The 1st Congress of the Middle East and North Africa Regional Democratic Women's Coalition (NADA) is continuing on its third day in the city of Sulaymaniyah in South Kurdistan. Around 200 women from 19 countries, primarily from the Middle East and Africa, are participating in the congress.

At today's session of the congress, the performance of the NADA Coalition for the 2021-2025 period was evaluated.

The first session of the day began with a video presentation detailing the Middle East Women's Conferences held in Amed (2013) and Beirut (2021), as well as the activities carried out during this process.

This was followed by a session titled “Performance of the NADA Coalition”. Dr. Encêla Al-Muammarî, Dr. Hîbe Haddadîn, and Selwa Gîga presented the coalition's four-year activity report, discussing its positive and negative aspects.

The participants emphasized that, despite the commonality of the problems faced by women, it is necessary to develop policies that are sensitive to local conditions, expand the alliance at the international level, and translate the decisions taken into concrete actions.

An Armenian women's activist criticized NADA for not commenting on the Armenian Genocide, referring to her family who died in the genocide. She emphasized that the Congress could play an important role in raising awareness of women's historical and current suffering. “NADA should open up not only to the Middle East but to women around the world,” she said.

An Iraqi female activist emphasized the importance of education and stated that strategies for resolving women's issues should be determined according to local characteristics. Remarking that women are subjected to psychological and physical violence, she called for a discussion on the implementation of the decisions taken.

Another Iraqi participant found the activity report positive but pointed out some shortcomings in certain areas. She stated that NADA needs to reach wider circles.

A Syrian activist noted that the NADA Coalition stands in a place that empowers women, stating, “Every organization within the NADA coalition should appoint a representative to report on and monitor NADA's activities. The report should have placed greater emphasis on class struggle.”

Another activist said that a strategy plan should be developed and sustained, adding, “Women outside this group should also be involved. There are many women who want to join this alliance and would be honored to do so.”

A female activist from Turkey said, “Turkey has entered a peace process. This process will affect many Middle Eastern countries. I recommend that NADA include this process in its agenda and support it.”

The congress continues with questions, suggestions, and evaluations...