VOICES FROM THE FRONTLINES:
Messages for the Next
UN Secretary General

Oxfam International

'Voices from the Frontlines'
centers the voices of civil society leaders living and working on the frontlines of conflict.

These individuals are frequently excluded from the institutions and negotiations that shape their lives – not because they lack expertise or solutions, but because power remains concentrated in the hands of actors who are rarely held accountable to the people most affected by their decisions.

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This year, the United Nations is choosing its tenth Secretary General and as humanitarians our message is clear, don't bend the knee.

Just Be Human.

Those working in the frontlines of conflict are not asking for another summit, another statement, another round of concern.

Those closest to the crises are also closest to the solutions. It's time to listen to their voices.

"UNSG, Don't Bend The Knee"

Across nine contexts facing humanitarian conflicts and crises, fourteen civil society leaders were nearly unanimous in their response, citing global leaders, the UN Security Council and the UN Secretary General.

COLOMBIA

  • Apoyar

LEBANON

  • FEMALE
  • Lebanese Center for Human Rights (CLDH)

SYRIA

  • Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch
    and All the East – Department of Ecumenical Relations and Development (GOPA-DERD)

OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORY

  • Women’s Affairs Center (WAC)

UKRAINE

  • Voice of Romni (VoR)

YEMEN

  • Mwatana for Human Rights

ETHIOPIA

  • Consortium of Ethiopian Human Rights Organizations (CEHRO)
  • Ethio Friends Foundation for Refugees and African Refugee Women Led Network (ARWNET)

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

  • Union pour la Promotion/Protection, la Defense des Droits Humains et de l’Environnement (UPPDHE)
  • Action des Volontaires pour la Solidarité et le Développement (AVSD)

SOUTH SUDAN

  • Disabled Agency for Rehabilitation and Development (DARD)
  • Child’s Destiny and Development Organization (CHIDDO)
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