Syria Women’s CSW 60 Panel Flyer – Syria Women’s Rights Activists Speak on Realities in Protracted Conflict & Urgent Need for Peace & Democracy

UN Commission on the Status of Women – Session 60 – Panel

SYRIA WOMEN’S RIGHTS ACTIVISTS SPEAK ON REALITIES IN PROTRACTED CONFLICT

URGENT NEED FOR PEACE & DEMOCRACY

March 16, 2016 – 10:30 am

Salvation Army Center – 221 East 52^nd St. (Between 2^nd & 3^rd Ave) – Downstairs – NYC

This exceedingly important and timely Syrian Women’s Panel builds on the previous IFE-EFI and WUNRN co-organized High Level Panel at the UN Human Rights Council in June of 2015: SYRIA WOMEN SPEAK ON REALITIES, and a High Level Panel with the World Food Programme and the FAO Women’s Gender Network at the FAO Commission on World Food Security 2015 – SYRIAN WOMEN’S REALITIES FOR CFS FRAMEWORK FOR FOOD SECURITY & NUTRITION IN PROTRACTED CRISES.

Distinguished Speakers:

• E. Staffan De Mistura – UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to Syria – Video Message
• Mara Marinaki – EU/EEAS Principal Advisor on Gender/UNSCR1325 
• Lama Kannout –Syrian Feminist Lobby
• Lilian Halls French – Co-President, Euromed Feminist Initiative IFE-EFI    
• Mariam Jalabi – Syrian Women Network           
• Nagham Ghadri – BAHR Organization           
• Rashida Manjoo – UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women – Statement          
• Boriana Jonsson – IFE-EFI Executive Director – Support to Non-Violent Transition of Syria towards Democracy

Moderator – Ms. Lois A. Herman – Coordinator WUNRN, Women’s UN Report Network

This event is supported by the government of Sweden.