We urge the international community to: ✅ Fund women-led organizations in #Gaza ✅ Include them in all coordination efforts for an effective & inclusive response ✅ Advocate for increased humanitarian access Our new Gender Alert: unwo.men/pV6850ScIxF

International Day for the Elimination of Sexual violence in conflict 🌍 On this International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, we honour the survivors in Sudan and Congo. 💔 Their stories of resilience and strength in the face of unimaginable pain remind

🗣️ #WPSWednesday: A new policy brief from HPG (now on Bluesky: hpg-odiglobal.bsky.social), Gender & Development Network, & Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS) discusses how states with a #FeministForeignPolicy can meaningfully apply feminist approaches to #humanitarian action. odi.org/en/publication…

It is our collective responsibility to ensure that healthcare facilities are never targeted by any party to a conflict and that they can provide a space of safety and healing for survivors.  #EndRapeInWar

In Zuid-#Sudan bedreigen #burgeroorlog en #hongersnood de rechten van meisjes. #PlanInternational werkt samen met meisjes aan gelijke rechten en een betere toekomst via #LeadersofPeace shorturl.at/U9RyE @HealthNet_TPO PAX voor vrede Assistance Mission For Africa(AMA) @eveorganization Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken

Aportes a la agenda Mujeres, Paz y Seguridad: voces y perspectivas feministas desde los territorios. #MujeresQueIncidenEnLaPaz @HealthNet_TPO

From #SGBV survivors to refugees & minority groups, women are always working alongside the most vulnerable populations during humanitarian crises, said our partner Iryna Trokhym of Центр 'Жіночі перспективи' at #HAS2024, calling for more direct & multi-year 💰 for frontline women's orgs.

A major success for the rights of women/girls #FGM #Gambia

Fantastic news indeed! #FGM remains banned in Gambia after earlier indications that the ban would be repealed. #womensrights #EndFGM #endviolenceagainstwomen Women Deliver UNFPA Plan International Organization Save the Children International UNICEF

Women mediator networks are vital mechanisms for #sustainingpeace as they 🔗ensure coordinated mobilisation across #TripleNexus 🫶 support women in communities ☮️expand peace constituencies 🚀 accelerate #UNSCR1325 implementation How to strengthen them? bit.ly/3zE8Rlp

Today, the EU adopted a sanctions package on sexual and gender-based violence. The Netherlands welcomes these sanctions and remains committed to eradicating this form of violence, supporting survivors and holding perpetrators accountable.

Wereldwijd zijn vrouwen bijna nergens gelijk vertegenwoordigd op plekken waar politieke beslissingen worden genomen. Maar als de politiek een afspiegeling is van de samenleving, sluiten beslissingen beter aan bij de behoeften van die samenleving. 👉 ow.ly/Nmyu50TrvRo

SEMA member Grace spoke at the hybrid forum on Gender Persecution Principles, organised by Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice, highlighting the critical need to adopt a survivor-centred approach in all decisions impacting survivors.

Today, together with WO=MEN, Dutch Gender Platform, @cordaid, NIMD & @PAX, #KingdomNL hosted a WPS side-event on re-imagining peace processes by shifting power. Women peacebuilders from Colombia, the DRC & South Sudan shared their insights from the frontlines of peace & reconciliation.

At the #UNSC, Wai Wai Nu reminds per #UNSCR1325: accountability and respect for intl law are critical to protect women’s rights—in #Myanmar and in conflicts across the world.

Yesterday, USG SRSG Ms. Patten hosted an event to commemorate the 15-Year Anniversary of the Establishment of the Mandate on Sexual Violence in Conflict.   #KingdomNL strongly supports the mandate of Patten’s Office.   Much has been achieved, but much more remains to be done.🙌

In yesterday’s #UNSC Open Debate on Women, Peace & Security #KingdomNL’s Bahia Tahzib-Lie stressed the importance of: 1️⃣Valuing and supporting women peacebuilders in different roles and at different levels 2️⃣Integrating MHPSS and SRHR 3️⃣Ending sexual and gender-based violence

This year’s #16DaysOfActivism highlights the global blueprint for women’s rights: The Beijing Platform for Action. Governments signed onto this vision almost 30 years ago. Today we are mobilizing feminists to urge their political leaders in recommitting to this ambitious agenda.

#GBV remains one of the ➕ pervasive human rights violations globally, w/ women & girls bearing the brunt of many forms of exploitation & abuse. During this year’s #16DaysOfActivism, we’re spotlighting how Women's Peace & Humanitarian Fund is 🤝 w/ local women's orgs 2 combat #VAW on the front lines. 👇

''In my work, I get to see the incredible strength and courage of women and girls around the world who refuse to give up. Even in the most challenging circumstances.'' Karen Burbach (she/her), Head Taskforce Women’s Rights and Gender Equality ⬇️ #NoExcuse #OrangetheWorld