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[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 290 Introduced in House (IH)]

107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 290

 Expressing the sense of the Congress that women throughout the world 
should join together for a week of workshops, forums, and other events 
                      to speak up for world peace.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 18, 2001

 Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas submitted the following concurrent 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on International 
                               Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 
 Expressing the sense of the Congress that women throughout the world 
should join together for a week of workshops, forums, and other events 
                      to speak up for world peace.

Whereas the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, have focused the world's 
        attention on the scourge of terrorism and the need to challenge the 
        belief that violence is an acceptable tool in resolving differences and 
        conflicts;
Whereas the presence of the United Nations peacekeeping missions throughout the 
        world is a strong indication of the need for increased dialogue in order 
        to bring lasting peace to war-torn and strife-ridden areas of the world;
Whereas the Beijing Declaration of the United Nations Fourth World Conference on 
        Women stated that the full participation of women in all spheres of 
        society, including participation in decisionmaking processes, is 
        fundamental for the achievement of equality, development, and peace;
Whereas women are generally non-combatants in war but are severely affected by 
        conditions accompanying war, through displacement as refugees and the 
        deprivation of human and civil rights;
Whereas women at the grassroots level have been deeply involved in establishing 
        and maintaining stability within their communities through cooperative 
        efforts that often reach across boundaries of race, class, and economic 
        circumstances;
Whereas the individual and collective works of women in peace-building and 
        community-building activities help to undo the legacies of hatred and 
        suspicion and therefore break the cycle of violence;
Whereas in the last 50 years, the political and social influence of women in the 
        United States and throughout the world has increased and the voices of 
        women are emerging in policy disciplines from which they have 
        traditionally been excluded, including national security, foreign 
        policy, and international economics;
Whereas the rights and interests of women are rarely given attention during 
        formal peace negotiations, and the failure to address these issues 
        ensures that the status quo will continue;
Whereas in peacebuilding and reconstruction efforts, the contributions of women 
        to the economy and the potential of women as agents of economic and 
        social change must be given appropriate consideration; and
Whereas the month of May, when the traditional role of women as mothers and 
        caregivers is recognized on Mother's Day, is an appropriate time to 
        focus on the role of women in achieving world peace: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that women throughout the world 
should join together for a week of workshops, forums, and other events 
to speak up for world peace.
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