Women's Information Consultative Center

WICC appeals to the President of Ukraine and a member of the negotiation team to ensure gender-sensitive peace talks

The Women’s Information Consultative Center (WICC) has submitted two official letters — to the President of Ukraine and to the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, a member of the negotiation team — urging for a gender-responsive and just approach in Ukraine’s peace process.

In the first letter (February 2025), we called on the government to:

• Ensure adequate representation of women in negotiation delegations
• Engage women’s organizations and peacebuilding experts in consultations

Apply gender analysis in decision-making

In August 2025, we followed up with a letter to Mr. Kyslytsia, a member of the negotiation team, with concrete demands for the content of Ukraine’s negotiation position — based on consultations with women’s CSOs:

 Extradition of russian servicemen suspected of war crimes, including CRSV

• Unconditional release of all prisoners of war
• Return of abducted Ukrainian children
• Right of return for all Ukrainian citizens from occupied territories and from russia
• Safe access to occupied territories without persecution or filtration
• Protection of property rights for displaced persons

Both letters reflect WICC’s ongoing advocacy to implement the principles of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 “Women, Peace and Security” and promote a more inclusive and just peace process.

Лист Президенту України (укр)
Letter to the President of Ukraine (eng)

Лист Першому заступнику МЗС України (укр)
Letter To the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (eng)