Dear Excellencies, We write to you ahead of the third UN-convened meeting of Special Envoys and Special Representatives on Afghanistan on 30 June–1 July 2024 in Doha, Qatar (“Doha III”), to continue to discuss the international community’s approach to Afghanistan. More than one year since the first Doha meeting, there is growing concern that the […]
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Monthly Action Points (MAP) for the Security Council: June 2024
For June, in which the Republic of Korea has the presidency of the UN Security Council, the MAP provides recommendations on the situations in Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Sudan.
Monthly Action Points (MAP) for the Security Council: May 2024
For May, in which Mozambique has the presidency of the UN Security Council, the MAP provides recommendations on the situations in Iraq, Israel/Palestine and South Sudan.
Statement by Ms. Niemat Ahmadi at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
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 […]
UN Security Council Briefing on Yemen by Wameedh Shakir
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 […]
UN Security Council Briefing on Colombia by Marcela Sánchez
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 […]
Monthly Action Points (MAP) for the Security Council: April 2024
For April, in which Malta has the presidency of the UN Security Council, the MAP provides recommendations on the situations in Colombia, Sudan and Yemen, as well as on Women, Peace and Security.
Monthly Action Points (MAP) for the Security Council: March 2024
For March, in which Japan has the presidency of the UN Security Council, the MAP provides recommendations on the situations in Afghanistan, Israel/Palestine and South Sudan.
Letter to the Secretary-General on women’s rights in Afghanistan
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 […]
Monthly Action Points (MAP) for the Security Council: February 2024
For February, in which Guyana has the presidency of the UN Security Council, the MAP provides recommendations on the situations in Iraq, Israel/Palestine and Yemen.