HRC42 side event – Women, Peace and Security in Yemen

This event brings women civil society leaders from Yemen together with representatives of the international community to identify concrete opportunities to improve international support for the meaningful participation of Yemeni women in humanitarian response, peacebuilding and security.

More specifically, with this event, we aim to: 1) Provide practical recommendations based on Yemeni women peacemakers’ experiences regarding full and effective participation of women in the peace process in Yemen 2) Provide a better understanding of local-level peacebuilding efforts in track III – often linked with humanitarian response – and how this can be connected to track II and track I diplomacy.

SPEAKERS

• Ms Abeer Alqadasi, Executive director of a local civil society organization in Yemen

• Rasha Obaid, Economic and Post War Recovery Specialist at Peace Track Initiative

• Ms Suha Basharen, CARE Yemen gender specialist

• Mr Taha Yaseen, Oxfam Yemen policy adviser

To find out more about the event and the background, click here