Opinion article written by Leymah Gbowee for Modern Ghana on March 23, 2020. Below is an excerpt of the article. When we started our peace movement in Liberia in the
Article written for Dabanga on March 23, 2020. The Darfur Consultative Women Forum demands security and peace, protection of (displaced) people, restructuring of the security system and weapons to be
The Global Network of Women Peacebuilders published a press release to announce its launch of the Advocacy Paper and urges intentional integration of the Women and Peace and Security and
The LSE’s WPS Centre recently published a report produced by Dr. Sheri Labenski and titled The Right to Reparations for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence. It highlights some important policy and
On March 25, 2020, Sanam Naraghi Anderlini MBE wrote a blog post for the London School of Economic and Political Science’s WPS Centre. She outlines the impacts the virus will
In 2019, Louise Allen, a Global Gender, Peace and Security Consultant, was commissioned by UN Women to undertake an independent assessment of how the UN is implementing its UNSCR1325 commitments.
On 9 March 2020, the Commission of the Status of Women adopted a political declaration on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women. Key
Below is an excerpt from U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ speech on International Women’s Day. There is overwhelming evidence that investing in women is the most effective way to lift communities,
Recognizing the work done in achieving women’s equality whilst still acknowledging that much more progress needs to be made.
Examining the role of women’s organisations in conflict resolution in a country marked by prolonged, systemic political crises.