Amani Aruri is a human rights activist committed to supporting youth, women and girls in the Palestinian territories and the Middle East and North Africa region. Amani brings more than 10 years’ experience advancing gender justice, human rights, and peace and security agendas working with civil society organizations, collectives and networks, public and private foundations, and U.N. agencies.
We should not normalize the fact that women and girls are living in conflict. With the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women underway, it is time to elevate women’s peace-building role.
