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At UN International Women’s Day commemoration, Malala and UN leaders urge legal accountability and action for girls
Summary
Speakers at the United Nations’ International Women’s Day commemoration called for urgent legal and political action for women and girls worldwide. Malala Yusf Zai urged member states to codify protections for Afghan girls and criticized selective justice; UN Women’s executive director pressed for better‑funded, evidence‑based justice systems.
Leaders, activists and artists gathered at United Nations Headquarters on International Women’s Day to press member states for legal accountability and concrete action to make rights for women and girls real.
Malala Yusf Zai, co‑founder and executive chair of the Malala Fund, told delegates she was "heartbroken" by the scale of child suffering in conflict zones and argued that international law already obliges states to act. "Under international law, killing children in their classrooms is a war crime," she said, urging member states to recognize the Taliban’s treatment of women and girls as "gender apartheid" and to codify protections so justice can follow.
The Malala Fund leader, who…
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