US SR640

Senate resolution introduced March 12, 2026 by Senators Shaheen and Collins supporting International Women's Day (March 8, 2026), referred to Committee on Foreign Relations

Cites approximately 4.129 billion women and girls worldwide comprising half the global population, with women holding only 26.9% of national parliamentary seats and 23.3% of government minister positions

Highlights global challenges including approximately 12 million girls married annually before age 18, 122 million girls ages 6-17 out of school, and approximately 800 women dying daily from preventable pregnancy-related causes

Condemns Taliban restrictions on Afghan women since August 15, 2021, including banning girls' education past sixth grade, limiting employment, mandating head and face coverings, and closing domestic abuse shelters

Reaffirms U.S. commitment to ending discrimination and violence against women, ensuring fundamental human rights, and promoting women's participation in conflict prevention and peacebuilding efforts