Whereas, as of March 2023, there are approximately 3,990,000,000 women and girls in the world, making up ½ of the world’s population; Whereas women and girls around the world— (1) have fundamental human rights; (2) play a critical role in providing and caring for their families and driving positive change in their communities; (3) contribute substantially to food security, economic growth, the prevention and resolution of conflict, and the sustainability of peace and stability; (4) are affected in different and often disproportionate ways by global, country, and community circumstances, including economic downturns, global health concerns, conflict, and migration; and (5) must have meaningful protections and opportunities to more fully participate in and lead the political, social, and economic lives of their communities and countries; Whereas the advancement and empowerment of women and girls around the world is a foreign policy priority for the United States and is critical to the achievement of global peace, prosperity, and sustainability; Whereas, on October 6, 2017, the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 ( 22 U.S.C. 2152j et seq. ) was enacted into law, which includes requirements for a government-wide Women, Peace, and Security Strategy to promote and strengthen the participation of women in peace negotiations and conflict prevention overseas, enhanced training for relevant United States Government personnel, and follow-up evaluations of the effectiveness of the strategy; Whereas the United States Strategy on Women, Peace, and Security, dated June 2019, recognizes that— (1) the [s]ocial and political marginalization of women strongly correlates with the likelihood that a country will experience conflict