President, Excellencies, Thank you for the opportunity to address you today. My name is Ikhlass Ahmed, and I am the coordinator and founder of Darfur Advocacy Group, an organization that advocates for civilian protection, documents human rights violations and provides direct support to victims, including to survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), in Sudan. More […] The post Statement by Ms. Ikhlass Ahmed at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Conflict-Related Sexual Violenc...| NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
Madam President, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, I am Amneh Khoulani, a human rights defender, survivor, and Executive Director of Adalaty. Six years ago,[1] I sat in this very Council, facing representatives of the Assad regime — the same regime that arrested my brothers, Majd, Mohamad, and Abdulsattar, and executed them in detention centres, as it […]| NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
President, Excellencies, Thank you for this opportunity to brief the Security Council on the situation in South Sudan, where escalating violence threatens a relapse into civil war. I am Jackline Nasiwa, Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Inclusive Governance, Peace and Justice (CIGPJ), an organization advancing human rights, justice, women’s empowerment and civic […]| NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
Excellencies, Thank you for the opportunity to brief you on the human rights crisis in Afghanistan. My name is Azadah Raz Mohammad. I am a lawyer from Afghanistan and the co-founder of the Ham Diley Campaign, which has been calling for accountability for the grave international crimes that have been committed in Afghanistan for decades, […]| NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
President, Excellencies, civil society colleagues, I am honored to brief you at this year’s open debate on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). I am Wai Wai Nu, the Founder and Executive Director of Women’s Peace Network, advocating for peace and equality in Myanmar. The theme of today’s debate is welcome given the dire state of […] The post Statement by Ms. Wai Wai Nu at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security appeared first on NGO Working Group on Women, Peace a...| NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
President, Excellencies, Thank you for the opportunity to brief you today. My name is Hala Bugaighis. I am a lawyer and a proud Libyan woman whose life was in Libya until I was compelled to leave to seek a peaceful life elsewhere. Today, I address you on behalf of the Libyan Women, Peace and Security […] The post UN Security Council Briefing on Libya by Hala Bugaighis appeared first on NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security.| NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
President, Excellencies, Thank you for giving me this opportunity to share with you the situation of women and girls in our country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and particularly in the East. I am Thérèse Nzale-Kove, a women’s rights activist and Program Officer at Fonds pour les Femmes Congolaises (FFC), which provides financial […] The post UN Security Council Briefing on the DRC by Thérèse Nzale-Kove appeared first on NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security.| NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
President, Excellencies, Thank you for the opportunity to brief you today. My name is Linda Al Obahi. I am a Senior Political Affairs and Mediation Adviser, representing the Peace Track Initiative (PTI) and the Women Solidarity Network. Our work focuses on supporting inclusive peacebuilding in Yemen and advocating for women’s rights. My statement today will […] The post UN Security Council Briefing on Yemen by Linda Al Obahi appeared first on NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security.| NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
President, Excellencies, civil society colleagues, Thank you for the opportunity to brief you today on the impact of transitions of UN peace operations on women’s rights and participation. My name is Kholood Khair and I’m the founder and director of Confluence Advisory, a think-and-do tank formerly based in Khartoum. I will focus my remarks on […] The post UN Security Council Briefing on Women, Peace and Security by Kholood Khair appeared first on NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and S...| NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
President, Excellencies, civil society colleagues, Thank you for the opportunity to brief you on the impact of the brutal war in Sudan on the rights of women and girls. I am Dr. Limiaa Ahmed, Senior Program Director for the Sudan Family Planning Association (SFPA), a leading national NGO providing sexual and reproductive health services, with […]| NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
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
Madam President, Excellencies, My name is Wameedh Shakir, and I am the Chairwoman of Itar Foundation for Social Development, a Yemeni organization dedicated to promoting the rights and participation of women and youth, building peace, and achieving social and gender equality. I stand before you today with a heavy heart, pleading for your urgent attention […] The post UN Security Council Briefing on Yemen by Wameedh Shakir appeared first on NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security.| NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security
Greetings Excellencies. Thank you for the opportunity to brief you today on the situation in Colombia. I am Marcela Sánchez, Executive Director of Colombia Diversa. I come from a country scarred by war yet hopeful for peace. A country where the organization that I lead has been working with the feminist movement for twenty years […]| 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
Excellencies, Thank you for this opportunity to brief you. My name is Shaharzad Akbar. I am a human rights defender and Executive Director of Rawadari, an Afghan civil society organization that has reported on the situation of human rights, including of women, girls and marginalized groups, since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021. […]| 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