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UN highlights threats to women’s rights ahead of International Women’s Day; to brief on girls’ education in Afghanistan
Summary
The UN spokesperson summarized Secretary‑General remarks on threats to women’s rights, marked International Women’s Day and announced an upcoming briefing from Education Cannot Wait on girls’ education in Afghanistan and a related film.
The United Nations marked International Women’s Day and warned of rising threats to women’s and girls’ rights, the UN spokesperson said, and the organization announced a briefing on girls’ education in Afghanistan by Education Cannot Wait ahead of the international commemoration.
At a regular Spokesperson briefing, the UN quoted Secretary‑General António Guterres saying that rights gains are under attack worldwide and that ‘‘we must fight back, and we must never accept a world where women and girls live in fear and where their safety is a privilege rather than a non negotiable right.’’ The spokesperson also noted remarks from the Deputy Secretary‑General and a performance by the Broadway cast of Suffs that were part of UN events for the day.
The spokesperson said Yasmin Sharif, executive director of Education Cannot Wait, will brief delegates and journalists on the situation for girls’ education in Afghanistan and will be joined by Elaha Mahboub, identified in the briefing as co‑producer and writer of a new film entitled Rule Breakers. The briefing is intended to draw attention to Afghanistan ahead of International Women’s Day.
The spokesperson did not give further details in the briefing on the timing or location of the Education Cannot Wait presentation, or on the film’s release plans. No formal UN decision or new funding announcement on Afghanistan education was reported during the session.
The briefing framed the day’s events as part of a broader UN message on women’s rights, noting concerns about ‘‘pushback to rollback’’ and the ‘‘mainstreaming of chauvinism, misogyny’’ cited by the Secretary‑General. The spokesperson did not provide further programmatic details about Education Cannot Wait activities in Afghanistan during the briefing.
Looking ahead, the UN said it will continue to publicize events and statements tied to International Women’s Day and follow up on the planned Education Cannot Wait briefing for further details.
