📣 6 days until #ICANForum24

👉 TRIPLE NEXUS

The forum is a unique gathering, featuring geopolitical analysis by women working at the nexus of #peacebuilding , #development and #humanitarian relief.

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📣 10 days until #ICANForum24

👉 STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

We will work to create new strategies for partnership & collaboration to strengthen the impact of #WASL ’s collective work.

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🗣️ #WPSWednesday : “We found a young girl, 4 years old, on the ward today...There’s an acronym here. She’s a WCNSF. It means ‘wounded child, no surviving family’.” Catherine M. Mullaly, MD FRCPC MPH MS 😷 shares the experiences of a doctor in #Gaza for PassBlue. TW: graphic violence. passblue.com/2024/05/21/war…

🗣️ #WPSWednesday : In #Libya , amidst increasing restrictions on women's rights, feminists & women's rights activists highlight the importance of the #WomenPeaceSecurity agenda to safeguard women's freedoms & ensure human-centered security. Nouran R timep.org/2024/05/15/rig…

🗣️ #WPSWednesday : “If women remain marginalized in postwar planning, their chances for long-term social & economic recovery are slim.” Faria Nasruddin emphasizes the importance of gender-sensitive recovery & reconstruction in #Gaza . Middle East Program. wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/plan…

🗣️ #WPSWednesday : “I’m committed to creating a space that ends this suffocating silence & empowers the voices of Kashmiris.” #WASL partner & pro-India grassroots peace activist, Waheed Para speaks to Article 14 about his work in Jammu & Kashmir. article-14.com/post/after-18-…

🗣️ #WPSWednesday : In #Afghanistan , women face extreme difficulty accessing toilets & sanitary products, especially in the wake of recent floods, increasingly restrictive cultural taboos, & gender separation. Saeedullah Safi The Afghan Times The Diplomat thediplomat.com/2024/05/afghan…

🗣️ #WPSWednesday : “The women of #Afghanistan are leaders. They should not be ignored, nor should the extent of their resistance be underestimated.” Afghan women's rights advocates share their stories, advocacy, & resilience in a UN Women Afghanistan publication. asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/digital-lib…

🗣️ #WPSWednesday : Research from UN Women & United Nations University Institute in Macau explores the relationship between artificial intelligence & the #WomenPeaceSecurity agenda, & how #cybersecurity & AI can be used to promote gender-responsive #peace & security in South-East Asia. asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/stories/pre…

📣 2 weeks until #ICANForum24

👉 PROTECTION

Women #peacebuilders face a complex matrix of threats; the forum will reflect on & develop strategies for more effective security practices & advocacy for protection.

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🟥Recognising #GenderApartheid is another step towards an Equal World.

We continue to advocate on the rights of #Women and Girls in Afghanistan through the #AfghanWomen Networks around the world.
Canada’s Feminist Forum for Afghanistan
#EndGenderApartheid
#Afghanistan #Freedom #Women

Honored to join NTLI_JUBA for the closing ceremony of the ICAN (International Civil Society Action Network) supported ToT “Strengthening Capacities of Women to Meaningfully Participate in the Transitional Period and the 2024 Elections.” #SouthSudan #SheBuildsPeace #SouthSudan Elections2024