Speaking today in Cairo, Karama’s founder and CEO Hibaaq Osman has emphasised the vital importance of accountability in the implementation of the women, peace and security agenda, noting that greater integration with the CEDAW processes offers potential to hold governments accountable.

The Karama network mourns the passing of our sister, Sarah James Ajith, the founder of Support for Women in Governance Organisation (SWIGO) in South Sudan, was a truly incredible teacher, social worker, mediator, and activist for peace and democracy.

Activists attending the Commission on the Status of Women refused to be silent on the carnage on Gaza, and its impact on women and children

In order to achieve development goals, peace and security, and meet humanitarian needs, more emphasis is being put on the ‘nexus’ between these areas of work. But what are the barriers to such coordination?

It is sadly telling that the world marks the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights just days after the United States blocked a Security Council resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. Despite the rhetoric of universalism, there continues to be a clear double standard, where the rights of some are not upheld nor respected.

To mark the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence in 2023, Karama’s message has been that we cannot end violence against women and girls in Palestine without ending the occupation.

We are deeply disturbed by the ongoing attacks on the only woman from the Arab region to lead a UN agency.

Karama has welcomed the publication of the Women, Peace and Security and Humanitarian Action Compact report 2022.

The international community has a responsibility to enforce Israel’s compliance with international humanitarian law, Amani Aruri told the United Nations today.

Climate change is not a gender neutral issue - and adolescent girls are particularly vulnerable. Efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change need to appreciate the effects on adolescent girls.

Karama’s founder and CEO raised the recent humanitarian disasters in Morocco and Libya at the United Nations today, stating that leadership in disaster response must be inclusive.

The Libyan Women’s Platform for Peace campaign against restrictions on women’s freedom of movement in Libya has been bolstered as leading global authorities have voiced their concerns over the discriminatory procedures women now face.

The Libyan Women’s Platform for Peace (LWPP) draws attention to the dark anniversary of June 17, a date on which two Libyan women parliamentarians were silenced in incidents just five years apart.

As regional peace talks start today, more than 50 groups from across Sudan have called on Sudan’s neighbours to protect women and girls affected by the ongoing conflict.

A delegation of activists from Sudanese civil society yesterday met with the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States in Cairo to discuss the urgent need to end the ongoing conflict in Sudan, and to address its impact on women.

Karama has joined dozens of rights groups and activists in condemning discriminatory restrictions placed on women’s freedom of movement in Libya.

The ongoing conflict between the Sudanese armed forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is once again putting the people of Sudan in harm’s way. This violence must stop immediately, followed by return towards inclusive civilian transition in Sudan.