Join us for this online event in the lead up to the UN Climate Conference (COP27) to take place from 6–18 November 2022 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

This webinar “A Climate of Insecurity for COP27–African women raising their voices for feminist climate justice,” invites you to listen to feminist activists and women human rights defenders’ lived experiences of the impacts of the climate crisis on the African continent. Panelists will share why the climate crisis is a feminist issue, and how it affects and compounds other challenges in their region. From Zimbabwe to Cameroon, from Ghana to South Africa, speakers will shed light on the interlinkages between the climate crisis, gender, and issues such as conflict, food security, and livelihoods. With COP27 taking place on the African continent, and droughts, wildfires, flooding, and soaring temperatures accelerating in their countries, panelists will share key demands for COP27 to effectively address the climate crisis and alleviate the worst impacts on the African continent.

Co-moderators: Tamara Lorincz, WILPF Canada and Katrin Geyer, WILPF International Secretariat

Opening remarks: Sylvie Ndongmo, WILPF International President

Panelists:

• Aubine Zambou, WILPF Cameroon
• Mpiwa Mangwiro, WILPF South Africa
• Ayo Ayoola-Amale, WILPF Ghana
• Edwick Madzimure, WILPF Zimbabwe

Join us for this online event, held in parallel to the 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), to discuss the role of the UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya (FFM) in supporting the rule of law and sustainable peace.

Chair: Lucy McKernan, Acting Geneva Director – Human Rights Watch

Speakers:

• Suki Nagra – Director of the Human Rights, Transitional Justice and Rule of Law division at UNSMIL. 
• Mohamed Auajjar, Chair of the UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) to Libya.
• Elham Saudi – Director of Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL). 
• Marwan Tashani – Human rights defender, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Defender Center for Human Rights (DCHR).
• Nadège Lahmar, Maghreb Researcher – Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS)
• Hussein Baoumi – Egypt and Libya Researcher, Amnesty International

A parallel-event to CSW66, this webinar will feature Yemeni women peacebuilders to share their take on the process of developing the Feminist Peace Roadmap and its validation by the affected communities, and how political, security, humanitarian, and environmental issues are interlinked.

Join us for a discussion on the outcomes of the paper, a joint production by WILPF and Dawlaty, in collaboration with Syrian women-led partner organisations. Expert panellists will shed light on women’s meaningful political participation, particularly in the context of armed conflict, by centering the perspectives of women themselves on the concept of politics, notions of political participation, and their positionalities within.

SPEAKERS:

• Ahlam al-Milaji, Activist and Executive Director at Zenobia Association
• Thuraya Hejazi, Executive Director at Release Me
• Dr. Afaf al-Jabri, Associate Professor at School of Social Sciences, University of East London

Moderator: Rola Baghdadi, Executive Director at Dawlaty

With opening remarks by WILPF MENA Manager, Rola al-Masri

Ahead of the 40th session of the UPR Working Group, join WILPF and Syrian partners Badael Foundation, Dawlaty, Syrian Female Journalists Network, Urnammu for Justice and Human Rights, The Syrian League for Citizenship, and Women Now for Development for a discussion about the Universal Periodic Review of Syria from a gender-sensitive perspective.
Expert panelists will discuss a number of issues covered in our joint submission for the 2022 UPR of Syria, including legal discrimination against women and girls in the Penal Code, Personal Status Law and Nationality Law; the situation of women journalists and WHRDs; as well as the impact of continued enforced disappearances and forced displacement on women; and forced return of refugees.

Speakers

• Roula Baghdadi – Dawlaty
• Rola Othman – Syrian Female Journalists Network (SFJN)
• Majeda Korbane – Urnammu for Justice and Human Rights
• Maria Al Abdeh – Women Now for Development (WND)

Moderator
Laila Aloodat – WILPF Deputy Secretary General

Opening remarks
Madeleine Rees – WILPF Secretary General

Join the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) and the General Union of Palestinian Women (GUPW) for a panel discussion on the sidelines of the 21st annual UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). The panel will address the gendered impacts of the Israeli occupation in Palestine, and reflect on the challenges to the implementation of the WPS Agenda in this context.

Speakers:

• Rima Nazzal  — President of Al Najda Association for Women Development in the West Bank and  Member of the General Secretariat at the General Union of Palestinian Women (GUPW)
• Salma Nims  — Secretary-General, Jordanian National Commission for Women
• Sawsan Al-Shunnar — Member of the Palestinian National Council and the Central Committee of the Palestinian Democratic Union “Fida” and  General Secretariat Member at the General Union of Palestinian Women (GUPW)
• Amal Syam — Director of Women’s Affairs Center – Gaza
• Reem ElSalem – Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its causes and consequences

Moderator: Salma Kahale — Interim MENA Director at WILPF

Opening remarks:

• Maryse Guimond  — UN Women Special Representative for Palestine
• Erling Hoem — Deputy Representative of Norway to the Palestinian Authority