SOMALIA: WAWA CALLS FOR PEACE AND UNITY

In response to the current political crisis in North Eastern Somalia (Puntland), UNIFEM is supporting WAWA (We Are Women Activists), a network of 23 women NGOs committed to promoting peace and reconciliation and women’s human rights in the Puntland region. WAWA held its first peace march in Galkayo on 27 December 2001, bringing together over 120 women from each of the five cities in Puntland to call upon political leaders to stop violence in the region. Plans are underway to hold similar peace marches in other cities.