President, Excellencies, civil society colleagues, Thank you for the opportunity to address the Security Council today on conflict-related sexual violence. My name is Niemat Ahmadi, and I am the president and founder of Darfur Women Action Group. As a survivor of the Darfur genocide, I founded this organization in 2009 to empower survivors, both in […] The post Statement by Ms. Niemat Ahmadi at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence appeared first on NGO Wor...| NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
Dear Secretary-General Guterres, We write to you ahead of the UN-convened meeting of Special Envoys and Special Representatives on Afghanistan on 18-19 February in Doha, Qatar, to discuss the path forward on the independent assessment on Afghanistan mandated by Resolution 2679 (2023). Since their takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban have imposed more […] The post Letter to the Secretary-General on women’s rights in Afghanistan appeared first on NGO Working Group on Women, P...| NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
Mr. President, Excellencies, I am pleased to be here once again today to share our thoughts on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO). My name is Sandrine Lusamba and I am the National Coordinator of Solidarité Féminine Pour La Paix et le Développement Intégral (SOFEPADI)—a Congolese organization […]| NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
President, Excellencies, civil society colleagues, Thank you for the opportunity to brief you today. I am Hala Al Karib, Regional Director of the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA), a network of about 100 women’s organizations across the region. Today’s open debate on women, peace, and security (WPS) is an opportunity […]| NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
Your excellencies, Thank you for the opportunity to brief you. My name is Karima Bennoune. I am an international legal expert and have worked with Afghan women human rights defenders (WHRDs) for nearly three decades. This Council has heard from many of them about the catastrophic harm women are suffering under the Taliban.[1] Today, I […]| NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security