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Women, Peace and Security Kenya 2019 Conference
Event
The theme of the conference is “ The future of Women, Peace and Security , and partnerships to shaping that future”
The conference takes place in the…
Lightning Talks: Unfinished Business from Gender-Based Violence to Youth, Peace and Security
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This session will explore how to accelerate achievement 25 years after the ICPD and in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals. Engaging young people,…
A Lifelong Fight for Gender Equality: In Conversation with Carmen Barroso
Blog
On a recent rainy morning in Portland, USA, Carmen Barroso, aged 75, stood amongst thousands of demonstrators who took to the streets to advocate for…
How Often Does the UN Security Council Use a Gender Lens? Not Often Enough
Blog
The WPS agenda was instituted in October 2000 via the unanimous passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325, which marked the first formal…
Can Women Make the World More Peaceful?
Blog
A genuine comprehensive analysis shows that involving women in peacebuilding increases the probability that violence will end in an easy manner. Hence we should thank…
Gender Inclusion for Peace in the Sahel: The Role of the Local Radio
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In fragile states and regions faced with major crises such as the Sahel, women and girls face specific challenges participating in public life and are often…
Overcoming Challenges to Women's Participation in Sustainable Peacebuilding
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Join us for a workshop to challenge our thinking and reframe how we approach women’s participation in peacebuilding.
Formal resistance and implicit bias by those who…
Sudanese Women Urge Gender Balance in Country's Peace Process
Blog
Sudanese women were influential in the widespread protests that led to the military overthrow of the country's president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, in April. Six months…
Guatemalan Women Force Development Bank to Investigate Gender Policy Violations
Blog
After a complaint filed by women's groups from Ixquisis, Guatemala, the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) has started an investigation on several policy violations, amongst which…
Democratic Republic of the Congo: How The Mining Business is Helping Women in Congo Escape Isolation
International
Congolese women entered the mining sector in the late 90s and ever since they have been fighting discrimination, superstition and outdated customs, while they successfully…
Patriarcy, Gender and Peace
Event
Patriarchy, militarism, and neoliberalism are three inter-related causes that push us all towards more conflict. If we want peace, then we need to change the…
Gendered Peace in Context
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The Gender Dimensions of Social Conflict, Armed Violence and Peacebuilding project's international consortium, with prominent speakers from Indonesia, Nigeria, and Switzerland, will gather during the Geneva…
To Give Peace a Chance in Colombia, It's Time to Protect Women Land Defenders
Blog
More than three years have passed since the government of Colombia signed a peace agreement with FARC rebels that promised to end the longest internal armed…
To Give Peace a Chance in Colombia, It's Time to Protect Women Land Defenders
Blog
More than three years have passed since the government of Colombia signed a peace agreement with FARC rebels that promised to end the longest internal armed…
Colombia: Colombia's Growing Sustainable Farming Movement
International
In the developed world, concerns around pesticides, herbicides, and industrial fertilizers are often framed around their impact on the environment, but for Carlos Osorio and…
Iraq: How a Collective of Iraqi Women Is Bringing the Country Closer to Peace
International
A delegation representing the Iraqi Women’s Network attended the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) session on the 20th…
Liberia: Court Rules in Nimba County Forest Saga
International
The Circuit court in Sanniquellie, Nimba County has handed down its verdict in favor of Liberia Tree and Trading Company (LTTC) and its Chief Executive…
Language Matters: The Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Japan and South Korea
Blog
Nineteen years ago today, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1325—a foundational resolution to the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda. Since the…
What's Lurking in Your Value Chain? Uncovering the Hidden Costs of Gender-Based Violence in Agriculture
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Please join Agrilinks and the Feed the Future Advancing Women’s Empowerment Program on the eve of Halloween for a webinar on gender dimensions in agriculture.
This…
South Sudan: “Our Better Lives Do Not Lie In Machine Guns” – Women Call For Peace In Bor
International
“Our better lives do not lie in machine guns.”
Those were the words of Rachael Amuor Pach, the Jonglei Minister for Gender, Child and Social Welfare,…
Security Council Urges Recommitment to Women, Peace, Security Agenda, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2492 (2019)
International
The Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2492 (2019) today, urging States to recommit themselves to its women, peace and security agenda — now approaching its twentieth anniversary…
Myanmar: Govt: Cause of Polluted Water in Myanmar’s Karen State Still Unclear
International
The Karen State government is still investigating why contaminated water is flowing into lakes that provide drinking water for villages near the state capital of…
Colombia: People Choosing Peace: Women's Advocacy Group in Colombia Spread Hope With Quilt Project
International
Yolanda Perea Mosquera and other women’s rights advocates in Colombia are sewing a colorful quilt. They plan to spread it out over the central square…
Colombia: Colombia, Aún Lejos de Hacer las Paces con el Medioambiente (Colombia, Still Far from Making Peace with the Environment)
International
En 2016, con la firma de los acuerdos de paz, los ojos de cientos de investigadores y ambientalistas estaban en Colombia. Había esperanza. Si este…
The Power of Women Peacebuilders
International
Women do groundbreaking work for justice, peace and security. Yet, they continue to be sidelined in formal peace processes. As conflict continues to affect every…
Sudan/South Sudan: Bound by Oil: How Petroleum Is Bringing Sudan and South Sudan Closer Together
International
For the past eight years since South Sudan gained independence from Sudan, a legacy of violence has marred relations between the new state and its…
Climate Change Reinforces the World's Inequalities
Blog
As drought, flooding and fires lay claim to headlines and landscapes across the world, and as countries and cities grapple with the cost of it…
Privatization of War: A New Challenge for the Women, Peace and Security Agenda
Blog
Since the end of the Cold War, the outsourcing of military and security by armed forces activities has shifted from the exception to the rule.…
Keeping the Minutes or Leading the Talk? Women's Experiences in Peace Negotiations
Event
In its resolution 1325, “Women, Peace, and Security”, the Security Council of the United Nations for the first time acknowledged that gender matters in peace…
A Roundtable Discussion on Women, Peace, and Security in West Africa: Coalition Building and Collaboration in Cross-Border Areas
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To unpack experiences, challenges, and successes in women’s grassroots movements for peace, PartnersGlobal is convening a roundtable of experts and practitioners in the Women, Peace,…