Side Event at the United Nations Women’s Condition and Violence in Wartime

INVITATION

Side Event at the United Nations Women’s Condition and Violence in Wartime

Date 25 August 2026

Time 15:00 – 17:00

Venue Room VIII, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

About the Conference

This conference will examine the deterioration of women’s condition in contemporary armed conflicts, with particular attention to the systemic violence — physical, sexual, psychological and structural — they endure in the Sudan crisis. International experts — lawyers, human rights defenders, psychologists and humanitarian practitioners — will share their field experience and legal expertise to enrich the analysis of existing protection mechanisms. The objective is to raise awareness among the diplomatic community and civil society, and to formulate concrete recommendations for the United Nations regarding accountability mechanisms and unimpeded humanitarian access.

Registration

All participants and speakers must register via the INDICO platform to obtain access to the Palais des Nations:

https://indico.un.org/event/1025286/

How to register:

1. Create your INDICO account (once only, valid for life for all meetings at UNOG).
2. Submit your registration request for this event.
3. Upon approval, you will receive a confirmation email with a QR code.
4. Present this QR code (paper or electronic) to UN security to receive your conference badge.

⚠️ Important: Please complete your registration by 22 August 2026 at the latest, as UN security requires processing time for access badges.

Speakers & Programme

Keynote Speaker

• To Be Confirmed (TBC)

Panel 1: Legal Framework and Systemic Violations

Presentation on international humanitarian law and human rights applicable to women in wartime

• Thierry Valle — President, CAP Liberté de Conscience
• Isabelle Wachsmuth — Project Manager, World Health Organization
• Sarah Thierrée — Psychologist expert IPC specialized in torture and institutional violences
• Andy Vermaut — Founder and President of Postversa — Journalist
• Manel Msalmi — Founder and President of the European Association for The Defense of Minorities and Women’s Rights Advocate

Panel 2: Field Testimonies and Expert Insights

Interventions by international experts on sexual violence, forced displacement and the collapse of protection services

• Thierry Valle — President, CAP Liberté de Conscience
• Ramon Rahangmetan — Co-Founder, Circle for Sustainable Europe
• Abderrahim Grein — President, International Coalition for Human Rights
• Fathia Albushary — President, Sudanese Women for Peace
• Shaza Hamdan — Sudanese Women for Peace

For any inquiries, please contact: contact@coordiap.com

Co-organized by: International Coalition for Human Rights | European Association for The Defense of Minorities | Sudanese Women for Peace