WJWC Head Urges Urgent Global Action to Protect a Collapsing World Order

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Head of Women Journalists Without Chains, Tawakkol Karman, urged the international community to take swift and unified action to protect what she described as a collapsing world order and to defend international institutions facing growing and unprecedented threats.

Speaking at the International Peace Institute (IPI) in New York, Karman warned that global human rights frameworks and institutions are at serious risk amid the rise of authoritarian regimes, expanding conflicts, and growing indifference from democratic nations.

She emphasized that all human rights treaties and conventions were now in jeopardy, noting that the crisis extended far beyond women’s rights to encompass the entire international human rights system. According to Karman, the very foundation of the global order itself was at risk.

Karman called for collective international efforts to safeguard institutions such as the United Nations and the International Criminal Court, both of which, she said, had come under systematic assault. She stressed the importance of turning commitments into tangible actions, urging governments, civil society, and individuals to stand together in defense of justice and peace.

Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the United Nations, Karman expressed concern that many of its key resolutions and conventions remained unenforced, pointing to the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security as an example. She remarked that, after twenty-five years, the resolution had become little more than a slogan, and called for renewed commitment and accountability in its implementation.

The Nobel laureate also criticized what she viewed as a moral retreat by the international community in the face of growing dictatorship and atrocities, drawing attention to the silence of many governments regarding the war in Gaza. She expressed appreciation for the countries that had recognized the State of Palestine, describing their actions as a victory for women, children, and humanity at large.

Highlighting similar crises in Yemen, Ukraine, Sudan, and the Congo, Karman underscored the need for global solidarity in confronting tyranny and war. She urged the world not to succumb to despair, but to remain steadfast—individuals, civil society, and governments alike—in defending peace, justice, and the survival of the global order.