5th resolution

United Nations

Human Rights Committee

Topic: The Rights of Women

Submitted by UAE

Co-submitted by:

 

The General Assembly,

  1. Deeplv concerned by the fact that not a single nation has reached gender equality.

  2. Noting with deep concern that at the current rate it will take 131 years to reach gender equality, assuming that all nations are moving forward.

  3. Alarmed by the fact that one in three women have experienced physical and/or sexual violence.

  4. Welcoming the idea that women and men stand as equals.
    Deeply disturbed by the discrimination of women in the law in multiple countries.
    Observing the common prominence of women on the list of war victims.

 

Solutions:

1. Requests all member states encourage the education of girls by adopting laws which ensure that they are in full-time education at the same time as boys are expected;

Encourages countries to introduce education schemes in school which encourage women to have confidence in their future and have aspirations;

Talks to girls in schools about all the career possibilities out there in an unrestricted manner to advocate that there are no restrictions based on gender with regards to career aspirations;

Confirms the foundation of the Women's Domestic Abuse Support Organisation (WDASO) to support women who have been impacted by domestic abuse and violence;

Provides services such as counselling, therapies and support groups to deal with the atrocities which impact women.

 

  1. Recommends all member states to promote awareness of violence against women through
    UN information posters and propaganda;

  2. Urges nations to implement more severe punishments than already in place for violence against women, perhaps more similar to the punishments currently in place in the UAE;

  3. Reminds all member states that abortion rights may conflict with the sovereignty of a nation and that this sovereignty must be respected;

  4. Considers nations with laws which prevent women from doing the same actions as men to be sanctioned by the UN;

  5. Further invites the UN to launch an international investigation into the trafficking of women.

 

Women’s Rights

  • Botswana has made progress in advancing gender equality, but challenges remain.

  • Women can vote and run for office, but female representation in government remains low.

  • The country has laws against gender-based violence, but domestic violence and economic inequality persist.

  • In 2020, Botswana passed a law allowing married women to own land independently, a significant step toward women’s economic empowerment.