DWAG president and founder Niemat Ahmadi joined actress Danai Gurira on stage at the 2024 Global Citizens Festival to demand justice for the victims of gender-based violence in Sudan and around the world.
Niemat and Danai spoke to an expected crowd of 60,000 people in New York City’s Central Park about the need for gender equity and accountability for violence against women.
Watch Niemat’s remarks
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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