The Women, Peace, and Security Act: A Rare Milestone
Now the challenge is to seize the momentum generated by this law. We must translate its powerful words to elevate women in all our diplomacy and security sectors.
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Conflict Costs but Peace Pays
On September 21, UN International Day of Peace, NGO International Alert is calling for a debate about how to put policies and budgets in place that support better peace building strategies.
“Peace” Is a Verb—and “Women” Is the Noun
Just as individuals making an area safe from unexploded landmines have to work carefully to clear the debris of war, so too do we have to build peace.
This Mother’s Day, Let’s Push for Peace
Mother’s Day is a time to reflect on motherhood. But it’s also a time to remember the holiday’s original anti-war message and an opportunity to respond to our current global conflicts.
In Kenya, Forgotten Rape Survivors Have Stories to Tell
In recent months, I interviewed 163 women who were raped – many of them brutally gang raped – during the three-month period after the disputed presidential election. So far, they have been left out of all forms of recognition and reparation.
In Ukraine, Women Are Holding Shadow Peace Talks
In the absence of women’s representation in government-led peace talks, women’s groups are leading conflict resolution dialogues for eastern Ukraine.
World Commemorates 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
Around the world, civil society groups and individuals commemorated the United Nations’ 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. Here’s a look at some of the events that have taken place.
Girls of Color Define Feminism in Their Own Terms
Organized by the Women Wage Peace movement, the cross-sectional group has been holding a vigil outside the prime minister’s residence since last week, part of its 50-day fast to mark the anniversary of last summer’s Operation Protective Edge in Gaza.
Women Suffering Heavily in Mideast Violence
The current focus is on Gaza, where the Israeli military’s “knock on the roof” warning missile leaves too little time for escape. Women and children compose a sizable number of the 200 Palestinians killed as of July 16.
Video: Syrian Woman Recalls Horror of Homs
In this video, a Syrian woman who fled war-torn Homs describes her work washing the corpses of women. Negotiators in Geneva have just agreed to provide a relief corridor for women and children to leave districts that have been besieged since June 2012.
