On Friday, Director of the White House Gender Policy Council Jennifer Klein, Principal Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer, and U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Geeta Rao Gupta met with Israeli and Palestinian women leaders working to advance peace and security efforts in the region. Participants discussed the impact of the current conflict and humanitarian crisis on women and girls and offered their perspective on the critical role of women leaders, particularly from civil society, in resolving the conflict and sustaining long-term peace. The meeting highlighted the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to end the conflict in Gaza through the ceasefire and hostage release deal, advance the rights and address the needs of women and girls, and prioritize women’s meaningful participation in peace and security processes, whose inclusion leads to more effective policies, stronger countries, and enhanced regional and global stability.  
 
Last month, the White House held a meeting on June 17 on conflict-related sexual violence, including the sexual violence and atrocities that have been committed by Hamas on and after October 7. 

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