June 2021
Involving women affected by conflicts in mediation is important. My experience has shown that women are more prone to suffer from the impact of conflicts than men in the same context. Women are aware of the root causes of the conflicts not only because they are part...
Statement on the informal 5+1 meeting in Geneva
April 26, 2021
In view of the informal five-plus-one meeting in Geneva, that will be hosted by the United Nations between 27 and 29 April 2021, the Mediterranean Women Mediators Network has issued a statement to show their support for the efforts towards a new dialogue between the...
MWMN in Dialogue with Syrian Women
The Mediterranean Women Mediators Network (MWMN) is working on the possibility to expand the Network’s activities to the Syrian context, thus supporting the strengthening of Syrian women’s role in identifying durable solutions to the Syrian crisis. While a...
Statement on Turkey’s Withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention
20 March 2021
On March 20, 2021 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has decided to withdraw Turkey from The Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention). In this difficult situation, the Mediterranean Women...
