Events & News

“Addressing the Intersection of Conflict, Displacement, Refugees, and Women’s Health” with senior leaders of KSRelief, UNFPA, UNHCR, IOM, WHO and IMC

Dr Sandra Pertek was invited to moderate a high level panel discussion on the margins of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York

Empowering conflict-affected women and girls: Integrating Economic Empowerment and Capacity Building for Sustainable and Inclusive Peace

A side event, at the UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York with the Islamic Development Bank.

Building Women’s Resilience in Conflict and Displacement

A knowledge exchange session, with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB).

Protecting women in conflict and forced displacement: Statement at the OIC ‘Women in Islam’ international conference

A project statement on ‘Protecting women in conflict and forced displacement’ was shared by Dr Sandra Pertek with the Muslim-majority state representatives attending the OIC international conference on ‘Women in Islam: Status and Empowerment’ in Jeddah.

‘Women in Forced Displacement’ to the member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

An awareness-raising session during the UNHCR’s training ‘Emergency Preparedness and Response and Global Refugee Forum Briefing’.

International workshop “Women and Forced Displacement in the Muslim World: Roadmap for Research and Innovation Agenda”

at the University of Birmingham with leading humanitarian, law, gender and protection experts.

Pathways to GBV Protection in Forced Migration: Identifying next steps for Survivors cross-borders, in transit and refuge

Hosted by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum, the roundtable offered an opportunity to identify the next steps to support gender-based violence (GBV) survivors on the move and in countries of refuge.