Human rights defender and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman issued a stark warning to world leaders on Wednesday, declaring that international peace and security cannot be achieved while women remain marginalized.

Nobel Peace Laureate Tawakkol Karman delivered a powerful address at a United Nations General Assembly side event organized by the Nobel Women’s Initiative, titled “Authoritarianism and Human Rights: Comparative and Transnational Lessons.” Her speech focused on the systematic targeting of journalists in Gaza, which she described as a crime that remains “indelibly etched in the memory of humanity.”

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and human rights advocate Tawakkol Karman made an intervention during the 80th UN General Assembly High-Level Side Event on Social Business, Youth, and Technology, calling for sweeping reforms of the United Nations and international institutions while celebrating the transformative power of youth movements.

Human rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman delivered a powerful address at the World Meeting on Human Fraternity, held at the Vatican and organized by the Fratelli Tutti Foundation.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and human rights advocate Tawakkol Karman has urged the international community to intensify efforts to support peace, stability, and development in Somalia, calling the country’s recovery a “humanitarian duty and global priority.”

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman has launched a series of educational and humanitarian projects in Somalia, beginning with support for the Mogadishu Girls’ Orphanage, one of the country’s most prominent institutions for female students.

Somali Parliament Speaker Adem Mohamed Nour has welcomed Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman to Mogadishu, describing her visit as a sign of Somalia’s resilience and gradual return to stability after decades of conflict.

Turkey’s ambassador to Somalia, Alper Aktaş, hosted Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman at the Turkish Embassy in Mogadishu on Thursday, the embassy announced.