In the News: Wednesday, 8 July 2020
The Women, Peace and Security Update Source: Australian Strategic Policy Institute / Tracy Beattie, Hal Crichton-Standish, Daria Impiombato, Alexandra Pascoe and Albert Zhang This article summarizes publications and other articles that came out in June relating to WPS themes. Some of these themes include; gender, conflict and climate change; US Defense Department releases WPS strategy; […]
In the News: Tuesday, 7 July 2020
Funding Needed for the Next 20 Years of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda Source: Australian Strategic Policy Institute / Laura J. Shepherd As we celebrate 20 years of the women, peace and security agenda, many—if not most—of the conversations I have with practitioners, advocates and activists working on WPS turn to the issue of […]
In the News: Monday, 6 July 2020
The Shadow Pandemic Source: This Day / Pauline Tallen, Peter Hawkins and Comfort Lamptey Violence against women and girls in Nigeria is a pandemic-sized problem. Millions live in fear of being abused, assaulted or raped. Frontline heroes like the doctors, lawyers, social workers and counsellors who deal with the daily casualties of this crisis describe […]
In the News: Friday, 3 July 2020
From Where I Stand: As a Woman, Practicing Self-Isolation in a Home Setting is Next to Impossible Source: UN Women / Gorret Kalekwa Gorret Kalekwa, 39, is an enrolled midwife working at Adjumani General Hospital. Adjumani district registered Uganda’s second case of COVID-19 on 23rd March 2020. Gorret, who was one of the Case Management […]
In the News: Thursday, 2 July 2020
Monthly Action Points (MAP) for the Security Council: July 2020 Source: NGO Working Group on WPS For July, in which Germany has the presidency of the UN Security Council, the MAP provides recommendations on DRC, Libya, Syria, Yemen and women, peace and security. Read the recommendations here. Northeast Syrian Women To Participate In Meetings On […]
In the News: Wednesday, 1 July 2020
House Democrats express concern as administration stymies request for oversight on women’s security strategy Source: CNN Washington (CNN) – House Democrats charged with national security oversight say the Trump administration is effectively refusing to testify before Congress about an initiative to reduce global conflict and improve women’s security that was spearheaded by Ivanka Trump. The […]
In the News: Tuesday, 30 June 2020
App Boosts Role of Women in Peace Processes Source: The University of Edinburgh A mobile app has been launched to help embed women’s rights in peace negotiations in the Arab world and beyond. Researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh and Monash in Australia and InclusivePeace in Geneva, have developed the data and technology to provide […]
In the News: Monday, 29 June 2020
UN Women Releases Annual Report Source: UN Women This report tells UN Women’s story over the last year. It shares how we and our many partners are striding forward to realize a better world for women and girls—one of equality and empowerment. Looking forward, we will draw on our full resources and experiences in protecting […]
In the News: Friday, 26 June 2020
Women, Peace and Security in Libyan Context 25 June 2020 – Full and effective participation of women in public life, including all political processes and peace building initiatives remains essential and a core priority for UNSMIL. Twenty five years following the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which represented a turning point for the global […]
Uniformed Women in Peace Operations: Challenging Assumptions and Transforming Approaches
The International Peace Institute published a new paper written by Gretchen Baldwin and Sarah Taylor. The paper provides an overview of how the UN and troop- and police-contributing countries are trying to integrate uniformed women into missions and how mission mandates interact with the women, peace, and security agenda. It also explains expectations of uniformed […]