Al-Khalili: Continued occupation, violations and crimes undermine Palestinian women's gains and rights
2024-05-25
Al-Khalili held a meeting with a number of civil society organizations represented by the MIFTAH Foundation, the Women's Centre for Legal and Social Guidance, the Centre for Women's Studies and the Coordinator of the 1325 Coalition of Civil Society, as part of the 30-year review of the State of Palestine report on progress in the implementation and Platform for Action of the Beijing Declaration.
Ms. Al-Khalili stressed during the meeting that the continued occupation and its crimes, in particular the crime of genocide, undermined the gains and rights of women. And, stressed the importance of intensifying efforts and employ the State of Palestine's reports to international bodies to expose the crimes of occupation and hold it accountable for its genocide against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
She also noted that the Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip, and the serious escalation in the West Bank is deepening the suffering of Palestinian women who were subjected to complex and serious violations. And, that this reality requires greater cooperation and coordination among all political and social components.
Moreover, she stressed that the preparation of the Beijing 30 + report comes in the light of Israel's continued occupation of genocide against our people in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023 up to date. And, the increase of violations of killings and arrests in the West Bank and actions to Judaize Jerusalem to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian State with Jerusalem as its capital.
In turn, the Director-General of Planning and Policy Mr. Amin Assy reviewed the methodology of the report's work and the critical areas of concern covered by the Beijing Platform for Action, namely women and the economy, the girl child, violence against women, women and the environment, education and training of women, women's human rights, women and armed conflict, institutional mechanisms, women and the media, women and health, women in power and decision-making, and poverty.