Originally published in Huffington Post on November 17, 2015. The UNDP recently held its Resilience Development Forum (RDF), looking at how the international community can support the many millions of Syrians displaced by civil war. It has taken over four years of conflict but delegates at the RDF at least now recognized that only a […]
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Arab women leaders call on the UN to integrate women’s realities in conflict into existing peace resolutions
October 28 – Women leaders from the Arab Regional Network on Women, Peace, and Security (ARNWPS) lobbied for women’s participation, inclusion and protection at high-level discussions on the impact of conflict of women worldwide at the United Nations in New York. They concluded that fifteen years after adopting Security Council Resolution 1325 (SCR1325) on women, […]
Syrians Risk Being Ignored at Their Own Peace Talks But Only They Can Bring Lasting Peace
Originally published on The Huffington Post on November 3, 2015. Last week, talks to bring an end to the Syrian civil war finally restarted. Since the conflict began over four and and a half years ago, more than 9 million people – nearly half of Syria’s population – have been forced to flee their homes […]
Mideast Women Push for Bigger Role in Tackling Conflict on
Originally published by Middle East Eye on October 13, 2015. UNITED NATIONS, United States – Men have a poor track record in bringing peace to the Middle East. Could women do any better? The answer to that question, according to women peace activists from the region, is an emphatic “yes,” and on Tuesday they took […]
Now Is a Time for Action, Not Celebration
The original op-ed was published by Hibaaq Osman in The Huffington Post here. Women activists from across the world are gathering in New York City this week to mark the anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325. This agreement is one of the cornerstones of the international women’s rights movement and was rightly described […]
Violence against women is a crime against humanity
International women’s rights NGO Karama has welcomed the vision to end sexual violence in conflict launched at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in London this week. Karama brought a delegation of leading women activists from Egypt, Libya, Syria and Yemen to the four-day summit that was jointly hosted by UK Foreign Secretary William […]
Radio France Internationale Interview of Hibaaq Osman on Sexual Violence in Conflicts
RFI’s Zeenat Hansrod spoke to Hibaaq Osman on sexual violence in situations of conflict. Somali born Hibaaq Osman is the founder of the NGO Karama, which mean dignity in Arabic. The NGO, headquartered in Cairo, works towards ending violence against women. In London, a Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict opens on Tuesday […]
Palestine Civil Society Builds Awareness on 1325, Garners Support for its Implementation
Palestine ( May 2014) – Karama partners in Palestine, including TAM (Women Media Development), MIFTAH, and the Palestinian Working Women’s Society for Development (PWWSD), held four workshops from April to May 2014 to address national implementation of UN SCR 1325 and priority issues for women, peace, and security. The action plan, implemented in partnership with […]
Arab Regional Network on Women, Peace, & Security Issues 10-Point Manifesto on Conflict & Post-Conflict
10–Point Manifesto on Women’s Rights and Security Date: 3 April 2014 The Arab Regional Network on Women, Peace, and Security, which was launched in October 2013 and is composed of women from 13 countries from the Arab region, met in Amman, Jordan, during 1-3 April 2014 to deepen understanding of causes and consequences of issues […]