Join in Solidarity | Webinar & Launch of Oxfam’s New Briefing on the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda, Militarization and Illegal Occupation in Palestine

We invite you to join us for crucial discussion following the launch of the briefing paper ‘Arming Injustice with Impunity’, as a part of #StopArmingInjustice campaign led by the OPT team. The paper examines the Woman, Peace and Security (WPS) Agenda’s limitations in addressing the realities faced by Palestinian women under occupation. 

Date: 9 December 2025
Time: 13:30-15:00 Ramallah time | 11:30 - 13:00 UTC
Registration link:  https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/cehNR6K2TI6-6Zp4i5S44A 

Key agenda points:

  • Presentation and launch of the briefing paper by author and human rights specialist Mervat Rishmawi
  • Presentation by Oxfam’s partner organization Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling’s (WCLAC) on how current arms transfers contradict WPS commitments
  • Analysis by Oxfam’s partner organization WAC on how CSOs and women’s rights organizations can advance the report recommendations and make the WPS agenda relevant to women living under illegal occupation 
  • Stories from the ground from Oxfam’s partners (MIFTAH and TAM) showing the impact of militarization and illegal occupation on women and girls in Gaza and the West Bank
  • Open discussion 

Key Speakers

  • Mervat Rishmawi, the author of the paper, who is a Palestinian human rights specialist.
  • Randa Siniora - Director of Women's Center for Legal Aid and Counselling.
  • Amal Syam - Director of Women’s Affairs Centre (WAC)
  • Shadia Al-Ghoul  - Head of MIFTAH’s Gaza Office
  • Sukaina Khalawi - Program Manager of Women, Media and Development (TAM).


Language: Arabic with live English interpretation.