The Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) on Migration and Refugees, Leyla Kayacik, took part in the 67th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), as one of the panellists in a side-event, entitiled: Responding to Regional and Global Challenges: Protecting the Rights of Migrant, Refugee and Asylum-seeking Women and Girls, held at the United Nations headquarters in New York
The debate highlighted the challenges and specific needs of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls, including those fleeing Ukraine. It offered an opportunity to exchange experience and practical solutions for improving the situation of women and girls on the ground, whether in their country of origin, during the journey, or upon arrival.
The side-event was co-organised by the Council of Europe and the Permanent Mission of Iceland to the United Nations under the Icelandic Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
The SRSG's visit to New York also included meetings with the UN SRSG on Violence against Children, Naajat Maalla M’jid and with Virginia Gamba, UN SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict.
