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October 21, 2025
Wars on women escalate as global conflicts reach record highs

New York, 20 October – The world is experiencing the highest number of active conflicts since 1946, creating unprecedented risks and suffering for women and girls.

Sudan Tribune
November 24, 2023
Surging sexual violence in Sudan’s war spurs call for accountability

(NAIROBI) – Amidst Sudan’s ongoing conflict, the Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) has raised alarm over a surge in sexual violence cases targeting women and girls.

Sudan Tribune
November 23, 2023
Sudan: advocates urge increased women’s representation in civilian forces conference

(KHARTOUM) – In a significant move towards advancing gender equality in Sudan, a group of prominent women politicians and activists Tuesday called for increased female representation in the upcoming general conference of the Coordination of Democratic Civil Fo

CMI Insight: The long journey of Sudanese women from the margins of politics to influential roles in official processes

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June 19, 2023

CMI Insight: The long journey of Sudanese women from the margins of politics to influential roles in official processes

Women have been politically active and have played key roles at times of critical turning points in Sudan’s history, but this has not been translated into official recogni

Women have been politically active and have played key roles at times of critical turning points in Sudan’s history, but this has not been translated into official recogni

November 28, 2022
Women leaders present a gender-responsive constitutional vision to representatives of the international community

Forty women from civil society organizations, women’s groups, political parties, armed movements, and academia came together over two weeks and produced a joint gender-responsive constitutional vision in a series of workshops organized by UNITAMS in close collaboratio

August 24, 2022
UN Women Sudan supports young women’s participation in the political process

Through roundtable discussions, capacity-building workshops, and seminars targeting women from across Sudan, UN Women Sudan empowers young women to learn skills in alliance-building and participation in political processes.

April 13, 2022
International IDEA launches the "Young Women’s Democracy Academy" in Sudan

The Young Women’s Democracy Academy (YWDA) is a three-month capacity-building programme dedicated to empowering young women between the ages of 18 and 24 with the knowledge and skills necessary to enhance their political participation.