Conflict Related Violence Virtual Event
🕔5:30pm BST
📅 Tuesday, 17th June
📍 Free online event
Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
virtual panel discussion on Tuesday, 17th June 2025
Hosted by our International Board Chair, Nunu Ntshingila, our panel will shed light on this pervasive war crime and crime against humanity, which continues to destroy lives and terrorise communities across the globe. Our panel will also celebrate courageous people in Syria, South Sudan and Ukraine who are daring to act – to stand up against the status quo, speak out despite stigma and bring change, even in the most dangerous contexts.
Join us to hear from these formidable panellists and to ask them your questions on the topic during our live Q+A:
Meet the panel
Nunu Ntshingila
Women for Women International’s Board Chair, Event Moderator
Nunu Ntshingila is former Regional Director at Meta, and over the last 35 years, she has held various business leadership positions in the Africa region across various sectors, including Technology, Brand Consultancy & Marketing, Mining, Infrastructure and Social Development. Nunu utilises her expertise in business leadership and brand management to grow companies, build global brands and contribute to social development issues. In 2005, she founded Ntinta Investments, which has held interests in various companies in Africa.
Waad al-Kateab
Syrian activist and award-winning filmmaker, Women for Women International Ambassador
Waad al-Kateab is a Syrian activist and award-winning filmmaker whose debut feature film, For Sama, won a BAFTA for Best Documentary and received a nomination at the Academy Awards 2020. Waad, who lives in London with her family, works as a filmmaker/reporter for Channel 4 News and a mentor for female journalists, and dedicates time to her advocacy campaign, Action For Sama, which was set up to turn the worldwide reaction to For Sama into positive action for Syrians.
Grace Dorong
Founder and Executive Director, Root of Generations, South Sudan
Grace Dorong is the Founder and Executive Director of Root of Generations (ROG), a non-profit organisation focused on empowering underserved women, children and youth in South Sudan.
Ms. Dorong was displaced at a young age due to conflict and climate change. She advocates for women’s rights through initiatives focused on locally developed solutions, women’s leadership and disaster risk reduction. Her non-profit serves refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), many of whom have experienced Conflict-Related Sexual Violence (CRSV) supporting them with entrepreneurship training, providing safe spaces and cash transfers.
Liubov Gordiienko
Advisor to the Government Commissioner for Gender Policy of Ukraine
Liubov Gordiienko is a lawyer and gender expert specialising in the Women, Peace and Security agenda and integrating gender perspectives within the security and defence sector. Ms. Gordiienko serves as an Advisor to the Government Commissioner for Gender Policy of Ukraine, focusing on prevention and response to conflict-related sexual violence. She also provides expert support to the Ukrainian civil society organisation, the Regional Centre for Human Rights, as part of the UK Special Defence Advisor Programme, “Supporting Adaptive Defence Reforms in Ukraine.” This programme promotes compliance with international humanitarian law, accountability for violations and advances human security, gender equality and empowerment of women and minorities in the security sector amid ongoing armed conflict.
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Violence Against Women
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Violence against women is one of the biggest blocks to the realisation of women’s rights. For the women we serve, gender-based violence is complex and often drives them further into isolation. We are working with the international community to understand what works to prevent violence against women.
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Since our origins during the Bosnian War in 1993, Women for Women International has reached 579,287 marginalised women in 17 conflict-affected countries.