05-04-2025
Morocco Leads Groundbreaking UN Resolution on Women in Diplomacy
Mrirt – The United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted a significant resolution on 'Women, Diplomacy and Human Rights' during its 58th session.
Spearheaded by Morocco, the resolution marks a qualitative milestone in enhancing female representation in diplomatic spheres and multilateral forums.
Morocco's National Human Rights Council (CNDH) has lauded this initiative, which garnered support from a cross-regional coalition including Chile, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Slovenia, and Spain.
Amina Bouayach, recently elected as both CNDH President and Chairperson of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, stressed that the resolution 'reflects a renewed collective commitment to women's participation in decision-making, enabling their full, equal, and safe involvement in international diplomatic work.'
During her participation in the International Day of Women in Diplomacy celebrations in Geneva in June 2024, Bouayach highlighted that 'women's participation in diplomatic work is not merely a legitimate right, but essential for ensuring comprehensive defense of human rights.'
She stressed the importance of recognizing female diplomats' contributions and eliminating structural barriers preventing women from assuming leadership roles in international organizations.
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'This new resolution,' Bouayach said, 'not only represents an additional step in establishing gender equality, thirty years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, but also formal recognition of the historic and symbolic efforts made by pioneering women in diplomacy worldwide.'
The resolution addresses women's underrepresentation in diplomacy and multilateral forums despite international commitments. It calls for genuine structural transformation as advocated by human rights bodies, including the CNDH, to ensure fair and effective female participation in international decision-making.
The CNDH particularly commends the resolution's institutionalization of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy, as an annual occasion to extol women's contributions and dedication to peace, equality, international cooperation, and human rights, while fostering renewed global dialogue on structural obstacles facing women in diplomacy.
Meanwhile, the Council renewed its call to all national and international partners to invest more efforts to break the 'glass ceiling' hindering women's access to decision-making positions.
It concluded by pointing out that weak female participation reflects not only a representational imbalance but also deprives international work of crucial opportunities to integrate women's perspectives into global policies and decisions. Tags: CNDHMorocco and UNHRCUNHRCWomen diplomacy
