October 20th 2024

The Commission on the Status of Woman (CSW) discussed the second topic, namely the measures to prevent the oppression of women in developing countries. The session was characterized by intense discussions and brought forward several key issues and potential solutions. 

The delegate of France expressed deep concern and emphasized the importance of education in addressing gender oppression. After that the delegate of the United States highlighted the need to imagine these issues happening to someone you know. The delegate of Pakistan stated their commitment to womens safety and expressed their efforts to do the best they can. To this speech, the delegate of the United States asked what the first measures to prevent the oppression of women in developing countries would be. The delegate of Pakistan proposed to create more schools. The representative of Amnesty international also explained that women should have the same rights. Moreover the delegate of Germany recognized the educational challenges in developing countries. The delegate of India highlighted the right to marry or not, emphasizing that such decisions should be personal choices and supported by laws to combat related issues.  They want to promote education and therefore want to make sure that there is place for women in jobs. There were Q&A sessions to the speech of iran and iraq. The Q&A session included the question of the hijab that the women in Iraq have to wear. The delegate of Iraq explained that this has only religious reasons and has nothing to do with discrimination. The delegate of the Russian Federation stated, that in their opinion many women stay at home, because they want to and not because they are forced to. They also want that every women can work where they want. The delegate of South Africa believed that men and women should be treated equally. 

Several contries emphasized the need to improve educational opportunities for women as a fundamental step toward ending oppression. The delegates in the session came to the decission to work on these issues collectively, recognizing the importance of education, legal reforms and international cooperation to ensure the rights and safety of women in developing countries.