The EU Delegation to Yemen has launched a campaign highlighting the vital role of Yemeni women and men in promoting peace and security and confronting gender-based violence. 

The campaign, titled “Together for Peace,” features stories and reflections from Yemeni women and men working across diverse sectors. Through these stories and testimonials, the campaign spotlights how Yemenis are using both online and offline spaces to promote dialogue, protect rights, and foster understanding despite the challenges of the conflict and rising digital threats.

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The European Union has launched a new campaign highlighting the vital role of Yemeni women and men in building peace and confronting gender-based and digital violence. In 2025, the world marks 25 years since the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) — a landmark recognition that women’s leadership in peace and security is essential to achieving sustainable peace. Further coinciding with the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, the campaign celebrates the courage of Yemenis who are advocating for equality, safety, and inclusion, both online and in their communities.

For more than two decades, the WPS Agenda, has called for women’s full, equal, and meaningful participation in peace and security efforts. In Yemen, women have served since long as mediators, community leaders, and peacebuilders within their families and neighbourhoods, often supported by men who advocate inclusion and challenge social norms that perpetuate discrimination and violence. 

The campaign, titled “Together for Peace,” features stories and reflections from Yemeni women and men working across diverse sectors, including human rights, media, law, and community development. Through testimonials and infographics, the campaign explores how Yemenis are using both online and offline spaces to promote dialogue, protect rights, and foster understanding despite the challenges of conflict and rising digital threats.

EU Ambassador to Yemen Patrick Simonnet: The EU is committed to empowering Yemeni women, including in the areas of peace and security. We continue to advocate for the meaningful participation of Yemeni women in peacebuilding and to ensure they have the means and opportunities to help shape the country’s future.

Digital spaces have become powerful tools for advocacy and awareness but also a growing source of risk. As more Yemenis use social media to speak up for change, they are also at higher risk of cyberbullying, disinformation, and online intimidation. The campaign highlights digital violence as a serious form of gender-based violence that affects both women and men while disproportionately silencing women’s voices in public life. 

Through this campaign, the European Union emphasizes that advancing peace in Yemen requires partnership, protection, and participation from all. The campaign seeks to inspire dialogue, strengthen solidarity among Yemenis, and encourage both women and men to stand together against violence in all its forms, whether on the streets or across digital platforms. Through its promotion of respect, equality, and collaboration, the EU reaffirms its long-standing commitment to supporting Yemen’s journey toward an inclusive and lasting peace.

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