She Stands for Peace | From Survival To Governance

Liberata Rubumba Buratwa, 63, President of the Network of Women Ambassadors and Peace Mediators in Rutshuru, North Kivu, holds a copy of "SHE Stands for Peace" a commemorative publication jointly produced by the African Union and the United Nations Office of the African Union (UNOAU) marking 25 years of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security photographed in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on April 3, 2026.

Her inclusion in this landmark publication, which honors women peace leaders across the African continent, is a recognition of Rubumba's lifelong commitment to mediation, social cohesion, and the protection of survivors of violence in one of Africa's most enduring conflict zones. Resolution 1325, adopted in 2000, called for the full participation of women in peace and security processes a mandate that Rubumba has embodied through grassroots action in Rutshuru for more than two decades, even as armed groups continued to threaten the stability of North Kivu.