We must continue to strengthen women leaders in their capacities, so that they can be present at the negotiation tables and contribute to reflecting this very important gender dimension in peace agreements.

Our call is for everyone to commit to what was agreed on with Nairobi and Luanda Protocol so we can move towards peace and stability.

it is our concern to ensure women’s holistic empowerment ranging from their inclusion in peace-and decision-making processes, politics and the economy.

The role of women in the promotion of peace is increased through recruitments and strong presence of women in security bodies.

It must be established that we are not and should not be advocating the displacement of men from the governance stage but we must remain resolute in our calls for more women to be given the chance to be active and important partners and this is the platform this conference provides for women to understand the issues militating against them while also learning from other accomplished women.

All well-meaning Ghanaians to support the cause, to stand firm and join in the struggle to increase women’s participation in decision making.

Women worldwide should unite for peace, friendly co-operation and development.

Women are heavily engaged in community peace efforts, however, given peace is concentrated on political elites, we at John Garang Women Peace Institute do our best to research on women’s peace efforts at grassroots.

My office is initiating series of programmes to improve the condition of women in the area. I urge you to continue to remain united for the progress of the community.

I call on governments, policymakers, and other key stakeholders to prioritize the rights and well-being of women and girls in COVID response plans.

The 39th edition of the International Women’s Day urges us to pool our efforts to advocate for the promotion of female leadership in all domains… and the protection of women and girls against sexual exploitation and abuse

We need to promote participation of self-identified feminists in strategic political, social and economic institutions. Simultaneously, we need to strengthen our collective knowledge building and the effective dissemination of that knowledge.

There is a serious need for our legislators and political parties to seriously push for the development and implementation of policies meant to encourage women to contest for high political positions.

I call for more affirmative actions for women, particularly those in Parliament, to ensure the equitable appointment of women into leadership positions.