Whereas, as of March 2018, there are more than 3,672,000,000 women in the world; Whereas women around the world— (1) have fundamental rights; (2) participate in the political, social, and economic lives of their communities; (3) play a critical role in providing and caring for their families; (4) contribute substantially to economic growth and the prevention and resolution of conflict; and (5) as farmers and caregivers, play an important role in the advancement of food security for their communities; Whereas the advancement of women around the world is a foreign policy priority for the United States; Whereas 2018 marks— (1) the 73rd anniversary of the entry into force of the Charter of the United Nations, which was the first international agreement to affirm the principle of equality between women and men; (2) the 23rd anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, at which 189 countries committed to integrating gender equality into each dimension of society; and (3) the 7th anniversary of the establishment of the first United States National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security, which includes a comprehensive set of commitments by the United States to advance the meaningful participation of women in decisionmaking relating to matters of war or peace; Whereas the National Security Strategy of the United States, revised in December 2017— (1) declares that societies that empower women to participate fully in civic and economic life are more prosperous and peaceful; (2) supports efforts to advance the equality of women, protect the rights of women and girls, and promote women and youth empowerment programs; and (3) recognizes that governments of countries that fail to treat women equally do not allow the societies of those countries to reach full potential