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Rabat, 21th June 2025
Empowering Women Leaders Through Political Communication Excellence
In a significant effort to bridge the gender gap in governance across the Middle East and North Africa, INLW Morocco, in collaboration with the WoMena initiative (an AHLN project), will convene a specialized workshop on political communication in Rabat on June 21, 2025. This training is specifically tailored for twenty women affiliated with the Al Hurrya Network who are seeking to strengthen their influence and leadership within the political sphere. Supported by partner SILC, the event aims to provide participants with the practical tools and strategic insights necessary to navigate a challenging regional landscape.
The initiative addresses a critical need, as female political participation in the MENA region continues to face entrenched social, cultural, and legal barriers. Despite recent progress through quotas and affirmative action measures in certain countries, women remain largely underrepresented in senior decision-making roles due to patriarchal norms and traditional gender expectations. Furthermore, many nations still lack the comprehensive legal frameworks required to ensure true gender equality, with some maintaining constitutional obstacles that hinder women’s engagement in public life.
Organizers believe that mastering political communication is essential for overcoming these hurdles, as it facilitates transparent dialogue, builds public trust, and establishes the strong networks needed for systemic change. By combining effective communication strategies with professional development, the workshop seeks to create an environment where women can successfully assume leadership roles and reshape the regional political narrative. The program will be held at the NJ Hotel, located at 63 Avenue Moulay Youssef in Rabat.
Throughout the session, participants will engage in intensive training focused on public speaking, personal branding, and the development of digital and social media strategies. A key component of the workshop involves mentorship from experienced leaders, designed to guide emerging politicians in adapting their messages for diverse audiences. By the conclusion of the event, attendees are expected to have cultivated the skills and platforms necessary to sustain their own leadership brands and contribute to the growth of the WoMena network.
Continue readingDear members,
As we conclude 2025, we recognize that the global context remains complex and unpredictable. Yet, through your partnership, the International Network of Liberal Women and the women’s community have continued to drive meaningful progress for women, peace, democracy, and hope.
Your support has strengthened cooperation, advanced equitable policies, and reinforced accountability at a time when these principles matter more than ever. Together, INLW are not only responding to challenges, but actively shaping stronger systems and partnerships that place women at the center of equality, democracy, peace, and security efforts.
We thank our members, partners, and friends for your trust, collaboration, and long-term commitment. Investing in gender equality, women leadership, political participation, and peace are a moral responsibility and a strategic necessity and your engagement makes this work possible.
We look forward to deepening our collaboration in the year ahead and continuing to build a more peaceful, inclusive, and resilient world.
With sincere appreciation and warm holiday wishes,
Khadija El Morabit, president and Board members
INLW participated in the 209th Executive Committee Meeting of Liberal International in The Hague, November 21-23, 2025. The Dutch Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD) International co-hosted the meeting in The Hague, city of justice and international law.
On Sunday, INLW President Khadija Oum Bachair El Morabit and Judith Pallares Cortes hosted an event on 25 years on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, together with Astrid Thors, Deputy President LI, Hania Knio of IFLRY and Myrna Mneimneh of AHLN.
The event was interactive and fuelled discussion on current sentiments concerning the position of women in politics. The agreed recommendations will be included in the results of the executive meeting of Liberal International.
Read the full report here:
INLW, together with Liberal International (LI) and International Federation of Liberal Youth (IFLRY), submitted several country-based case reports to the UNCSW, exposing how states are targeting women who raise their voices.
Women around the world are being silenced — and we’re speaking up about it.
Read the full article on the website of Liberal International.
From arbitrary arrests to gender-based violence and denial of fair trials — these are not isolated incidents.
We’re calling on governments to uphold international human rights obligations and protect women defenders everywhere.
This includes ensuring independent courts, safeguarding due process, prohibiting arbitrary detention, and addressing gender-specific harms like sexual violence, religious discrimination, and denial of reproductive care.
Upholding international human rights standards is not optional. We sincerely hope that this joint contribution will gather sufficient attention to the cases reviewed.
As the International President of INLW – International Network of Liberal Women, I had the privilege to participate with INLW Secretary General Ms. Ruth Richardson on September 18 th, at the 2025 HWPL World Peace Summit in Cheongju, South Korea, co-organized by INLW partner the International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG) and attend the 2025 HWPL Global Peace Leaders’s Conference “United for Peace and Fulfilling Humanity’s Duty Together”.
It brought together distinguished leaders from all sectors around the world to commemorate the HWPL September 18 th World Peace Summit held in 2014.
On the same day, INLW had the honor to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), with the IWPG Global Region 8, agreement to cooperate for the realization of world peace, the advancement of women’s rights, and the joint promotion of peace education and diverse peace projects. During the ceremony, INLW presented IWPG with a Thank You plaque as a gesture of appreciation.
Also we were honored to attend the 2025 International Women’s Peace Conference, held on September 19 in Cheongju, South-Korea, organized by an INLW Partner, the International Women Peace Group (IWPG), amongst international organizations and around 800 distinguished female guests and participants from all around the world.
The conference provided a platform for women leaders worldwide to share experiences, propose innovative approaches to peace, and explore sustainable solutions. Women’s contributions to peacebuilding were highlighted, emphasizing their role as leaders and agents of change rather than victims of conflict.
The event reflected on the progress of the global LP program and introduced long-term strategies for institutionalizing sustainable peace. Participants engaged with global networks to share insights and collaborate on new initiatives.
During this conference, INLW Secretary General Ms. Ruth Richardson delivered
a speech on “Providing Female Leadership in Consultations on Climate
Change, Water, Peace, and Security”. She spoke about her personal journey from
a small island to a larger country, the challenges of discrimination, and the resilience
of Black women. She emphasized her commitment to fight for women’s rights,
peace, and safety, quoting Kofi Annan: “We may have different religions, we may
have different languages, we may have different colored skin, but we all are from
one human race.”
I sincerely thank IWPG Global Region 8 for the invitation, hospitality and
collaboration.
Khadija Oum Bachair El Morabit,
INLW President
At the start of the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women our president Khadija Oum Bachair El Morabit was present at the start. The members of the board were all able to get into the GM during sometime in the morning. (Maria Eldering, Ruth Richardson, Lysbeth van Valkenburg, Khadija Oum Bachair El Morabit, Margaret de Vos van Steenwijk, Josephine Wu Vuylsteke, Judith Pallarés, Raeda Haida).
The main focus of the sixty-ninth session was on the review and appraisal of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the 23rd special session of the General Assembly.
H.E. Mr. Abdulaziz M. Alwasil (Saudi Arabia), Chair, had a warm welcome to all participants.
It was followed by the welcoming speech of Secretary-General, António Guterres.
Remarks of the UN Secretary-General at the opening of the 69th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
“We gather as the world marks thirty years since countries convened in Beijing…
Reaffirmed women’s rights as human rights…
And promised “Equality, development and peace for all women, everywhere”.
Of course, we always knew that would never happen overnight – or even over years.
But three decades on, that promise feels more distant than we might ever have imagined.
Women’s rights are under siege. The poison of patriarchy is back – and it is back with a vengeance:
Slamming the brakes on action; tearing-up progress; and mutating into new and dangerous forms. But there is an antidote. That antidote is action.
Now is the time for those of us who care about equality for women and girls to stand up and to speak out. Now is the time for the world to accelerate progress and deliver on the promise of Beijing.
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As the president of the INLW – International Network of Liberal Women- INLW, I (Khadija Oum Morabit) was so delighted to chair a successful INLW General Meeting at the National Liberal Club in #London, with amazing plans and projects for #humanrights, #gender_equality, and #women and #youth political participation.
Honored to approve Mrs. Irina von Wiese, Liberal Democrats former Member of European Parliament, elected Council of Southwark as INLW new #Vice_President for #Europe and Mrs. Judith Pallares, former Minister at the #Andora Government and Leader of #ACCIO political party in Andora as INLW new #Treasurer succeeding Mrs. Lysbeth van Valkenburg-Lely whom we thank so much for the great 9 years of commitment and dedication to this role.
I am also so excited to announce officially our new INLW #youth #Section chaired by Ms. Leslie Templeton, from Young #Democrats of America.
I wish all new board members a very best of success in their new positions . I would like also to thank our board members and members connecting virtually even with different time zones, we appreciate it!
Furthermore, INLW will be well represented at the #UNCSW69 in New York 10-21 March 2025 by more than 20 participants from all around the #world, and as always we are also looking forward to seeing you at #INLW – #APLW side event on March 19th, 2nd FL, New York, US .
Last but not least, I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Phillip Bennion Vice President of Liberal International and Lib Dems former Member of European Parliament – MEP for his participation and dedication to Gender Equality, in addition to the insightful discussion and fruitful collaboration, simultaneously to Mr Danker van Valkenburg for his contribution and continued support.
Dinner with the International Network of Liberal Women tonight. They held their AGM in London today, but I (Philip Bennion) was unable to join them until this evening. Convivial evening here at the NLC.