ALBAWABA - Feminist movements in some Arab countries announced boycotting the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women).
A statement released by the UN Women in which the organization condemned Hamas's Al-Aqsa Flood operation against Israel, which is the biggest offensive in decades, as well, it accused Hamas fighters of committing sexual attacks on Oct. 7.
In the statement, UN Women said: "We unequivocally condemn the brutal attacks by Hamas on Israel on 7 October. We are alarmed by the numerous accounts of gender-based atrocities and sexual violence during those attacks."
It maintained: "This is why we have called for all accounts of gender-based violence to be duly investigated and prosecuted, with the rights of the victim at the core."
In response, the Lebanese NGO FEMALE posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Dec. 4 and announced to boycott UN Women due to its latest statement regarding the Israeli war on Gaza.
UN Women boycott statement by FEMALE
FEMALE said that the boycott decision made by the NGO came due to "fabricated media coverage of the events that occurred on Oct 7th and thereafter perpetuation of distorted narratives, and following the unspeakable atrocities committed against the people of Palestine."
The Lebanese organization maintained: "The world expected justice, or at the very least a permanent ceasefire, and instead UN Women chose to justify the aggression and be complicit in genocide."
Moreover, FEMALE declared its "vehement refusal" to agree to any partnership or funding stained by the "double standards of this global human rights" body, as well as, the organization announced withdrawal from the "Feminist Platform" coordinated and supported by UN Women.
Feminist Movement Jordan
In support of FEMALE and other women's rights organizations, the Feminist Movement Jordan announced joining the boycott campaign against UN Women for its stance on the Israeli war on Gaza.
It released a statement: "We join our voice with the voices of our comrades in the feminist struggle by boycotting and condemning the United Nations Women, @UN_Women, and we consider that it does not represent us as women in the global south."
