receive an equitable and inclusive education, it also helps prevent conflict.”

    2021-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8853 (2021) · source

  6. “Aaria, an 11-year-old student, is worried she may not be able to return to school or pursue her dream of becoming a lawyer. Her thoughts have turned to how she can help her father provide for the family. Afghan women are demanding the right to choose their own future. In Kabul, their protests are met with tear gas, rifle butts and metal clubs. I have had the privilege of working with many Afghan educators and advocates who have spent the last two decades rebuilding an education system from scratch. Because of their efforts, 39 per cent of children attending school in Afghanistan last year were girls. Today, that progress and those girls’ future are under threat. Our partners tell us that the doors to secondary schools in Afghanistan have been shut. Teachers and students have been told to wait at home.”

    2021-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8853 (2021) · source

  7. “I saw my home transformed from a place of peace to a place of fear in just three years. I saw thousands of displaced people. I saw homes and schools destroyed. I was 12 years old. I saw injustice, and I raised my voice for every girl’s right to go to school. I saw a gunman stop my school bus, call my name and fire a bullet at me. I was 15 years old. Now I am 24. I carry the scars of six surgeries to repair the damage of that one bullet. That is a story that many Afghan girls may share if we do not act. Here are some of the stories that we are already hearing. Roshan, a female teacher and the sole breadwinner for her family, has been told not to come to work anymore. She is now without an income and no longer able to do the job that she loves.”

    2021-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8853 (2021) · source

  8. “Ms. Yousafzai: Mr. President, I thank you for the opportunity to address the Security Council as it considers the urgent situation in Afghanistan. I am grateful to the presidency for prioritizing education in this critical moment for Afghan girls. I do not speak on behalf of Afghan girls and women today. As Council members have heard from Ms. Frogh, women and girls in Afghanistan are speaking out for themselves. But I do want to remind the Council what life is like for a girl living under extremism and terrorism. I heard bombs, gunfire and explosions. My brothers and I ran into our parents’ arms for protection. I was 10 years old. I saw banners on shopping malls announcing that women were not allowed. I saw notices on school gates declaring girls were prohibited. I saw women flogged in the streets. I was 11 years old.”

    2021-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8853 (2021) · source