WFWP Middle East and WFWP Turkey - Celebrating the International Day of the Families

“A Journey of Harmony and Peace: from the Family to the Nation and Region: The

Case of Türkiye, Greece and Cyprus”

On the 30 th of May 2025

WFWP Middle East and WFWP Turkey organised a webinar to listen to the voices

of the three countries, Cyprus, Turkey and Greece.

About 30 participants joined.

The UN Office representative gave a hopeful presentation that war is not inevitable,

and women need to campaign for this message. The Turkish Cypriot speaker

emphasised the stereotypes about women that exist which prevent women’s voice to

be heard. The Greek Cypriot speaker spoke about the way to reach reconciliation.

The Turkish speaker could not come, excused herself. The Greek speaker explained

that peace starts with the individual. The MC concluded by explaining about the

Bridge of Peace, the signature project of WFWP worldwide.

Speakers and participants agreed that there has to be a follow up to this very

important issue of sustainable peace and harmony between the three

countries of the East Mediterranea.