Article Update: Women's Movement in Libya
Hello delegates! Hope you are all staying safe and healthy during this unpredictable time! I just wanted to share an article with you that I found interesting and pertinent to the committee's second topic. The article is from the media site Toward Freedom and is titled " Libyan Women Are Charting a Path Toward Involvement in Politics and the Peace Process ". Even when working at the large scale of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission, it is critical to realize that Lybian citizens are not just background characters to a conflict between the major political actors outlined in the background guide. This article discusses how Lybian women especially are structurally barred from political engagement through cyber intimidation campaigns, violence in their communities, and commitments to household duties like child-rearing. These same women and their families are left to deal with the human rights violations, reduced personal autonomy, financial instability, and other ne...
