Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that women are the main victims of wars and conflicts.
According to Arab News, Bilawal Bhutto praised the organization's role and said that it has prevented crimes against women while addressing the debate on 'Women, Peace and Security' held at the United Nations Security Council on the occasion of International Women's Day. has played an important role in the prevention of
Emphasizing the rights of women, he told the international community that more needs to be done in this regard because women are still facing oppression and problems in different parts of the world.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, referring to Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine, and African countries, said that 'in the wars imposed on them, the screams of women are heard even today.'
Bilawal Bhutto, while expressing concern over the restrictions on women by the Taliban in Afghanistan, said that women were not prevented from studying or working in religion.
Referring to the violations against women's rights in the occupied territories, he said that clear demonstrations are taking place in Palestine, Jammu, and Kashmir.
"Dina faces wars, hatred, conflict, extremism, and terrorism, and civilians continue to suffer despite the protection guaranteed by the Geneva Conventions."
Earlier, UN officials said that women are the main victims of wars and conflicts but are still under-represented on diplomatic fronts.
According to the French news agency AFP, on the occasion of International Women's Day today, the Executive Director of the United Nations Women's Department, Seema Bauhaus, has called on the international community to play a role in protecting and providing the rights of women around the world.
"We need to remember that we have not been able to bring much change in the peace talks, nor have they," he said at the Security Council meeting on "Women, Security and Peace" on Tuesday. have been able to stop people who commit atrocities on women.'
Referring to Afghanistan, Bahous said discrimination on the basis of gender continues and since the Taliban came to power, they have been prevented from living like ordinary citizens.
"They have been banned from universities and parks and have also been removed from their jobs."
According to him, "Afghanistan is one of the major examples of suppression of women's rights, but it is not the only one."
Referring to the war between Ukraine and Russia, which is now in its second year, Bauhaus said that of the 8 million Ukrainians who have been forced to leave the country due to the war, 90 percent are women and children. 70% of the displaced are women.
