On September 17th, DWAG President and Founder Niemat Ahmadi participated in a panel at Free Future 2024: Preventing Gender Violence Around the World in New York City.
Free Future is an annual event, hosted by the Ford Foundation in partnership with The Meteor, Skoll Foundation, and UN Women.
Niemat’s panel discussed gender-based violence in conflict zones with a specific focus on Sudan. Her conversation with actress Danai Gurira and UN Women’s Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda was moderated by Nancee Oku Bright from the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict.
You can watch the full program or skip to Niemat’s panel at 02:58:00 below:
https://vimeo.com/1011365322/0088fb9a7a
Gender Violence in Conflict Zones: Let’s Talk About Sudan
Danai Gurira
Award-winning actress, playwright, and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador
Niemat Ahmadi
President of Darfur Women Action Group
Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda
Deputy Executive Director, UN Women
Nancee Oku Bright (moderator)
Chief of Staff, Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General
on Sexual Violence in Conflict
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