Opinion: On International Women’s Day, help lift the voices of Yemeni women
A Yemeni woman writes on a mural about children and women suffering in the time of war in Sanaa, Yemen, in February. By Amat Alalim Alsoswa March 8 at 6:00 AM Amat Alalim Alsoswa was Yemen’s first minister of human rights and served as ambassador to the Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark.
Without the necessary infrastructure and functioning government services, women are literally keeping the civilian population alive. Women and children make up 75 percent of Yemen’s internally displaced persons. To help their families survive, women walk long hours — braving areas controlled by armed men of various factions — to seek food, water, medicine and to protect their husbands and children from kidnapping, arrest and forced recruitment as fighters.
The failure to prioritize women’s rights is also present in international deliberations. In November, Rasha Jarhum, representative of the Women’s Solidarity Network and founder of the Peace Track Initiative, was invited to address the U.N. Security Council. She gave a powerful statement, prepared with the input of 250 Yemeni women’s organizations and individuals.
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