AI for Peace: Amplifying the voices of survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV)
Each year, the world observes the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women to honor the resilience of survivors and reaffirm our shared commitment to end conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV).
Technology has transformed societies across the globe, creating opportunities for connection, creativity, and peacebuilding. Yet it has also enabled harmful practices, including CRSV and technology-facilitated human trafficking. At the same time, innovations in Artificial Intelligence (AI) present both risks and opportunities: AI can perpetuate harm if misused, but it can also be a powerful tool for prevention, ethical storytelling, cultural expression, and peacebuilding. This event seeks to bring together policymakers, AI leaders, peacebuilders, civil society actors, survivor advocates, and youth voices to discuss both the threats and opportunities at the nexus of technology, CRSV, and peacebuilding.
“AI for Peace: Amplifying the voices of survivors of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV)” will explore how ethical and human-centered AI, technology, and creative innovation can be mobilized to counter CRSV, support the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda, and promote peace.
Organized jointly by UNITAR, the Kigali Genocide Memorial, and Generative AI for Good, the event will present "Hearing Their Voices," a global initiative led by Generative AI for Good, which uses generative AI to safely share testimonies of survivors of CRSV and gender-based violence in an ethical and survivor-centered approach.
Key Objectives
Give voice to survivors whose stories are often silenced due to fear, stigma, or death.
Demonstrate AI for empathy and peace by showcasing responsible innovation that humanizes data, raises public awareness, and fosters global action.
Foster collaboration between the UN system, civil society, technology leaders, and academia to advance SDG 5 (Gender Equality), SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions), and the WPS agenda.
Feature Speakers and Participants
The event will feature insights from a diverse range of leaders and experts across policy, technology, and human rights.
Evariste Karambizi, Director, Division for Peace, UNITAR
Sheikh Muafak Tarif, Spiritual Leader of the Druze community
Shiran Mlamdovsky-Somech, Founder & CEO, Generative AI for Good
Freddy Mutanguha, CEO, Aegis Trust and Director, Kigali Genocide Memorial
Tatiana Kotlyarenko ,International Human Rights Expert, Member of the IF20 Human Trafficking Working Group
Her Royal Majesty Queen Angelique-Monet Gureje-Thompson, Queen Consort of Eti-Oni, Osun State Nigeria
Fawzia Koofi, Afghan politician, writer, and women’s-rights activist; President, Women for Afghanistan
Fawzia Amin Sido, Yazidi Survivor Leader Human Rights Advocate
Ruchira Gupta, Author, Emmy-winning documentarian, Founder of Apne Aap Women Worldwide
Yorke Rhodes III, Director Traceability at Microsoft, Adjunct Professor NYU CGA, Ethical Tech CoLab Cofounder
Céline Bardet, President and Founder of We are NOT Weapons of War (WWoW)
Ambassador Feza Urujeni Bakuramutsa, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Rwanda to the United Nations Office
Expected Outcomes
Heightened global awareness of CRSV through innovative, survivor-centered storytelling.
Strengthened cross-sector partnerships advancing peace-oriented technology and digital ethics.
Showcasing how creative industries and storytelling can contribute to prevention and resilience for CRSV and other forms of violence against women and girls.
Building connections among youth leaders, Global South actors, and peacebuilders working at the nexus of technology, CRSV, other forms of violence against women and girls, and WPS.