Topic: Educational Rights of Girls
Country: Pakistan
Delegate Name: Ann Blessman
School: Royal Oak High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Pakistan position papers GLIMUN 2013 committees
It is the belief of Pakistan that education is very important to international societies, and the value of it must not be dismissed or forgotten. Thus, it is the job of the body to work together to derive a solution that ensures that all people (including women) have a right to education.
Girls have a tendency to be undervalued when it comes to education for any number of reasons. This issue can be addressed by ensuring that all cultures are working towards allowing women to be educated. Pakistan recognizes that it is common for certain cultures to be somewhat responsible for a lesser access of education for women. However, it is important that each nation governs their people when it comes to this situation how they see fit. Each government has the ability to act when it comes to cultures in their own way, and the national sovereignty of any given nation must not be imposed upon. Women should not feel unsafe or threatened when it comes to education, and it is the responsibility of each individual nation to ensure that they are not mistreated during the process of ensuring rights to education.
It is also the job of each nation to ensure that their entire population receives an education. That being said, nations who do not have the appropriate funding to implement new education strategies should not be forced to do so. It is highly unreasonable to expect nations to provide educational opportunities when they do not have the resources available. Bearing this in mind, Pakistan places strong emphasis on the body working together as a whole to assist any nations who feel it is beyond their means to provide for nations who require support.
Lastly, it is imperative for nations to demonstrate the value of girls in society. Pakistan has worked hard to ensure that women have increasing access to education, and as a result enrollment in schools in Pakistan has increased by over 3 million since 1999. Pakistan (along with many other nations) submitted a report to Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and would encourage other nations who have not submitted a report to do so. This is necessary to gain an understanding of current issues surrounding educational rights of girls and actions being taken to solve current problems on a global scale. Pakistan is optimistic about the future of educational rights for girls and hopes to see the entire body putting forth efforts to find a productive solution once and for all.
