*Dear psychologists and respected colleagues,* 🪷
*We kindly request your signature and confirmation on this declaration regarding the immediate expulsion of Israel from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.*
*Dear Mr. António Guterres,*
Honorable Secretary-General of the United Nations,
*Dear Mr. Antonio Manuel Lagdameo,*
Honorable President of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
*Mrs. Paula Narváez*
President of the UN Economic and Social Council
Today, the world is increasingly aware of the crimes and atrocities committed by the occupying regime in Palestine (Israel). Acts of violence and destruction, targeting innocent women and children, causing suffering and hardship, violating international laws, brutal attack on the hospital, desecration of Muslim women, and committing atrocities in Palestinian territory over the past few months have deeply affected the hearts of those who value justice and compassion. In its repeated attacks on Gaza, this oppressive and deceitful regime has displayed the utmost cruelty while the international community remains disturbingly silent.
Today, psychologists worldwide have a pressing concern regarding the inclusivity of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Specifically, there is a question about whether this organization caters to only a select few countries while neglecting the needs and representation of the people of Gaza, particularly its women and children. Has the esteemed Women's Commission ever considered the well-being of women and children who begin their day amidst the distressing sounds of bombs, fire, and bullets? Has any significant action been taken regarding the psychological well-being of women who have witnessed the consecutive loss of their husbands, children, parents, and other family members? Shouldn't Palestinian women and children be entitled to peace, life, and basic human needs?
How is it possible for this regime, despite its numerous violations, to maintain its membership in this Commission and hypocritically discuss the rights of women and children while being responsible for the deaths of over 25 thousand innocent individuals? It asserts women's rights, even though approximately 70% of the casualties in the war in Gaza are innocent women and children! Does the United Nations, as an international organization, turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to this heinous crime?
These crimes additionally demonstrate the operation that goes beyond the boundaries of humanitarian principles by the Zionist and occupying regime (Israel). They demonstrate the hollowness of the European and American aspirations for a new world order and their ideals of sustainable development. It highlights how the efforts of United Nations-affiliated funds seem to be focused on exerting control over weaker nations. In evaluating the Sustainable Development Goals (2030) in the next six years, you will have determined that they have not been met and that the countries involved have not and will not collaborate with you in their implementation. Remember the recollections of these significant controversies and accurately identify the reasons behind nations' lack of confidence in the United Nations and its affiliated funds. Through our concerns regarding the mental well-being of the individuals in Gaza, particularly women and children, we, as psychologists, have expressed our reservations about the credibility of the United Nations. We emphasize the potential for global disapproval of this organization and strongly urge the prompt removal of this regime (Isreal) from all United Nations-affiliated funds. At the very least, we call for its removal from the Commission on the Status of Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Declaration from psychologists, psychotherapists, and counsellors
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