Peace Track Initiative Senior Political Affairs and Mediation Advisor brief to the UNSC on the situation in Yemen, September 2024

Linda Al-Obahi, Senior Advisor on Political Affairs and Mediation, delivered a briefing to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on the deteriorating situation of women's rights in Yemen. Representing the Peace Track Initiative (PTI) and the Women Solidarity Network, she highlighted the urgent humanitarian needs and the systemic violations against women and girls in the country.

Linda’s briefing shed light on the severe restrictions on women’s freedom of movement, the rise in gender-based violence, and the increasing use of child marriage and forced displacement as survival strategies. She also emphasized the targeted attacks on women human rights defenders, activists, and marginalized women, many of whom face arbitrary detention, torture, and sexual violence.

She called on the Security Council to ensure the release of arbitrarily detained women, include women in peace negotiations, and integrate gender-sensitive policies in Yemen’s transition process. PTI stands committed to supporting Yemeni women and ensuring their voices are heard in all efforts toward sustainable peace.