In January a two-day meeting was held in Geneva to support women’s participation and voice in the Syrian peace process. The meeting was convened by UN Women together with the Government of the Netherlands as a part of UN Women’s long-term efforts to support Syrian women and civil society’s active participation in the Syrian peace process.
In the end, as an outcome statement, Syrian women civil society members and activists called for “for support of the political process, urging all parties to transcend their differences to reach an agreement for a free, pluralistic and democratic Syria that respects human rights, including the rights and equality between men and women; and for decision-makers to respect Syrian women’s right to full political participation in all matters related to shaping the future of their country”.