Berlin
Germany
Deputy Secretary-General's video message at the High-Level Opening of the Global Women's Forum for Peace and Humanitarian Action
Statements | Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General
Statements | Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General
It is my pleasure to address you today on this important occasion.
I would like to convey my thanks to the Government of Germany for hosting this meeting – and for their thought leadership and support to local women’s organizations at the forefront of conflicts and crises.
First, I must say how inspired I am by the collective expertise the women civil society leaders gathered today.
They bring decades of experience and expertise on what it needs to maintain the social fabric and entire communities intact during active conflicts and what is necessary to build cohesive, more peaceful and more sustainable societies after the horrors of war, the debilitating impact of economic and health crises.
Women like you, who are at the frontlines, are the glue that holds people together during the worst of times and the torch that can shed light on the way forward afterwards.
From Ukraine to Afghanistan - Myanmar to Sudan – we are witnessing an alarming backlash to the fundamental rights of women and girls - exacerbated by instability, war, the impacts of the global climate crisis and the reverberations of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In these same places and all over the world, we see women at the front lines standing up for democratic values and for human rights – the rights of all.
Against all odds, women organize. Women mobilize.
Women use their tenacity and determination to engage the world as well as the authorities before them to bring about a less violent, less wasteful, more just and inclusive world.
Women are the true face of building more peaceful and sustainable communities.
This is why whenever we discuss conflicts and crises, we must have women at the table.
Women work to prevent and mediate conflict, respond to humanitarian emergencies, broker peace processes, combat sexual and gender-based violence, and lift communities out of poverty.
We, the United Nations family, stand with you. As you gather to share and celebrate the transformational impact you’ve had around the world, I hope you also send us a clear message how we can be present in supporting you.
I look forward to receiving the common declaration and learning how we can step up financial commitments, forge new partnerships and amplify your voices from the front lines.
In solidarity, I wish you a rewarding meeting.
Thank you.
I would like to convey my thanks to the Government of Germany for hosting this meeting – and for their thought leadership and support to local women’s organizations at the forefront of conflicts and crises.
First, I must say how inspired I am by the collective expertise the women civil society leaders gathered today.
They bring decades of experience and expertise on what it needs to maintain the social fabric and entire communities intact during active conflicts and what is necessary to build cohesive, more peaceful and more sustainable societies after the horrors of war, the debilitating impact of economic and health crises.
Women like you, who are at the frontlines, are the glue that holds people together during the worst of times and the torch that can shed light on the way forward afterwards.
From Ukraine to Afghanistan - Myanmar to Sudan – we are witnessing an alarming backlash to the fundamental rights of women and girls - exacerbated by instability, war, the impacts of the global climate crisis and the reverberations of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In these same places and all over the world, we see women at the front lines standing up for democratic values and for human rights – the rights of all.
Against all odds, women organize. Women mobilize.
Women use their tenacity and determination to engage the world as well as the authorities before them to bring about a less violent, less wasteful, more just and inclusive world.
Women are the true face of building more peaceful and sustainable communities.
This is why whenever we discuss conflicts and crises, we must have women at the table.
Women work to prevent and mediate conflict, respond to humanitarian emergencies, broker peace processes, combat sexual and gender-based violence, and lift communities out of poverty.
We, the United Nations family, stand with you. As you gather to share and celebrate the transformational impact you’ve had around the world, I hope you also send us a clear message how we can be present in supporting you.
I look forward to receiving the common declaration and learning how we can step up financial commitments, forge new partnerships and amplify your voices from the front lines.
In solidarity, I wish you a rewarding meeting.
Thank you.