Excellencies, Mr. Faircloth, Colleagues, and Friends, I am Sermin Özçilingir, President of the Turkish Women’s League of America (TWLA). We are very excited to be a part of as one of the co-sponsors of the “PEACE, WOMEN, SECURITY AND SECULARISM” program. In my speech, I would like to relate our organization’s mission and programs with SDG-5 and SDG-16 in connection with the secular education and democratic societies and institutions.