[000:00:00;00] in august 2021, the taliban seized power in the country and the un called it the most repressive country in the world in terms of women's rights, but this did not stop about 20 women from holding a protest in kabul, in kosovo, people protested for the safety of women in public and private spaces and called to propose penalties for violence against women for women's rights, many people took to the streets of the capital of japan, tokyo, and in the capital of the philippines, manila, protesters clashed with the local police, who initially blocked a peaceful protest for

improving the working situation for women that's all for today we're back on the air tomorrow at 21 take care ladies and gentlemen congratulations to the first lady of the united states dr. jill biden and the united states secretary of state anthony

blinkin please be seated ladies and gentlemen it's a special honor for me to welcome you in the white house, i especially congratulate everyone who has gathered here. at the award ceremony, for 17 years

, us secretaries of state have been celebrating those who lead progress in the world. the president of the united states, the first lady, gives gender equality a high priority. thank you for what you do every day. you are a wonderful role model and thank you for the efforts you make to lift up and empower these wonderful women. today , the ceremony is also attended by ambassadors from

heads of various countries, important institutions, this is the us ambassador to the un, this is the deputy head of the us pentagon, and of course the press secretary of the white house, karin chonpierre, this is also a very powerful voice for our country, for this administration all over the world, i want once again separately, you know our bureau of education and humanitarian affairs. local representatives of the us state department are also present here, which are very important for our mission. there are people who came here from more than 10 countries from completely

different regions and regions of the world, africa, asia others. thank you . there are those in the audience who received this award in previous years. guest guest when condelizara from the secretary of state in 2000 er sixth year started this initiative she emphasized the role er women play in building their communities in and also raising new

generations today we see 11 really outstanding individuals here as you know they are fighting the russian invasion of ukraine. they are protecting rights in mongolia . they are protecting the rights of refugees and lgbt people because of their work that they do every day and they face extraordinary challenges and you can read about them. it's about them really amazing in many cases they survived uh intimidated some imprisonment

uh discrimination and every one of them defied intimidation in every region all over this world there are uh who we can't talk about because it will analyze even more at their risk, but this year we found an opportunity to celebrate them. this is a group award that will be presented today. we have several members of madeine albright's family named after her. i remember madeleine albright's voice in my head er and her i remember her words about important

events around the world women are often at the forefront of change but they face even greater er obstacles they have less economic social power of influence therefore protecting the rights of women and girls is extremely important and indivisible part of our struggle for their rights with their participation leadership will be more sustainable er also the economy will develop much faster er if we close the gender gap as she said slowly choose we can not er build

a successful future from gender inequality for in order to improve access to improve women's participation in the world economy and to reduce violence globally, other communities that have historically been marginalized are also needed. we also unite with governments and civil societies in order to achieve gender equality. one of these women speaks not

only about success and heroism. or 100 small battles and today the united states they are proud that they stand next to you day by day and we will be with you including of course this is the first lady of the contested states mrs. joe biden thank you and i'm shaking everything, little black secretary, sometimes the president of the club is your secretary of the department in order to rebuild our partnership

further and with any example that is in front of us. fight er climate crisis thank you for everything you do and as mr. secretary said

, women from all over the constitution came to us , all of them er and all of them carry on our er traditions, we are also here leaders others er institutions from our administration and this shows that we as a country are committed to gender equality all over the world and you er it is also visible for the awards we are presenting today to brave women here in the east wing of the white house we say er- eh these stories we tell the story of eh stability and steadfastness and outside this room eh need

to be heard by the girls or if she wants to be she is told by the president or the prime minister that she is a loud head of nato , er, to a child who lives in fear and feels that the world is closing in around her, and she is afraid that her dreams are extremely large-scale again and again and again they see these er girls see that the world is not for someone else, their brothers, parents, uncles, neighbors can develop and they are told

to be that they are not good enough, not strong enough, not worthy of the world in jako, which they dream of, but today we say to girls, yes , you matter, you can bring change and so we want to celebrate girls women today and let their stories be heard from the biggest stage this is the white house tony thank you for helping us do this girls everywhere need to know that there are women fighting for them winning opening doors transforming schools communities governments building a better world for

everyone, and we also tell their brothers, parents, husbands, friends. we also need women who speak up, but we need more men who are ready to listen and act. we need more men who would, er, hold each other accountable. if er one of their sisters offends or leaves behind we need men who take care of families who mentor who build safer communities er men who know that care cooperation kindness is strength not weakness men we need support for women who

fight for your rights, be partners women, be the brave men we need and only then will we be able to build a world where men, women are equal and people are free , therefore to all the women whom we honor today, you know what an extraordinary woman the kindness you create is limitless, it touches our channel ukraine and you seek justice, you speak, you fight for peace and thus you create inspiration for others to respond to this call and to every girl who thinks can i, one

woman, one girl, repair what broke and let's women and whom we celebrate today will be the answers to all questions unequivocally yes when when we study we research we speak stands on two and the waves that come from this will transform our world and how do you take these steps forward and you become the women of the future remember water when you are not

alone thank you for your attention the successor of the secretary of state for humanitarian affairs and women's affairs needs courage to to see justice justice laws can protect the innocent the rule of law gives the opportunity but when injustice happens then we call for higher ideals for justice women whom we congratulate today we congratulate they

in order to protect all people regardless of their a-a views in politics and etc. and no system can, if it can protect all citizens, they worked to transform the system, they inspired other women of breeds, that is why without perspectives on women's rights, there can be no justice when we all have the opportunity to shape our laws to create systems that serve us all to live effectively for dolls in french about the central african republic we started

with one lawyer who worked part-time in order to ensure that everyone has the right , in order to be protected, it hurts for 20 years in kazakhstan and we are engaged in the promotion of human rights and freedoms in the field of political rights and freedoms , the president will give awards, the first woman who headed the center of the african

constitutional court gave she learned that and managed to protect the rights of all people , regardless of their uh, she allowed the president to rewrite the constitution, she spoke out in defense of the rule of law from

jordan, she gives uh, to a lot of clients opportunities to protect their rights who would otherwise not be able to receive such protection during the political situation, the first e-e torture, some combination of e-e human rights in kazakhstan, each of us was the first to provide legal and psychological assistance to victims of torture and human rights violations from kazakhstan the pentagon kathleen and the rulers want

to uh take away the power on the shoulders of women a great burden falls on all women and girls are a source of strength for the public and when women speak out against and authoritarianism then they can create democrats democratic change and when women fight for rights, their voice is heard all over the world, it's true , studies show that the participation of women in peaceful victories makes it more likely to achieve an agreement and a more

sustainable peace when we support the role women in order to stop conflicts before they start to reduce schools from conflicts so today we want to congratulate women who are fighting for rights while they themselves are the targets of this violence who withstood in the face of extreme cruelty that are fighting for dignity for freedom not only for oneself but also for others, the ability to understand understand what is happening affects the decisions that

are made, women talk about the possibility of equality in the workplace, as well as about communication with their students, as well as participation on an equal basis by men, we also see the video of zalevsky who says that they invaded the crimea thanks to her inner self. i started teaching tactical medicine and with these courses i went to the front and realized that

help was needed right there . mongolia generala or organpl who became the first member of the peacekeeping personal country served in various missions around the world and advocates gender equality in

the armed forces » population of kosterivka created created an opportunity for leading peoples of kosterivka and to participate in negotiations regarding the future of ukraine argentina albareda is a transgender woman who was kicked out of classes who couldn't get a job but she speaks out against a-a violation of the rights of the lgbt community and

dedicated her life to this after a woman and women won were kicked out of schools in in afghanistan, she was still able to complete her education in secret and is fighting for the rights of akan women to support the flight of refugees from afghanistan . it is a great honor to recognize your contribution to this struggle

. to speak against those in power, which of the biggest and strongest weapons we have in the world is the truth , because corruption thrives in the dark, the dictators of society, they want to define themselves , have their own narrative, and the people who speak , they control knowledge speech in which they try to hide and this gives strength to rise up and demand changes

and this group of journalists spread the truth and i use my words for democracy, freedom and justice in the armed forces , being a woman in the armed forces is