UN Discovers Women Suffer in War, US Funds Conflict Anyway
Al Jazeera features UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed discussing how women pay the 'highest price' in conflict, citing Gaza and Sudan. A noble observation, yet conspicuously missing is how UN member states, particularly the U.S., actively perpetuate these cycles. For instance, the US just approved another $14 billion in aid to Israel (HR 815) on April 20, 2024, despite warnings about the
humanitarian crisis in Gaza impacting women and children most severely. This bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support from politicians who also decry the very suffering they subsidize. One might wonder if the UN's concern is merely performative when its most powerful members consistently vote for more weapons, more bombs, and more destabilization. The same week Washington laments civilian
casualties, it greenlights military packages. It’s hard to prioritize gender-based violence when you're busy refueling the fighters creating it. How many UN speeches does it take to connect arms sales to dead women and children?