Dear friends,For over four and a half years, Yemen has been suffering from more than a war. This has exacerbated the humanitarian situation,

Let me first express my appreciation for your efforts to promote the continuing struggle for women's rights and gender equality through the partnership programme between the South and North,

At the outset I would like to express how happy am I for being among you today. What makes me happier is that I will speak about the Arab Spring revolutions.

Ambitions of 1989? Ambitions of today?:The need to reclaim the promise of 89 three decades after the end of the Cold War

After five years of pain, tragedies, bloodshed, cities’ devastation, livelihood crisis, unpaid salaries and collapse of public services, my compatriots are deeply convinced that the senseless war in their country must stop.

The Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman delivered a speech at the memorial service of the late Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi 40 days after his departure, which was held in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Friday.

Let me first express my sincere gratitude and thanks for inviting me to participate in this event on the role of women’s power and skills in making the difference the Mediterranean region.