Conflict Prevention, Mediation, & Resolution
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Sierra Leone: ‘We See the Sparks Before They Turn into Fires’: Training Women to Avoid Conflict in Sierra Leone
International
In the West African country of Sierra Leone, the UN is supporting a government programme, training women and men to take on leadership roles in…
Liberia: Nimba Clans Clash over Forest
International
Dubuzon Clan wants to legalize ownership of its ancestral land, stretching 8,534 acres along the banks of the Cestos River towards Liberia’s border with Cote…
Ukraine: Epidemic of Violence against Women in Conflict-Torn East
International
Survivors of domestic violence in eastern Ukraine are not able to seek protection against violence against them due to the government’s ineffective response, Amnesty International…
Gender Equality Is "Essential" to Global Coronavirus Recovery, Norway's Prime Minister Says
International
Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg said Tuesday that while the coronavirus pandemic has been devastating across the globe, women and girls have been hit "especially…
Refugee Women as Agents for Peace
Event
20 years ago, the UN Security Council Resolution 1325 was adopted - with the main aims of strengthening women’s participation in peace and security governance;…
South Sudanese Women on the Move: Their Roles in Conflict and Peacebuilding
Blog
Enduring violence, climate change and other environmental crises force people in South Sudan to flee their home towns. Women and girls face gender-specific challenges and…
Speakers Call for Expedited Action to Empower, Protect Women in Conflict Zones, as Security Council Marks 20 Years since Adoption of Landmark Resolution
International
Despite Notable Progress, Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Still Rampant, Women’s Leadership in Peace Processes Sorely Lagging, Secretary-General Warns. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, the head of the…
UN: 20 Years After Landmark UN Resolution, Women Still Excluded in Peace Processes
International
NEW YORK - Twenty years after a landmark U.N. Security Council resolution seeking to include more women in the prevention and settlement of conflicts, the…
Africa in Perspective - Gender Empowerment in Peace and Security
Event
In 2000, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1325 – a turning point in understanding and recognising the role of women and girls in peace and security. The…
Colombia: Colombia Sees Surge in Femicides Amid Uptick in Violence
International
Medellin, Colombia – Letica Estacio hoped the wave of gender-based violence that surged during the coronavirus lockdown in Colombia would slow after the South American country eased restrictions…
USIP Announces New Grants on Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding
International
The US Institute of Peace (USIP) is pleased to announce the eight new grantees of the Environment, Conflict and Peacebuilding Competition. The grants strengthen the…
Call for Submissions: 1325 Chapter, Thank You UN Book
Announcement
Seventy-five years ago, world leaders, recoiling from the horrors of war, sought to secure a future free from fear and free from want. The result…
South Sudan: Gender Violence in South Sudan
International
JUBA, South Sudan — South Sudan was a nation gripped by civil war and ethnic cleansing until a peace agreement reached in 2018. It is…
Liberia: Rural Communities Continue Call for Share of Logging Revenue
International
The National Union of Community Forestry Development Committee (NUCFDC) has reemphasized call it made to the National Legislature for the allotment of more than US$1…
Women, Peace and Security as Evolving and Contested Terrain: A Review of New Directions
Blog
In the WPS agenda’s twentieth anniversary year, New Directions brings academics, practitioners and activists into conversation in a book that demonstrates the evolutionary breadth and depth of…
Gender Equality is Important to Building Resilience and Peace during Disasters and Conflict
Blog
Conflict and natural disasters are often correlated: approximately 58 percent of deaths related to natural hazards take place in the world’s 30 most fragile states.
Thailand: Tired of Conflict, Thailand’s Seep South Women are on the Front Lines of Peace
International
Years of conflict and violence have divided communities in Thailand’s deep south. Pateemoh Poh-Itaeda-oh is one of a growing number of women trying to build…
Solomon Islands: Why Are There Unexploded Bombs in the Pacific Islands?
International
How on Earth was a piece of unexploded ordnance (known as UXO) from World War II discovered in suburban Honiara, the capital of the Solomon…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Threatens Fines for Illegal Energy Exploration in Its Waters
International
Vietnam has issued a new decree against illegal energy exploration in its territory on land and sea, threatening violators with fines and potentially seizing their…
Why Are Women Experts ‘Absent’ From Panels on War & Security?
Blog
In Aristophanes’ Lysistrata, an Athenian magistrate demands of an assembly of women: “And where do you get off taking an interest in war and peace?” The play, set…
Afghanistan: Minerals Have become Integral to Conflict in Afghanistan: UNDP
International
UNDP Afghanistan has found that decades of mining without a clear vision has done little to reduce poverty but has instead helped insurgent groups fund…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Weighs World Court Arbitration against China if Maritime Diplomacy Fails
International
Vietnam is exploring the launch of an international arbitration case against China over a series of mishaps in a disputed sea if diplomacy fails, analysts…
Ethiopia: Women in Ethiopia Face Challenges During COVID-19 Pandemic
International
Women in Ethiopia often suffer from “traditional gender roles” where they are expected to defer to men in society. “During gatherings where men and women…
Kenya: Kenya – Indigenous Women Overcome Discrimination to Lead Community COVID-19 Responses
International
In Kenya, indigenous women are tapping into local resources, and undertaking individual and collective initiatives to tackle the COVID-19 crisis. Rose Wamalwa reports. This is…
International Conference on Women, Peace, and Security
Event
International Conference on Women, Peace, and Security aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research…
South Africa Warns UN Security Council about Violence Against Women in Occupied Western Sahara
International
South Africa warned the UN Security Council about the increasing violations of human rights in occupied Palestine and Western Sahara, in particular the hostilities permanently…
Afghanistan: 'Divorce Isn't an Option': Afghan Women Find Hope in Saffron Scheme
International
In Zadid’s village in Herat province’s Pashtun Zarghun district, an area disputed by the Afghan government and the Taliban, an increasing number of men are…
Reports Highlight the Need for Further Consideration of Gender, Climate, and Security Linkages
Blog
In a recent Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) paper, Elizabeth Seymour Smith, a Research Assistant with SIPRI’s Climate Change and Risk Programme, explores the intersection of…
The Women, Peace, and Security Resolutions and the Politics of Gender Expertise and Feminist Knowledge in Post-Conflict Settings
Event
Note: this event has been cancelled.
This panel investigates the meaning and practice of gender expertise in post-conflict contexts, exploring how the Women, Peace and Security…
Gender and Development in Myanmar
Event
Myanmar faces enormous development challenges in the midst of a rapidly changing and uncertain political and economic landscape. The European Journal of Development Research is…