بيان صادر عن الوقفة الاحتجاجية لنساء الجنوب في محافظة لحج
نظمت نساء محافظة لحج، اليوم السبت 17 مايو 2025م، وقفة احتجاجية سلمية تعبر عن صمود المرأة الجنوبية وإصرارها على تحقيق حياة كريمة لشعبها، في ظل التحديات الاقتصادية والمعيشية التي تمر بها محافظات الجنوب.
رافعت المشاركات شعارات تعكس مطالب واضحة وعادلة، تركز على ضرورة توفير الخدمات الأساسية التي تُعد العمود الفقري لاستقرار المجتمع، من كهرباء، مياه، صحة وتعليم، إلى صرف الرواتب في مواعيدها.
وقد جاء في البيان الصادر عن الوقفة ما يلي:
1. ندين بشدة استمرار تدهور الأوضاع المعيشية والاقتصادية التي تثقل كاهل النساء والأسر في الجنوب، ونحمل الجهات المسؤولة مسؤولية إيجاد حلول عاجلة وفعالة.
2. نطالب بسرعة توفير الخدمات الأساسية في لحج وبقية محافظات الجنوب، وضمان صرف الرواتب بانتظام، لأن ذلك يشكل خط الدفاع الأول عن استقرار الأسرة والمجتمع.
3. نؤكد حق شعب الجنوب في تقرير مصيره واستعادة دولته المستقلة وعاصمتها عدن، وهو مطلب شرعي وحق لا يمكن التنازل عنه.
4. نطالب بضبط سعر العملة وخفض الأسعار، واتخاذ إجراءات جادة لاستقرار الاقتصاد، وحماية المواطنين من تداعيات التضخم وانهيار القدرة الشرائية.
5. نطالب بإدراج القضايا المعيشية والخدمية والاقتصادية على أولويات خارطة الطريق الأممية، لضمان الاهتمام الحقيقي بمعاناة الجنوب.
6. نؤكد على ضرورة تمكين المرأة الجنوبية سياسيًا واجتماعيًا، وتعزيز مشاركتها في كل مجالات الحياة العامة وصنع القرار، لأن تمكين نصف المجتمع هو أساس تقدم الوطن.
وفي ختام البيان، نؤكد أن المرأة الجنوبية كانت وستظل شريكًا فاعلًا في النضال الوطني والإنساني، وصوتًا لا يُكتم، وستواصل مسيرتها حتى تتحقق لشعبها حرية وكرامة وعدالة.
Statement Issued by the Protest of Southern Women in Lahj Governorate
Lahj / Special
Saturday, 17 May 2025
Today, Saturday, 17 May 2025, the women of Lahj Governorate organised a peaceful protest expressing the resilience of Southern women and their determination to secure a dignified life for their people, amid the economic and living challenges faced by the southern governorates.
The participants raised slogans reflecting clear and just demands, focusing on the necessity of providing basic services — the backbone of societal stability — including electricity, water, healthcare, education, and the timely payment of salaries.
The statement issued by the protest included the following:
1. We strongly condemn the continued deterioration of living and economic conditions that burden women and families in the South, and we hold the responsible authorities accountable for finding urgent and effective solutions.
2. We demand the swift provision of basic services in Lahj and other southern governorates, and the regular disbursement of salaries, as this constitutes the first line of defence for family and societal stability.
3. We affirm the right of the people of the South to self-determination and the restoration of their independent state with Aden as its capital — a legitimate demand and an inalienable right.
4. We call for stabilising the currency exchange rate and lowering prices, and for serious measures to stabilise the economy and protect citizens from the consequences of inflation and the collapse of purchasing power.
5. We demand that living, service-related, and economic issues be included as top priorities in the UN roadmap, to ensure genuine attention is given to the suffering of the South.
6. We stress the need to politically and socially empower Southern women, and to enhance their participation in all aspects of public life and decision-making, as empowering half of society is the foundation of national progress.
At the conclusion of the statement, we affirm that Southern women have always been — and will continue to be — active partners in national and humanitarian struggle, a voice that cannot be silenced, and they will persist in their journey until freedom, dignity, and justice are achieved for their people.
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