; Whereas the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani has said, We’re very concerned about these allegations that girls are being deliberately targeted under what appear to be mysterious circumstances. ; Whereas the World Health Organization’s (WHO) spokeswoman Margaret Harris stated that the agency contacted national health authorities and medical professionals about these incidents while using other means to understand more about the event so that we have better evidence ; Whereas medics, teachers, and parents accuse the Iranian authorities of silencing victims of suspected poisoning attacks; Whereas the Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, has ignored the attacks for more than 100 days and has responded with blaming protestors for the gas attacks on schoolgirls; Whereas, on September 16, 2022, 22-year-old Mahsa (Zhina) Amini was killed in custody by the Iranian morality police , which sparked the nationwide uprising for the last six months; Whereas women and youth have led the 2022 protests in Iran, demanding social freedom and political change; Whereas these protests are rooted in the more than four decades of organized resistance against the Iranian dictatorship, which have been led by women who have endured torture, sexual and gender-based violence, and death; Whereas, according to a December 9, 2022, Amnesty International report, Iran’s security forces have killed with absolute impunity at least 44 children and injured many more in a bid to crush the spirit of resistance among the country’s youth and retain their iron grip on power at any cost ; Whereas the similarity in slogans and tactics used by protests nationwide reflects the overarching demands of the Iranian people and points to the organized nature of the protests; Whereas, on December 14, 2022, the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) adopted a resolution to expel Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) for the remainder of its 4-year term ending in 2026