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Women of
WORLD YWCA
05 January, 2009
World YWCA General Secretary Nyaradzayi
Gumbonzvanda and Realizing Rights head and former UN High Commissioner of Human
Rights Mary Robinson are amongst a delegation of high profile women leaders
calling for Sudanese women to be part of peace negotiations in conflict-ridden
Sudanese and international women leaders
are using the second Sudanese Women’s Forum on Darfur in
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The Forum is part of a larger project that
aims to engender the peace process in Darfur by building the capacity of
Sudanese women to mobilise various actors and engage in advocacy activities, to
consolidate the peace agenda on
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The Sudanese Women’s Forum on
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Peace and security has long been a dream of
the women of
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Among the key messages that the delegation
will voice at the Forum is an end to the violence, including sexual violence
against women and girls in the
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Rape continues to be a way of life for
Dafuri women and the delegation will appeal to the Government of Sudan to set
up an internal tribunal that would ensure justice and reparation for victims of
all forms of violence, particularly women and girls, who have suffered during
the
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The delegation will also push the Sudanese
government to adhere to the requirements and the spirit of UN Security Council
Resolution 1325 by ensuring the women of
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As the Forum gets underway, the delegation
is determined to ensure women’s voices are heard in the
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For more information on The Sudanese
Women’s Forum on
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