 My name is Filsa Nabdi. I am the former Minister of Women, Children and Youth in Ethiopia. I'm also the Founding Director of Home, Peace and Institute. I'm here at the USIP for serious events on women participation and leadership in the Horn of Africa. I'm also here to address the conflict-related sexual violence in the Horn of Africa, mainly in the northern part of Ethiopia. We had two years of a disastrous conflict in Ethiopia. We've seen hundreds of thousands of women being raped, millions of people displaced and tortured. I was the former Minister of Women, Children and Youth. I resigned based on the rape that took place in the northern part of Ethiopia. It is concerning to Ethiopians, but mainly to all humans to see the suffering of women and young girls. And I hope we can contribute positively in the peace processes that is taking place in the country to promote the participation of women in peace process, but also making sure survivors are head at this process. We've seen the deliberation exclusion of women, especially in the peace process that is taking place in Ethiopia. It is sad to see that women are always the ones that bear the burdens when it comes to conflict and yet to be sidelined when it comes to the peace negotiations. If we want a true transitional justice to take place, women must be at the table and the representation of women must be there, but we haven't seen that and I hope we get the opportunity for all of us to advocate for women to be in the negotiating table so justice can be delivered. I am an optimistic person. The peace process that just broke between the Ethiopian government and the TPLF was one that gave all of us hope and I hope to see a further engagement of other ethnic groups an inclusive, broadened peace process for the country and also inclusion of women and young people.