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107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 191

Expressing the sense of the Senate commending the inclusion of women in 
 the Afghan Interim Administration and commending those who met at the 
       historic Afghan Women's Summit for Democracy in Brussels.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 13, 2001

    Mrs. Boxer (for herself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Wellstone, and Ms. 
Mikulski) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
                               agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the Senate commending the inclusion of women in 
 the Afghan Interim Administration and commending those who met at the 
       historic Afghan Women's Summit for Democracy in Brussels.

Whereas the U.N. sponsored talks in Bonn included the participation of three 
        women delegates and three women advisers;
Whereas women will serve in the Afghan Interim Administration, including in the 
        position of Vice-Chair;
Whereas on December 4-5, 2001, the Afghan Women's Summit for Democracy met at 
        the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium;
Whereas fifty Afghan women leaders, broadly representative of women in 
        Afghanistan, took part in the Summit, ensuring that the voices of Afghan 
        women are heard;
Whereas the Afghan Women's Summit supports the implementation of United Nations 
        Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women and Peace and Security;
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 reaffirms the importance 
        of the equal participation and full involvement of women in all efforts 
        for maintenance and promotion of peace and security, and the need to 
        increase their role in decision-making with regard to conflict 
        prevention and resolution;
Whereas women under the rule of the Taliban in Afghanistan were denied their 
        basic human rights; and
Whereas the Senate has previously adopted a resolution insisting that Afghan 
        women must be included in the planning the future reconstruction of 
        Afghanistan: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) it is critically important for the future of 
        Afghanistan that women participated at the United Nations 
        sponsored talks in Bonn and will be included in the Afghan 
        interim administration; and
            (2) the Afghan Women's Summit for Democracy recommendations 
        for health, education, political participation, and refugee 
        programs for women should be strongly considered when shaping 
        the future of Afghanistan.
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