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Fatima al-Abadi The PASS Foundation - Peace for Sustainable Societies, funded by the European Union, in partnership with the Resonate! Yemen Foundation and Deep Root Foundation, held the second consultative workshop with active civil society leaders in Lahij governorate - within “Institutionalizing Peace in Yemen project "to advance a common vision of peace infrastructure. During the workshop that held from 09 to 07 November, an advance a common vision of peace infrastructure in the transition process was promoted and a number of issues were discussed/ competing for local materials and how to reform the State's system of rational management, demobilization and reintegration of armed formations, reduction of hate speech, promotion of development and the economic aspect, internally displaced persons, and national reconciliation. During the workshop launching, which was attended by 20 participants from various sectors, including representatives of universities, the judiciary, security and the media, civil society and various age groups, participants stopped A Minute of Mourning and Reading Al-Fatiha for Palestinian Martyrs who fallen in Israel's recent and ongoing aggression against Gaza City. During the workshop launching, Ms. Bahia Al-Saqaf- the PASS Foundation President delivered an opening speech and began by welcoming all attendees with the participation of Mr. Saeb Abdulaziz Saeed, Director General of Social Affairs and Labor Office in Lahij governorate, and Security Deputy Director General in the governorate Mr. Ali Ahmed Amr. Al-Saqaf said that the project of "Institutionalizing Peace in Yemen " is being implemented in the liberated governorates at the level of Yemen with the aim of producing a comprehensive peace vision in all development, economic and social sectors.  She said that the empowerment projects had been highlighted in Lahij governorate, and the Foundation had already held a two-day panel discussion with community leaders and good outputs.  The governorate of Lahij is one of the governorates that has been deprived of many special development projects. International organizations have little to do with Lahij, and the Foundation needs to listen and benefit from several social figures to broaden the vision of the governorate's needs, which is the main purpose of implementing the second workshop in the portfolio and raising its needs for international organizations.  Al-Saqaf noted that one of the Foundation's objectives is to contribute to drawing the alphabets of civic action and respect for diversity and difference, to empower young people and women politically and socially, to advance members of society towards sustainable development, to contribute to the building of a modern civil state, to promote legal awareness and to establish the principle of social justice and respect for human rights.  In turn, Director General of the Office of Social Affairs and Labor in Lahij Governorate, Professor Saeb, thanked PASS Foundation - Peace for Sustainable Societies for the implementation of the second meeting with governorate cadres and personalities interested in development work in various fields.  she stressed on the importance of attracting international organizations that are active and networking with various stakeholders to work towards the development of Lahij governorate and the implementation of sustainable projects.  During the workshop three-day, in Al-Houtat, the capital of the governorate, participants gave a detailed explanation of the most prominent local resources in Lahij, a competition that amounts to violence and societal division. They cited the reasons for that competition and how best to address the causes of the competition at the provincial and national levels. and to discuss the development promotion, the economic aspect and steps to be taken to achieve post-war development and identify those responsible for its implementation.  During the second day, issues were mentioned that contribute to fueling hate speech, examining the causes and extent of their association with the national level and identifying the steps that limit it, as well as discussing the issue of displaced persons and practices that contribute to creating tension between displaced persons and the host community and how they can succeed in positive coexistence, and identifying the necessary requirements that the State should provide to ensure the voluntary return of displaced persons to their areas.  On the third and final day, participants were confined to national-level pilgrimage and conduct by armed formations and examined the reasons why individuals integrated into those formations are committing such practices as to address them. The most prominent conflict-affected areas were confined to Lahij and identified the form of reconciliation that would serve to achieve justice and restore the social fabric. The PASS Foundation- Peace for Sustainable Societies implemented the first consultative workshop with civil society leaders in Lahij last July 16, centered on measuring opinion on 6 issues that are "security and justice, education and culture of peace (rationalization of religious and media discourse), social justice, wealth and power, transitional justice, and economic reform."

PASS Foundation's - Peace for Sustainable Societies, has participated at The Justice Conference in Yemen, represented by PASS Chairwoman, Miss. Athar Ali Mohammed, held by OSF, where a number of CSOs, INGOs, and Experts in Transitional Justice and Accountability in Yemen attended the Confrence, in addition to the representatives of the diplomatic missions of Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands, as well as The United Nations Yemen Envoy, Mr. Hans Grundberg, and the staff of the United Nations Nations Envoy's Office in the Transitional Justice Section. November 13-15, 2022 - Amman, Jordan