WUNRN
News Brief: 30 January 2008
Kenyan Women Condemn Sexual Crimes and Inter-Ethic Killings in Post-Election Strife
Appeal
to Mediation Team to Respond to Urgent Needs of Kenya Women and Children
Concerned about the displacement of over 300,000 people, loss of homes
and livelihoods, Kenyan women appeal for the urgent response to the special needs
of women and children who constitute the majority of the internally displaced
persons.
They
also call for
constitutional reforms and measures to restore the rule of law and order and
appeal to all Kenyans to respect and embrace different democratic opinions.
Representing ethnic, religious, generational, political, class and professional
diversities, they want to assert their rights as
citizens and key stakeholders of
The
two-week consultations, meant to deliberate on means of getting women
effectively engaged in national efforts to resolve the conflict, have been
facilitated by organizations such as Action Aid International, Vital Voices,
Nairobi Peace Initiative, Urgent Action Fund-Africa and UNIFEM.
Admitting
the challenging task ahead, Annan has reaffirmed the need for women at the
peace building table. He has committed to advocating for women’s participation
in the mediation processes and to challenging the leaders in government and ODM
(Orange Democratic Movement) to bridge the gap between their words and action
in realizing peace. He has encouraged the women to continuously engage the
mediation processes for their voices to be heard. “To realize peace, we need complete mobilization of society at all
levels, we need the women”.
Pamela Tuiyott, Partnerships and Communications Officer,
UNIFEM Regional Office for East and Horn of
Tel: 254 20 7624960 Email: pamela.tuiyott@unifem.org
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